tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50496719944352107922024-03-13T05:40:07.970-04:00Maury Think Tank"Sometimes questions are more important than answers."
Nancy WillardVanessa Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884164633661422356noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049671994435210792.post-20714077563102929562016-04-11T15:32:00.001-04:002016-04-27T10:58:22.372-04:00You are invited! #STEMExpo16<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">The 5th Annual Maury Think Tank and STEM Expo</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Over 60 scientists, engineers and STEM professionals will engage your child in many exciting activities! You and your child will be able to....</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Use night vision goggles!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">Take a balloon rocket challenge! </span> </span></b></div>
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<b>Investigate the sun!</b></div>
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<b>"Ride" in a canoe!</b></div>
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<b>Build with snap circuits to power a program!</b></div>
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<b>Control objects with your brain!</b></div>
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<b>Talk with Einstein, Woodsy the Owl and much, much more! </b></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"> </span><b><span style="color: blue;">Where:</span></b> Maury Elementary School, 1250 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002</div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Who:</span></b> Open to all ages!</div>
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<b>SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS INCLUDE: </b><a href="http://einsteinshow.com/">EINSTEIN ALIVE!</a> , P<a href="http://www.icecreamjubilee.com/">HASE CHANGE CAFE w/ ICE CREAM JUBILEE</a> and <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/conservationeducation/smokey-woodsy/woodsy-owl">WOODSY THE OWL! </a></div>
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<b><u>FREE and right off the D6 bus line!</u></b></div>
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Click on the links below to see who will providing hands-on, engaging STEM activities for you when you arrive? Click on each link to go to their website... and get excited! </div>
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<a href="http://www.aaas.org/">AAAS</a><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.anacostiaws.org/" target="_blank">Anacostia Watershed Society</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.cerdec.army.mil/">Army CERDEC</a><br />
* Optics and Night Vision Lab</div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://nccashrae.org/index.php?bypassCookie=1" target="_blank">ASHRAE National Capitol Chapter</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://green.dc.gov/service/fisheries-and-wildlife" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">DC Dept. of Environment- Wildlife and Fisheries Division</span></a><br />
<a href="http://dgs.dc.gov/page/dgs-healthy-schools"><span style="font-family: inherit;">DC Dept. of General Services</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> * Sustainability and Energy Division</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.dhs.gov/topic/cybersecurity">Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity Education and Awareness Branch</a></span><br />
<a href="http://dgs.dc.gov/page/dgs-healthy-schools">DCPS Recycles! Program</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.marcspiegel.com/einstein/whatis.html">EinsteinAlive!</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://k12.com/DC" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Friendship PCS Online- STEM Program</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://psychology.gmu.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">George Mason University: </span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.icrecreamjubiliee.com/">Ice Cream Jubiliee</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.labyrinthgameshop.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Labyrinth Puzzles and Games</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://dc.lemonadeday.org/">Lemonade Day DC</a></span><br />
<a href="http://3dprint.nih.gov/">The National Institutes of Health's 3D Print Exchange</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">NASA</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">National Forest Service</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.nsta.org/" target="_blank">National Science Teachers Association</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.semiconductors.org/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.sciencenaturally.com/" target="_blank">Science Naturally</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.she-inc.org/">Solar Household Energy</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.rocketcontest.com/">Team America Rocketry Challenge: Eastern HS Team</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.cardozohs.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=187568&type=d">TransSTEM Academy: Cardozo HS</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Designed like an exhibition hall, experts from over 25 STEM organizations will engage students, families and community members in activities that represent their work. <a href="http://www.maurythinktank.blogspot.com/2015/05/stemexpo15-in-review.html">Check out last year's event here! </a>The Expo is designed to <u><b>make STEM accessible to ALL learners, from preschool up</b></u>! This event is <u><b>completely free</b></u> and most <b><u>organizations also bring items that visitors can take home with them. </u> </b>I</span></span><span style="text-align: center;">f you have any questions, feel free to contact Vanessa Ford at vanessa.ford@dc.gov or </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/maurythinktank" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">@maurythinktank</a><span style="text-align: center;"> . You can also look at last year's Expo </span><a href="http://www.maurythinktank.blogspot.com/2014/01/stem-expo-in-review.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">HERE!</a></div>
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YES! Email me at vanessa.ford@dc.gov and I will send to you!<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Are you planning to attend but not a Maury family?</span></b><br />
Yay! I'm thrilled you will join us! Please consider emailing me at vanessa.ford@dc.gov to help me make an estimate of how many people are coming! I want to ensure I have enough "Swag Bags" and other goodies for all our visitors!<br />
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I will update this blog post as organizations confirm so bookmark this! You can also find updates by following me on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/maurythinktank" target="_blank">@maurythinktank</a> for updates on our program!<br />
