RET 3rd and 4th grade gifted students using the engineering design process to meet Christmas STEM Challenges R. E. Thompson Intermediate School Tuscumbia City Schools #RETGifted

Valentine STEM Challenge: To make a tower of hearts at least 12 inches in height using ONLY card stock and scissors R. E. Thompson Intermediate School Tuscumbia City Schools

DMS and RET Gifted Students had perfect weather and a great time learning about Alabama’s history in Montgomery! Tuscumbia City Schools R. E. Thompson Intermediate School

4th Grade Gifted Students Rocket Launch Tuscumbia City Schools R. E. Thompson Intermediate School #retgifted

Mission to Mars Enrichment Camp Day 1 Tuscumbia City Schools R. E. Thompson Intermediate School

Enrichment Camp Day 2- Building and Coding Robots R. E. Thompson Intermediate School Tuscumbia City Schools

Enrichment Camp Day 3: Building robots with eye sensors and electromagnets to code to sort objects Tuscumbia City Schools R. E. Thompson Intermediate School

Enrichment Camp Day 4 was a blast at the U. S. Space and Rocket Center! R. E. Thompson Intermediate School Tuscumbia City Schools

Enrichment Camp, Round 2 Day 1 - these students used the Engineering Design Process to meet and exceed every challenge they were given today R. E. Thompson Intermediate School Tuscumbia City Schools

Building and Coding Robots and the Engineering Design Process - Enrichment Camp Round 2, Day 2 R. E. Thompson Intermediate School Tuscumbia City Schools

Enrichment Camp Round 2 is a wrap! We had a great field trip to Ivy Green and UNA Planetarium! Tuscumbia City Schools R. E. Thompson Intermediate School

Thank you to Dr. Eric Wetzel, associate professor of building science at Auburn University, for speaking to our students today on coding and robotics and their impact on the construction industry! @EMWetzelPhD⁩ ⁦R. E. Thompson Intermediate School⁩ ⁦Tuscumbia City Schools⁩

RET Gifted Students Balloons Over Broadway STEM Challenge; students had to design and create a balloon, then code a robot with the balloon design attached to travel a parade path. ⁦R. E. Thompson Intermediate School⁩ ⁦Tuscumbia City Schools⁩

RET Gifted Students using the Engineering Process to meet the Santa’s Stuck STEM Challenge ⁦Tuscumbia City Schools⁩ ⁦R. E. Thompson Intermediate School⁩

RET Gifted Students Using Creative and Critical Thinking Skills to Meet a Christmas STEM Challenge ⁦R. E. Thompson Intermediate School⁩

RET Gifted Students Design Challenge: Build a bridge that must be suspended at least 12 inches and be strong enough to support elves ⁦⁦R. E. Thompson Intermediate School⁩

I am so excited the RET gifted program is a recipient of one of the TVA STEM grants! Our gifted kids will be coding and flying drones soon! Tennessee STEM Innovation Network Tennessee Valley Authority R. E. Thompson Intermediate School Tuscumbia City Schools tva.com/newsroom/press…

3rd and 4th grade gifted students celebrated 100th day of school by using 100 items in different stations to collaborate, create, and engineer a build design. Some of their designs included a Camry car, giraffe, boat, and a house. Tuscumbia City Schools R. E. Thompson Intermediate School

STEM Challenge: In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, students were challenged to build a rainbow bridge that could hold the most good coins (pennies). R. E. Thompson Intermediate School Tuscumbia City Schools

Such a fun day! A few DHS gifted students were given a special campus tour by the War Eagle Girls and Auburn Plainsmen! Tuscumbia City Schools