Today we we used estimations, graphing and calculations to determine how much salt water versus fresh water there is in the world. Based on the student predictions and the results, there was a lot of academic growth!
A few photos from our visit to the Donner Memorial State Park. Admittedly, all the recent snow made touring the park of touch more adventurous than we expected but the kids were good natured about it. Moreover, everyone seemed to have a lot of fun while learning a lot simultaneously.
Today we started working with the data that we collected from parents. Students are turning the information gathered in the Google Form into line plots.
These were the last submissions. Thanks to everyone who shared!
Thank you to all the families who shared pictures of what they have been up to during our break. And if you look closely, a few even got caught with books!
Thanks to everyone who shared a picture. Enjoy the last week of break!
Today the students in Room360 got to visit the Martin Marietta Spanish Springs Rock Quarry. The team at the quarry was great and allowed students to tour the facility, learn about the work they do, and hear more about the quarry’s role in construction throughout Northern Nevada.
Thank you families for visiting and being part of the Brown Bag Lunch today. It is great to see so many of you, share what is happening in the classroom, and promote the learning your child is engaged in. Linked here is the PowerPoint I shared and here is the link to the Farmer’s Insurance Vote
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Led by NevadaTeach students from the University of Nevada Reno, Room360 explored the differences of building structures in topsoil, sand, and rock. The NevadaTeach students used a lesson from Engineering is Elementary to guide the students through the scientific process and to allow access to the engineering standards within the Nevada Academic Content Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards.
Today we took an assessment covering multiplication and division of fractions and decimals. I changed things up a bit, however, by having students record their answers in Google Forms. This allows for instant feedback like you see below for me and a way for parents to keep current on student performance. In short, I’ll likely be doing this again.