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Vanessa Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884164633661422356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049671994435210792.post-57489832199352607422016-03-23T11:03:00.001-04:002016-03-23T11:03:14.989-04:00Save the Date!Another blog post will be coming soon sharing the amazing work students have been doing in Think Tank but in the meantime...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>WHEN:</b></span> May 5, 2016 from 5:30pm -8:00pm</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;">WHERE:</span> </b>Maury Elementary School, 1250 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>WHAT:</b></span> Dozens of amazing STEM leaders ready to share their work in hands-on exhibits. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/:%20http://maurythinktank.blogspot.com/2015/05/stemexpo15-in-review.html">Check out last year's event here!</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: blue;">WHO:</span> </b>Open to all DC students ages 3 and up with their families!**</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>COST: </b></span>FREE!</span><br />
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** Fliers will be available to distribute to school communities by the week of April 11th. If you would like a copy to distribute at your school please email Vanessa.Ford@dc.gov with "Expo Flier" in the subject.<br />
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<br />Vanessa Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884164633661422356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049671994435210792.post-42891867311040145402016-01-05T12:27:00.000-05:002016-01-08T08:57:32.388-05:00STEM-TASTIC FALL!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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WHOA! November and December flew by in a flurry of learning and exciting projects! In an effort to share our learning and not get further behind on updates, I wanted to share some of the grade-level highlights.</div>
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<span style="color: red;"> <b> JO SANTIAGO AND THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE</b></span></div>
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One of the highlights to the year is when Jo Santiago, Wildlife Biologist with the US Forest Service visits with her amazing Birds of Prey. This year she brought Freedom the Bald Eagle!</div>
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In addition, Simon Carswell, reporter for the Irish Times (and Maury dad) did a great report on her visit. <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/america-letter-bald-eagle-proves-it-is-no-thanksgiving-turkey-1.2446412">Take a look at his awesome piece here!</a></div>
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Our young learners turned our classroom into Space! Early childhood students created "Space" to explore themselves and went on "moon walks" using the app <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moon-globe/id333180321?mt=8">Moon Globe. </a></div>
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One of the students' favorite activities was using "mystery beads" to explore UV Rays! These needs change color when exposed to ultraviolet light!</div>
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Kindergarten and 1st grade are finishing up this unit in January by designing a playground that can keep students cool and protected from UV rays!</div>
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3rd grade is finishing a unit on variation of traits. Using the Project Lead the Way unit as a base to this study, students began by completing a traits surgery of their class, graphing their data and forming questions from it.</div>
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After recording this data, they went on to test how traits are passed down through generations. Using <a href="http://www.fastplants.org/">Wisconsin Fast Plants,</a> students predicted which traits would pass down through two generations of plants. We received the "children" of two parent plants: one with green stems and one with purple stems. These "children" produced ONLY purple stems. Where did the green stems go? Our students investigated. They cross-pollinated them and grew seeds for the next generation. The question will soon be answered: will green stems return in this generation?</div>
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Over the past 6 weeks, Think Tank has been a BUZZ with all things
bees. From our partnership with <a href="http://www.dcbeekeepers.org/">DC Beekeepers</a> to our <a href="http://www.fastplants.org/">Wisconsin Fast Plants unit</a>, Think Tank learning about the partnership between honeybees and plants is in full bloom! Take a closer look at what our 3rd and 2nd graders have been up to! <br />
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the second year in a row, 3rd grade partnered with master beekeeper
Toni Burnham and volunteer Barry Hayman of DC Beekeepers to complete an intensive, 10 week
honeybee unit. Each class is an in-depth look at a very specific part of honeybee survival. This year, we focused strongly on structural and behavioral adaptations as this is an important <a href="http://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/ngss/files/3%20combined%20DCI%20standards%206.13.13.pdf">3rd grade NGSS concept</a>. Honeybees truly are our insect partners! Take a look!<br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">In this class, students explored the ways that these insects are different from one another. They looked at the structural and behavioral adaptations that each needed for survival and reinforced that the honeybee has no desire to sting us! (Did you know that if a honeybee stings it will die?)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: black;">Students looked at the biggest issues harming our honeybee population. Students also used math to tell the story of the bee population troubles.Take a look what these numbers show.... it's frightening!</span></span></span><br />
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They then learned what was contributing to the colony issues. <span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: black;">Construction, monoculture, mass-pesticide use and disease are all killing honeybees faster than beekeepers can keep up with. They took their ideas and made posters to show how they think we can save the bees!</span></span></span><br />
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When spring arrives, students will wrap up this partnership with 4 week unit putting their learning into action! Lessons include building a hive, making native pollinator nests, seed balls and
harvesting their own honey!<br />
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<span style="color: orange;"><b>For more information or access to this amazing curriculum, please contact Toni Burnham at dcbees@dcbeekeepers.org . She is an amazing resource and has this entire unit ready for any teacher to use! </b></span></div>
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For 2nd grade, rockin' classroom teachers Ms. Hipps and
Ms. Fox completed completed the awesome <a href="http://www.eie.org/">Engineering is Elementary</a> unit
"Designing Hand Pollinators" as part of their <a href="http://dcps.dc.gov/page/cornerstones">Quarter 1 cornerstone.</a>
Students explored the issue of lack of native pollinators in various
places around the world and then designed hand pollinators that worked
with a variety of different plants. You can check out some pictures from their study on the class Twitter feed<a href="https://twitter.com/maury2ndgrade"> @maury2ndgrade</a> !<br />
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To build on that knowledge, student
then came to Think Tank where they planted, grew and tended to <a href="http://www.fastplants.org/">Wisconsin Fast Plants</a>.
