This week, our third grade engineers examined pictures of an ecosystem from 50 years ago and today. Their challenge was to notice what's changed and figure out why those changes have happened. We realized that the birds disappeared, and without birds to eat them, the insects and fish increased. This caused the plants to start to decrease. We learned that everything in an ecosystem is interconnected, and when one change occurs, many more changes happen as a result!
The 4th graders finished building their robots and began programming! We are starting to see how the blocks have different modes and parameters that affect the behavior of the robot. We are excited to see all the amazing things we can program our robots to do!
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Students are busy building their robots!
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Our 5th grade inventors learned about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and how inventions come from trying to meet people's needs. We had a lively debate about what is more important: things we need to survive or things we need for happiness. We came to the agreement that our basic needs must be met first, but that happiness is also very important for our survival. We then tried to create inventions out of wood (popsicle sticks) to meet each level of human need.
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| Students create shelters, weapons, trophies, and more items to meet their tribe's needs! |
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