Monday, January 5: Welcome Back! Fill-in-the-Blanks and Experiment Proposal
Back in the saddle! This morning students were greeted with a group challenge called 'Kaizan!', a Japanese word that translates to...
Two Practice Problems (Fraction by a Fraction)
Today students began math class building two separate simple pyramids, the challenge was to design one so that it was 2/3 as big as the...
No Homework!
Today students attempted their first Hopscotch Design Challenge: they were asked to invent and program a game in which the player guides...
Mixed Number & Improper Fraction Review Packet, Ecosystem Categories Chart
The past two days have been very active for the hands and minds of these 6th grade students. Yesterday, students spent part of their...
Bits & Pieces II Pages 22 and 23, Summative Assessments Tomorrow!
Today in Math, students worked on their toughest Kapla Challenge yet, building structures to protect a plastic cup from a crushing force...
Classwork, Fractions in the Kitchen, and Finishing Invasive Species Projects
If you check on the "Photos" section of this website, you'll see some new pictures of the students solving design challenges with Kapla...
Rectangle Tangle, Are Humans Invasive?
Students had a nice re-entry to school in Math this morning with some 3D problem-solving. Students used Kapla blocks (small planks of...
Chocolate Problem, Green Crab PSA
It has been a hectic week of teaching and learning in Room 204, and the students have been doing a ton of work in class. Chxallenging...
Wednesday, October 5th: Splitting Up Land Sections and Vital Signs
Last night's homework, in which the students separated gardens into different sized plots, prepared them for today's challenging problem:...
Wednesday, October 29th: ACE pg. 10
Woah! Early release days make for some short class periods! Today we raced through what we could and had some good discussions of the...
