Even if a student is behaving and feels good about it, if he or she isn't actively making meaning out of the information, then active #engagement still isn't there bit.ly/2JRt242 #edchat #teaching #ntchat

Learning about and recreating different types of bridges in STEAM lab. HES Lib-STEM-Tech Herndon Elementary

Umbrella Design Challenge. Can you design a structure to keep the tissue dry using only certain materials??

Umbrella Design Challenge Testing... Is the tissue dry?

Umbrella Design Challenge... Is the tissue dry? Herndon Elementary

Marshmallow Challenge! Students used spaghetti, tape, and string to make a tower with a marshmallow topper! Ruiz' class had the tallest structure at 51cm! Herndon Elementary

Students are working on their #HourOfCode in Steam lab. Collaborating with partners through a Minecraft coding adventure. Check out the many coding activities at code.org to continue learning!

Continuing our coding adventure in 2nd grade with Ozobots! #HourOfCode #Ozobot

Introducing the HES Lib-STEM-Tech CO-OP, ready for use in 2019 to encourage critical and creative thinking thru collaboration! Our library Herndon Elementary now has a space that empowers kids to shape their world! 🌎☀️Inspired by Agency by Design, funded by our amazing Herndon ES PTA! #pog

Move over teachers! Young museum curators use the new HES Lib-STEM-Tech makerspace to create and proudly display their Native American exhibits as they share their expert knowledge to an audience of kindergarteners Herndon Elementary. These communicators are so impressive! #pog #PBLinFCPS

Inspired by Michael Hall’s book, “Perfect Square,” a square is just a square until it becomes...

What better day than MLK day to present the Herndon library diverse book challenge?!!! Thx to a generous donation from Trinity Presbyterian, we purchased 200+ books, reflective of our school's *wonderfully diverse* population bc...Ss deserve to see themselves in the books they read.

Creating Milo with #LEGO #Legoeducation #LegoWeDo HES Lib-STEM-Tech

Ms. Glorioso's class is Oh-so-glorious-o! Every student in her class finished their diverse book challenge @herndon_es! We're so proud of these little readers @HESkinder1 🏆

Sphero and wedo robotics in stem after school class for our 1st and 2nd graders Herndon Elementary! So much fun for all! Thanks FCPS STEAM for our wedo loan kits!

Check out the ingenuity of Herndon Elementary 2nd graders, engineering custom beehives to help the dwindling bee population deal with extreme temperature, lack of pollinatinators, parasites, & pollution in the HES Lib-STEM-Tech Makerspace! Do you spot the working fan? 🤩 FCPS STEAM

Spheros and Makey Makeys today in afterschool STEAM club Herndon Elementary!

When the testing is inside, we take the learning outside! Straw raft design challenge... FCPS STEAM Fairfax Schools 🌟 Herndon Elementary

Kindergarteners Herndon Elementary collaborate with their partners and use the HES Lib-STEM-Tech makerspace to create a boat to get their bears across the river without getting wet. So much cheering for everyone! #fcpspog #problemsolvers @HESkinder1

Did you know that dolphins bring their babies to shore to breathe and foxes climb trees? Students learned so much during their writing research projects! Ann Godden & Ms. Ortega's 2nd graders create visual representations for when they present to the 4th graders Herndon Elementary! 🧠🗣