As part of this process, they pollinated the plants with
real, dried bees and saw the real-life outcome of pollination. While we
are now in the waiting phase for our pods to dry and collect our seeds,
take a look at the process we went through to get there!<br />
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When the flowers bloomed, it was time to pollinate!<br />
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Students used real bees ( dried and glued to sticks) to pollinate their
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A week later our pods are fully forming! Petals fell off ( they are not needed to attract pollinators anymore) and students can see the seeds inside. Did you know that every seed was once one grain of pollen?<br />
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We are headed into our 4th week of school tomorrow and Think Tank is off to a STEM-tastic start! From new programs to continuing partnerships, this year is shaping up to be one of the most exciting yet for our students.<br />
<br />As many of you know, due to space constraints, the Think Tank was moved to a much smaller space. Thanks to help from parent volunteers, a new storage shed, and a lot of organization... this year's Think Tank space will again be a great place for students to explore<br />
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Take a look at the 5 day set- up in 7 seconds!<br />
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Now that the space is up and running, it has also become the new hub of thinking, problem-solving and collaboration. Take a look at what your children have been doing in Think Tank so far this year, and get a glimpse of what's to come. It's going to be a GREAT year!<br />
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<u><b>K-5: Knowing our Smarts</b></u><br />
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This year, all students in K-5 completed a "smarts page" the first week of school. Mutliple intelligences are valued and supported in Think Tank, and students worked to identify what their three strongest "smarts" were. They placed these on the cover pages of their journals. Grades 3-5 also made a bar graph showing the best smarts of the class. What wonderful diversity of strengths our students have!<u><b> </b></u><br />
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The base of all scientific and engineering work, is the ability to collaborate, problem-solve and ask questions and looking for patterns. For the first two months of school, our youngest students are working on just that.<br />
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With a variety of materials to chose from ( Legos, gears, Keva blocks,
pattern blocks, crayons and more) students are learning the mantra "
When we put our ideas together, our ideas get even better!". <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From one model to a collaborative model!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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This coming week, all Preschool3 and Pre-K4 students will vote on what their first major study will be! Stay tuned to what they will chose!<br />
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<u><b>Kindergarten and 1st Grade </b></u><br />
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<a href="http://www.andreabeaty.com/rosie-revere-engineer.html">Rosie Revere Engineer </a>has
helped us kick off our year as ENGINEERS! ( Ms. Metzer, the
para-professional in Ms. Wolfe's K-1 split was a <i>real </i>engineer before a
career change too!) In this great children's book, Rosie learns to see
failure as an important part of the engineer design process. Rosie kept an
engineer journal made of "engineer paper" ( aka graph paper on the top, lines on the bottom) so the
students have received their first "Engineer Journals" too!<br />
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Students use these journals to plan what they will make, record any observations and draw their models. These journals will help them prepare for use of their Project Lead the Way Launch Logs coming up in the next unit! They will be exploring the Sun, Moon and Stars ( so will 5th grade by the way) so get ready for some night-time viewing with your children! ( More information on our Project Lead the Way program is below!)<br />
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<u><b>2nd Grade</b></u><br />
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Observing the natural world and making close observations is a critical skill for budding STEM leaders. 2nd grade is halfway into their "Observe Everything" unit. Inspired by S<a href="http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment/09/26/2014/science-friday-science-club-observe-everything.html">cience Friday's Observe Everything</a> challenge in 2014, <b> </b>students are using various methods for exploring our outdoor classroom. This mini-unit allows students to look past the obvious first observations to notice small difference. Next week we will explore how macro photography can help us understand even more!<br />
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Please stop back in a few weeks to see their work and reflections on how photography helped them look more closely at the natural world.<br />
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Following this unit, we will jump into planting, pollinating and harvesting our <a href="http://www.fastplants.org/">Wisconsin Fast Plants</a>! This unit will support the <a href="http://www.eie.org/eie-curriculum/curriculum-units/best-bugs-designing-hand-pollinators">Engineering is Elementary Unit: Best of Bugs</a> that students are completing their classrooms for a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-schools-to-introduce-more-challenging-cornerstone-lessons/2015/05/28/6e7b5228-0555-11e5-8bda-c7b4e9a8f7ac_story.html">Cornerstone project!</a><br />
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<u><b>3rd Grade:</b></u><br />
Somehow I've missed photographing our awesome 3rd graders so far this year! Perhaps we have been too engaged in getting ready to begin our <a href="http://www.dcbeekeepers.org/">Junior Beekeepers Program with DC Beekeepers! </a>This quarter is all about plant and animal adaptations and survival. They are finishing up a 3 week unit on "discovering" their own animal in a specific environment and sharing with the world what adaptations it has to survive. We will finish the project this week so stay tuned for their discoveries!<br />
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<u><b>4th Grade:</b></u><br />
