Week of October 26-30

This week, my 3rd graders learned how to solve problems with two variables by using guess and test with an organized list and by drawing a picture.

In 4th grade, we worked on making our robot do different types of curved moves, and we noticed how the values of the parameters affected how the wheels were turning. Check out the video above to see how the robot spins, pivots, and makes a wide turn. We also learned that by making the power negative, we can get the robot to go in reverse and end up back where it started.

In 5th grade, we continued to use the Design Recipe to define functions, and we used this to help us solve word problems.