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• 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
• 00:29 Women in STEM Projects Gallery Walk- 4th grade Featured

  Students created projects from posters to comics to slide decks about different important women in STEM such as Ada Lovelace, Grace Hopper or Sylvia Earle. Then students had a chance to display their work for their classmates and their classmates moved around the room and gave them constructive feedback in the terms of Glow (somethings they did well) and Grow (some things they can improve.

  Uploaded Mar 18, 2023
• 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
• 00:52 FIRST Lego League is going to State!

  Congratulations to the 'Steel Turtles' and '2 by 4s' for competing in the City Qualifier on Sunday, Dec. 12 at the University of Chicago's Lab School. Both teams coded a robot to complete as many missions as they could in 2 1/2 minutes. They also presented to judges on how they collaborated together to design and code their robot, while demonstrating their innovation project as well. '2 by 4s' were awarded the 'Champion's Award' and will be moving forward to compete in the State Championship. Great job to both teams! We're so proud of the hard work they have achieved this season! Stay tuned in January for updates on our state championship.

  Uploaded Dec 16, 2021
• 00:26 Reading and math rotations!

  Give me a math rotations, and the kids are crushing it! Students get to practice a skill independently, solve a puzzle with a partner, and play games that help increase fluency.

  Uploaded Dec 06, 2022
• 00:16 3rd Reference Book Scavenger Hunt Featured

  Students were beginning to learn about traits related to different organisms.

  Uploaded Sep 17, 2022 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:13 5th grade Math Scavenger Hunt Featured

  Students engaged in a scavenger hunt to review the key concepts of our math unit on area and surface area.

  Uploaded Oct 16, 2021 by Ryan Cherry
• 1:19 Order of Operations Anchor Chart Posters Featured

  Students have been learning about order of operations in math and as a way for students to demonstrate their understanding they work with their group to create an anchor chart poster that explains what the order of operations are, how to use and and example of the steps being used in a problem of their choice.

  Uploaded Oct 12, 2022 by Ryan Cherry
• 00:34 Race to 100 Game!
  Uploaded Mar 17, 2023 by Nina Placido