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How does water, wind and ice shape the land? This is the question that has launched our first quarter Earth Science study. We kicked it off by inviting the <a href="http://green.dc.gov/service/environmental-education-resources">DC Department of Energy and Environment</a> to bring their stream table. Students are asked to plan river that slows the water and protects homes floods and landslides.<u><b> </b></u><br />
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We plan to bring the stream table back at the end of our unit to see how student designs are impacted by their increased knowledge! Starting this week, students will jump into their first Project Lead the Way unit called "Changing Earth" too!<br />
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<u><b>5th Grade:</b></u><br />The big buzz about 5th grade is that it's their year to get to Space Camp! They will be working all year to raise enough funds to attend in June. Students wrapped up their personal behavior, academic and fundraising goals this week and are ready to shift gears. This week we will begin our first Project Lead the Way unit on the Sun, Moon and Stars! <br />
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Project Lead the Way has long been known for their middle and high school programs, but last year they finished piloting their new K-5 curriculum called Launch! Maury is one of 8 schools in DC (and all of the East Coast) to implement this program! Thanks to a <a href="https://www.pltw.org/news/items/201411-dc-public-schools-expands-stem-curriculum-through-multi-million-dollar-investment">grant from Lockheed Martin</a> to DC Public Schools, we get to put this program into action! <br />
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Every grade level K-5 will complete at least one unit this school year, with some grade-levels completing more. <a href="https://www.pltw.org/sites/default/vfiles/2015-16%20PLTW%20Launch%20Module%20Descriptions.pdf">You can read more about each of the units here. </a><br />
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You may notice some grade levels are completing units that PLTW notes are for another grade. If this is the case, the units and activities are modified depending on the grade level.<br />
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<u><b>But where is Engineering is Elementary? </b></u><br />
Thanks to the new DC Cornerstone initiative, all grade levels will get to do an EiE unit this year... in their classrooms! I will support be supporting classrooms when they teach these. This means that students will get DOUBLE engineering curricula plus Think Tank!<br />
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<u><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">In other Think Tank news...</span></span></b></u><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backstage at <a href="http://wapo.st/balanceSTEM">wapo.st/balanceSTEM</a> with Alice Bowman, Samantha Garcia, Mark Hofer and Kathleen Schwille <em><strong></strong></em></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I recently was awarded the 2015 Educational Activities Board Pre University Educator Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for " developing the Think Tank program to inspire the next generation of engineers and scientists". I will get to travel to New Brunswick, NJ in November to receive this and share your children's wonderful work. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I also was asked to be a panelist at The Washington Post's "Balancing the Equation" event on September 10th. It is always a joy to share the work I am lucky enough to do with your children and gain support of elementary STEM education! A video of the panel, and the other panels, can be seen at <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-live/wp/2015/08/07/how-do-we-balance-the-stem-equation-join-educators-students-and-policymakers-sept-10/">http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-live/wp/2015/08/07/how-do-we-balance-the-stem-equation-join-educators-students-and-policymakers-sept-10/ .</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Phew! I think that update covers most of the exciting happenings in Think Tank! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Until next time thinkers!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">-Mrs. Ford</span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">The dream of taking our 5th grade class to <a href="http://www.spacecamp.com/space/groups/pathfinder">Space Camp</a> all started </span><a href="http://maurythinktank.blogspot.com/2014/06/ready-to-launch.html" style="text-align: center;">after I returned from the life changing Honeywell Educator @ Space Academy</a><span style="text-align: center;"> in June 2014. I knew, that our students deserved this opportunity and that we would ( somehow) make it happen. My dream quickly became theirs and this group of students worked to make it a reality... </span><br />
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<b> Space Camp 2015: 3 days in 3 minutes</b><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Ensuring that <u>every student,</u> regardless of the family's ability to pay, could attend Space Camp was the foundation for this trip. For this reason, every penny raised went towards the total class goal, not that of the individual child who raised it. The class community worked towards this goal together.</span><br />
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So how did 25 ten year olds raise over $24,000 to make their dream come true? It certainly was not a solo effort. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNSDMtLem_4">The students made a newscast, explaining what this would mean to them,</a> <a href="http://www.maurythinktank.blogspot.com/2014/09/launch-our-futures.html">they busked at local markets,</a> wrote letters to potential funders and held bake-sales every Friday of the year. They came early to school, stayed late, donated allowances and worked together as a community of learners to meet their goal.<br />
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In addition to every amount donated by individuals around the country who were inspired by our students, we also had amazing support from <a href="http://www.capitolhillcommunityfoundation.com/volunteer">The Capitol Hill Community Foundation</a>, <a href="http://www.raytheon.com/">Raytheon</a> and <a href="https://info.aiaa.org/Regions/NE/MidAtlantic/default.aspx">AIAA Mid-Atlantic </a>. Without the support of these organizations, and the countless adults who volunteered their time and talents ( thank you Aunt Lizzy!) we would have had a much more difficult time reaching our goal.<br />
