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• 2:02 Makerspace: Sep 30 - Oct 4

  As more and more classes have begun to build their towers, I am amazed at the level of determination students have - even after their designs have fallen apart! One group's tower fell apart with only *six* minutes left to go in the challenge. While it's difficult to have your work fall apart in when you've worked so hard, this team restarted immediately and ultimately had the highest tower in their class! It's also interesting to see which groups use another teams model once theirs falls apart. While some students have called this 'cheating', we know as engineers we often replicate others' ideas in order to make our own designs. After all, if no one had borrowed the Wright brothers' invention for building the world's first successful airplane, we wouldn't have the airplanes we have today!

  Uploaded Oct 05, 2019
• 00:46 Moot Court | Tinker v. Des Moines

  8th graders simulated Supreme Court proceedings for the 1968 case of Tinker v. Des Moines. Students played the roles of the justices, as well as the attorneys arguing each side of the case. Students developed questions for each set of attorneys, while attorneys crafted arguments based on precedent and their understanding of first amendment rights in schools.

  Uploaded Feb 15, 2022 by Marianne Sharping
• 00:23 Partner work - using past, present and future verbs
  Uploaded Jan 25, 2020
• 00:34 Seed Drop!

  The second graders created different types of seed models. They pretended they were trees and had to figure out the best way to drop their seed so that it didn't land in "the zone of darkness". We had a great time learning more about how a seed coat can help a seed travel.

  Uploaded Jan 17, 2020
• 00:25 Third Grader Designers

  The third graders are designing art papers to incorporate into their set designs.

  Uploaded Jan 12, 2020 by Margaret Koreman
• 3:26 Week 11 of 2022-23| 5th-8th Grade Science

  This week's slideshow highlights: Students having FUN working in their homeroom teams participating in our annual Oktoberfest community builder; 8th graders exploring Newton's Laws of Motion to explain their observations of observations of colliding objects and relating that to designing safer vehicles; 6th graders sharing their analysis of the Earth's interior; 5th graders explored patterns while analyzing data and interpreting data on how the angle of the sun impacts the amount of daylight at various times of the year; and a special visit to our Science classroom by Ms. Carrasco's first graders as our 7th graders loved showing them around the lab, including show and tell of our class lizard, Curtiss, our Lake Michigan aquatic ecosystem and tadpole tank, and even viewing small aquatic Planaria under our digital microscope; lastly, Ms. Mendoza and I were so proud of our Decatur First Lego League Robotics Team as they participated in a Saturday scrimmage at Whitney Young High School to gear up for our Regional Tournament in December! Thanks for checking in with us this week:)

  Uploaded Nov 06, 2022 by Gerard Kovach
• 00:49 4th Grade Responding to Text Practice

  4th graders work hard in groups to respond to text dependent prompts and then help provide constructive criticism to their classmates to help improve their responses!

  Uploaded Oct 05, 2019 by Katherine Cooper
• 4:18 Balloons Over Broadway | Green Screen Edition!

  Last week, students worked on designing balloons inspired by the 'Macy's Thanksgiving Day' Parade. Afterwards, they experimented with a green screen app, "Chromavid" to see their balloons walk down the streets of New York. Enjoy and stay tuned for more green screen projects in the future!

  Uploaded Dec 03, 2021
• 1:13 Drums, Xylophones, Percussion OH MY!

  From body percussion, drumming, xylophones and more our students have been creating and performing music with each other this fall. We are composers, musicians, and performers and we can express ourselves through music.

  Uploaded Nov 17, 2021 by Cate Schmittle
• 00:04 First Grade Stretches Featured

  One of our favorite parts about our stretches in first grade is timing some of our quick movements together and watching ourselves as an ensemble in the mirror.

  Uploaded Feb 01, 2022 by Chelsea Branch