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Students studied the movement of the Earth in space and kept record of the questions they would ask at Space Camp. <a href="http://www.maurythinktank.blogspot.com/2015/02/sostem-2015_4.html">In addition, we had the amazing opportunity to participate in #SoSTEM2015 at the White House!</a> This event really pushed them to work even harder for their goal. After that, they wrote goals for themselves-- personal and academic-- and then, on June 3, 2015, we LAUNCHED!<br />
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For many of our students, this was the first time on a plane, or the first time away from home. For all, this was the first time at Space Camp or on an overnight trip with classmates. The staff at National Airport and US Airways took amazing care of us, expediting the check-in process and making sure we were taken care of!<br />
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On the way back, Nancy, an amazing flight attendant for Republic Airlines, upgraded 3 of our students to 1st class and treated us as royalty. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKOCXLXuxCE">She gave a beautiful shoutout to our group and even worked it out so one of our students could sit in the cockpit upon landing and welcome us all home. </a><br />
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What was Space Camp really like? Take a look at each of the videos below. Each day I made a video to send home to families to share our adventures. These are filled with pictures and videos of our amazing experience. <br />
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Do you, or your organization want to help make this trip a reality for next year's cohort of amazing 5th graders? Their task is even larger! They have many more students and again, we want to make sure that ALL can attend regardless of family's ability to pay. You can visit <a href="http://www.mauryelementary.com/spacecamp">www.mauryelementary.com/spacecamp </a>to donate. Check back in September when students return to school to get to know each of our incoming class!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Did you know that #STEMExpo15 was first ever DCPS event to truly follow the DCPS Recycles! Procedures? It's true! Thanks to our DGS team, they weighed all waste, compost and recyclables and determined our outcomes on the spot! Our totals were: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: monospace; text-align: start;">Compost 0.63 lb 8%</span><br style="font-family: monospace; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; text-align: start;"> Recycle mixed 2.97 lb 35%</span><br style="font-family: monospace; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; text-align: start;">Paper 1.26 lb 15%</span><br style="font-family: monospace; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; text-align: start;">Total 8.39 lb</span><br style="font-family: monospace; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-family: monospace; text-align: start;"><span style="color: red;">Total diverted 58%</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> Einstein was also at the Expo! He walked around and held two packed shows! What a hit!</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;"> I can't </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;">Johns Hopkins Applied Physical Lab and the popular 3-D printer including all the pieces he uses to put it together!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> NOAA Center for Atmospheric Sciences at Howard University allowed students to explore</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">These shows were very popular and led to long lines. Based on visitor feedback, I'll be working to rectify "show" line situation for next year so that you can maximize your visiting time and not have to wait with tired children for the special presentations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This year our exhibitors really outdid themselves! As I receive more pictures from visitors, I'll add them to this blog post so stop by often. In the meantime, don't hesitate to explore the websites of our partners and I look forward to see everyone in one year as we celebrate half a century of this event! </span></div>
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<a href="http://citizenship.honeywell.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Honeywell Hometown Solutions</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.nextgenscience.org/"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Official Next Generation Science Standards/Achieve Inc.</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.osse.dc.gov/"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">OSSE</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"> problem solve with<b> games</b>! use a <b>3-D Printer</b>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"> explore the <b>Anacostia River Watershed</b>! hold local <b>aquatic wildlife</b>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"> create a human <b>solar system</b>! explore <b>rocketry</b>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"> become an <b>architect</b>! take on a <b>chemistry</b> challenge!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"> learn how <b>MRI's</b> teach us about our bodies and </span><b style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">much, much more! </b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;">When: </span></b>April 28, 2015 from 6-7:45pm <span style="color: blue;"> </span><b><span style="color: blue;">Where:</span></b> Maury Elementary School</div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://nccashrae.org/index.php?bypassCookie=1" target="_blank">ASHRAE National Capitol Chapter</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://dgs.dc.gov/page/dgs-healthy-schools"><span style="font-family: inherit;">DC Dept. of General Services</span></a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"> * Perception and Action Neuroscience Group</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.jhuapl.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory </span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.labyrinthgameshop.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Labyrinth Puzzles and Games</span></a><br />
<a href="http://dc.lemonadeday.org/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lemonade Day DC</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> * <a href="http://www.nisenet.org/" target="_blank">NISEnet.org: What is Nano? </a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.batconservation.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Organization for Bat Conservation</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://start-engineering.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Start Engineering</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://citizenship.honeywell.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Honeywell Hometown Solutions</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.nextgenscience.org/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Official Next Generation Science Standards/Achieve Inc.</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Designed like an exhibition hall, experts from over 25 STEM organizations will engage students, families and community members in activities that represent their work. The Expo is designed to <u><b>make STEM accessible to ALL learners, from preschool up</b></u>! This event is <u><b>completely free</b></u> and most <b><u>organizations also bring items that visitors can take home with them. </u> </b>I</span></span><span style="text-align: center;">f you have any questions, feel free to contact Vanessa Ford at vanessa.ford@dc.gov or </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/maurythinktank" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">@maurythinktank</a><span style="text-align: center;"> . You can also look at last year's Expo </span><a href="http://www.maurythinktank.blogspot.com/2014/01/stem-expo-in-review.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">HERE!</a></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Are you planning to attend but not a Maury family?</span></b><br />
Yay! I'm thrilled you will join us! Please consider emailing me at vanessa.ford@dc.gov to help me make an estimate of how many people are coming! I want to ensure I have enough "Swag Bags" and other goodies for all our visitors!<br />
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I will update this blog post as organizations confirm so bookmark this! You can also find updates by following me on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/maurythinktank" target="_blank">@maurythinktank</a> for updates on our program!<br />
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Things have been truly STEM-TASTIC in Think Tank recently. Each class is delving deeper into exciting topics ranging from habitats to electricity, ecosystems to environmental engineering! In an effort to update all on what's happening, I'll provide a little synopsis of each grade level with a few pictures.<br />
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APRIL 28, 2015 from 6:00-7:45pm<br />
Maury Elementary<br />
1250 Constitution Ave NE<br />
Washington, DC 20002 <br />
<a href="http://mauryelementary.com/2015/02/stem-expo/" target="_blank">The 4th Annual Think Tank and STEM Expo</a> is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever! ( You can even buy Expo Swag ahead of time to support our program funding! <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/mauryschool/12193163" target="_blank">Take a look HERE!</a>) Stay tuned for more details in the coming week and get excited by <a href="http://maurythinktank.blogspot.com/2014/01/stem-expo-in-review.html" target="_blank">perusing pictures from last year's event. </a>If you are interested in volunteering at the event or representing as an exhibitor, please don't hesitate to reach out to me at vanessa.ford@dc.gov .<br />
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Our youngest students are building their very own rainforest in my
classroom! Preschool and PK are focusing on the parts of the rainforest
and the the animals and plants that call the Rainforest
home, while our Kindergartens are extending that learning to looking at
the way humans are impacting this important habitat. Stop by the Think
Tank room to see our rainforest grow! </span></span><br />
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scientists have just finished learning all about light-- what it goes
through, what blocks it, how it moves and what it's used for. They have
built inventions that change light and collaborated
to solve problems using only a flashlight and mirrors! They are on to
study sound next... a study where being LOUD is encouraged! They will
love it! 1st grade will also continue their partnership with The
Anacostia Watershed Society as part of their Junior
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collaborated to create a study around solids and liquids that was meant
to end in beautiful ice sculptures. As with many endeavors, they don't
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<span style="font-family: tahoma;">(like ensure a long cold snap before starting a unit) but we all,
students included, reveled in the lessons we learned from failure! These
students will help us figure out a better way to complete this unit
next year and now we have moved on to looking how
how solids and liquids interact with each other. Come see their
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<span style="font-family: tahoma;"><b>3rd Grade:</b> Environmental
Engineering is the focus as our 3rd graders take on saving "Greentown", a
fictional town where the frogs and plants are dying. This is one of my favorite <a href="http://www.eie.org/" target="_blank">Engineering is Elementary</a> units! They have been
tasked with determining the cause, testing the pH
of soil and water samples and making recommendations to the mayor for
what needs to be done. They will then use this knowledge and apply it to
real-life concerns around oil spills and other environmental disasters.
3rd grade students were also visited on Friday,
February 7th by Rep. Paul Tonko ( D-NY) who, with his staff and members
from the Boston Museum of Science, worked alongside our budding
engineers to solve the problem You can see the write-up about their
visit here
<a href="https://owa.dc.gov/OWA/redir.aspx?C=8BwagZpW4UqtPFOAy8hiCCoHtL8xMtJIknop3BTHePHa3UGTMs4ByYfw4i2KquDf-XdHLs7HZOs.&URL=http%3a%2f%2feie.org%2fnews%2fus-rep-tonko-engineers-better-future" target="_blank">
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http://legacy.mos.org/nctl/news_article.php?r=6220</a> . 3rd graders
also just started their wonderful partnership with The Anacostia
Watershed Society for their <a href="http://www.anacostiaws.org/programs/education/rice-rangers" target="_blank">Rice Rangers program</a>. Students have planted
native rice in their classrooms, will grow it over
the next month and then transplant the plants into the wetlands
surrounding the Anacostia!</span><br />
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Electricity and other forms of energy are the big focus right now!
These students are exploring circuits, switches and energy transfer in a
hands-on way! They are combining their knowledge
of other forms of energy ( kenetic, sound and light) with electricity
and will be creating inventions that use and transfer more than one kind
at a time! Stay tuned!</span></span></div>
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In a collaboration with Mr. Ludes, students have explored the three
main interconnected domains of ecosystems ( decomposers, consumers and
producers) and are looking at what is needed
to keep balance within them. They will apply this to an environmental
engineering challenge and then shortly after, switch their focus to
chemical and physical changes. Our eldest students are now only $1200
away from reaching their total goal of going to
Space Camp!! They have worked so hard on this project. Thank you for
all your support! If you know of anyone interested in providing support,
they can still do so by going to
<a href="https://owa.dc.gov/OWA/redir.aspx?C=8BwagZpW4UqtPFOAy8hiCCoHtL8xMtJIknop3BTHePHa3UGTMs4ByYfw4i2KquDf-XdHLs7HZOs.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.mauryelementary.com%2fspacecamp" target="_blank">
www.mauryelementary.com/spacecamp</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: tahoma;"><span style="font-family: tahoma;">On a final note, two days ago I had the honor of talking on a small panel with the <a href="http://www2.ed.gov/news/staff/bios/duncan.html" target="_blank">US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan</a> at <a href="http://www.nsta.org/" target="_blank">The National Science Teachers Association 2015 National Conference.</a> Thank you to NSTA and The US Department of Education for the invitation. It was wonderful to share my passion for STEM with the Secretary and the many teachers who attended the session. I shared just how important it is that we, as a country, make STEM education a priority at ALL levels for ALL students! </span></span></div>
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</span>Vanessa Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884164633661422356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049671994435210792.post-32402540854308438662015-02-04T19:07:00.004-05:002015-02-04T19:07:42.231-05:00#SoSTEM 2015!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="goog_504622428"></span>On January 21st, Maury Elementary's 5th grade was lucky enough to attend the 3rd Annual White House State of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (SoSTEM) Address!<span id="goog_504622429"></span><br />
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Before you read any farther, just take a look at the video below. This video shows one of our amazing 5th graders talking LIVE to astronauts aboard
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Now that you likely got chills ( or tears like I did during the event) let's take a step back to look at what led up to this moment.<br />
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Now in it's 3rd year, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SoSTEM&src=typd" target="_blank">#SoSTEM</a> brings together leading experts in the sciences for an intimate conversation with students. This year's focus was" Women in STEM" and included amazing women scientists from a number of fields. Initially, 8 students were invited to attend, but then my students wow-ed the event organizers with their Space Camp video!<br />
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This is the student newscast used to help earn funds for Space Camp! Full link <a href="http://mauryelementary.com/spacecamp/" target="_blank">HERE!</a><br />
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Given that this event included NASA leaders such as former astronaut and leader of NASA <a href="http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/bolden-cf.html" target="_blank">Administrator Charles F. Bolden, </a>as well as <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/offices/ocs/stofan_bio.html" target="_blank">Chief Scientist of NASA Ellen Stofan</a>, the #SoSTEM organizers graciously <u>invited our entire class</u>! Moreover, they provided two students with press passes, allowing them to interview Administrator Bolden, Dr. Stofan and Chief US Technology Officer Megan Smith prior to the event's official start. They interviewed the speakers with the student reporters from <a href="http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/science/stem-is-definitely-cool/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_TW01272015kids-STEM&utm_campaign=Content&sf7136048=1" target="_blank">National Geographic for Kids</a> and Time for Kids!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When asked after what she was thinking, one of our Maury reporters said " I was thinking, I'm going to work for you!" #FutureAstronaut</td></tr>
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The entire class arrived shortly after and took part in an inspirational and informative conversation with Administrator Bolden and Dr. Smith. Just then, the students heard the sound break up and the voices of astronauts echoed through the room! Our students were among the first in line to ask them questions!<br />
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Following this amazing experience, the all-woman panel of scientists took the stage. The format was perfect for our inquisitive students. Student questions drove the rest of the hour. Below are official NASA photographs from this portion of the event. What a panel!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Associate Director for Science at the Office of Science and Technology
Policy Dr. Jo Handelsman, standing left, moderates a panel discussion
with, from left, National Park Service Ranger Lynne Murdock, NASA Chief
Scientist Ellen Stofan, Kathy Pham of U.S. Digital Service, Presidential
Innovation Fellow working with the Department of Veterans Affairs
Rachel Harrison Gordon, and Sea Level Rise Researcher Nicole Hernandez
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As we dismissed, the organizers had a special surprise for the student reporter teams... a quick visit to the White House Briefing Room! It was much smaller than expected and it was powerful to stand where the President stands for all his press conferences!<br />
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This experience was truly one that will impact our students for years to come. Thank you to OSTP for this experience. This 5th grade group is one to watch. I wouldn't be surprised if they will be the ones leading #SoSTEM 2035 inspiring the next generation!<br />
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For more video and pictures from the event, check out these links:<br />
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To Infinity... and BEYOND!<br />
-Mrs. Ford<br />
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<br />Vanessa Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884164633661422356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049671994435210792.post-60759053020788355622014-12-01T20:34:00.003-05:002014-12-01T20:57:30.631-05:00Ocean and Motion!Oceans.....<br />
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It is incredibly important that our youngest learners have the opportunity to make meaning of the world around them through play. In this way, they learn to collaborate, ask questions, problem solve, be creative and ultimately become inspired to learn.<br />
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When I create new units for our preschool through kindergarten classes, I often begin by asking them what they want to learn about. Their answers range from cheetahs to princesses, buildings to bugs. I then work to see what categories those items fall under, and what meaningful STEM-based learning experiences I can create to capture their interests.<br />
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It just so happened, that this time the students picked things that fell into two big categories.... the ocean and how things move. Our OCEAN AND MOTION unit was born! Because Kindergarten <a href="http://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/ngss/files/k%20combined%20DCI%20standards%206.13.13_0.pdf" target="_blank">standards have an important unit on pushes and pulls </a>it was only natural that my classroom would become a world of oceans and motions for all preschool through Kindergarten students. At the same time, <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/donor/1030565/?tab=GIVING_PAGES" target="_blank">Donors Choose had a Chevron "Fuel Your School" </a>partnership so I was able to purchase all of the ocean and motion materials we needed! Thank you to our additional donors as well!<br />
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Student reads "Coral Reefs" by <a href="http://jasonchin.net/" target="_blank">Author Jason Chin</a> who did a school visit!</div>
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At the beginning of each class, we start with a motion song. This helps give the students vocabulary to explain the way things move, or patterns of their movement, as they explore in different sci-centers.<br />
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Even if students are in a center where movement is not explicitly explore (say making patterns in sand with shells) they can then explain the shape of the paths the shells made--zig-zag, curved etc.<br />
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In Think Tank, students choose from sci-centers. Each center has an activity that is based on either oceans or the way things move... or both! Students are encouraged to explore, ask questions and collaborate to make the most of the experience. Who knew there was so much learning to be done with seashells alone!<br />
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3 year old sorts seashells in the "ocean"<br />
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As students explore a concept, I also ensure they MUST do so together! My favorite part of the video below is not the engagement of the students, or the testing they are doing, but when I hear a students say, " Ok! Your turn!" Those collaborative skills are
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Students will have a few more weeks to explore the world of oceans and motion before we head on our next adventure! If you want to come and visit and explore with us, the door is always open... just bring your flippers and scuba gear!<br />
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Up next? PARTNERSHIPS! From Beekeeping to US Forest Service, Author Jason Chin to Birds of Prey, partnerships have been in full swing! Stay tuned!<br />
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<br />Vanessa Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884164633661422356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049671994435210792.post-22378469976980302392014-10-27T17:01:00.001-04:002014-10-27T17:01:29.129-04:00#ObserveEverything October<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This month's work was inspired by one of my favorite programs on National Public Radio-- <a href="http://www.sciencefriday.com/" target="_blank">Science Friday.</a> <a href="http://www.sciencefriday.com/blogs/09/26/2014/science-club-observeeverything.html" target="_blank">Science Friday has a Science Club online.</a> For one month, they asked people to OBSERVE EVERYTHING... and Maury students did!<br />
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My goal was to provide a context for students to work together to observe phenomena and draw conclusions based on their observations. I also wanted to make the data derived from these observations as REAL as possible, to have students not only observe but <i>live</i> the thing they were observing. For example, who wants to use a print out of last year's weather data when you can <i>live </i>the data anyway? Who wants to watch a time-lapse of food decomposing when you can <i>live</i> it happening each week?<br />
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Lucy explains her observations about decomposing foods.<br />
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<b> Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grades:</b><br />
With the <a href="http://www.nextgenscience.org/" target="_blank">Next Generation Science Standards</a>, K-2 are expected to understand are that scienti<br />
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sts use different ways to study the world, look for patterns when making observations, and use drawings, sketches and models to communicate their findings. In Think Tank, students have had the chance to practice these scientific skills in various ways.<br />
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to see if worms make a difference in how fast a banana peel decomposes
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center allows students to explore some aspect of science and engineering
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In addition to our weekly class, students are tracking daily weather conditions. They made predictions about what kind of month we would have and we are watching closely to see if our predictions were correct<br />
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<b>1st GRADE OBSERVERS:</b><br />
<b> </b>1st grade students have continued observing changes in their <a href="http://maurythinktank.blogspot.com/2014/09/a-stem-tastic-start.html" target="_blank">Wisconsin Fast Plants</a> over time but have also started a classic <a href="http://habitsofmind.org/" target="_blank">Habit of Mind </a>Think Tank Challenge: Contribute Positively to the Group and Inspire Teamwork to create a single structure. This is harder than it seems, but our 1st graders are up to the challenge.<br />
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They are practicing using positive words and voice to communicate their ideas and resolve conflicts surround design through discussion. Each week they improve. While they work, I pull groups to meet and do close observation of our plants so it's the best of both worlds: practicing the PRACTICE of problem solving in a group and working on a scientific phenomena in a small group.<br />
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<a href="http://maurythinktank.blogspot.com/2014/10/photography-science-inspiration.html" target="_blank">As noted in my last post</a>, this group has spent a lot of time looking very closely at their work and the PROCESS of that work. Last week they completed an <a href="http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment/09/26/2014/science-friday-science-club-observe-everything.html" target="_blank">#ObserveEverything</a> Scavenger hunt. We were supposed to go outside to explore our schoolyard ecosystem but it was raining...again! Not a problem though, students were asked to look past the obvious in the classroom and OBSERVE EVERYTHING!<br />
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Their observations were detailed and interesting. I always find it fascinating to look through the "eyes" of my students. This challenge allowed for that with this group. Just check out their eye for macro photography!</div>
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This group continues to work with the amazing Toni Burnham of <a href="http://www.dcbeekeepers.org/" target="_blank">DC Beekeepers</a> on exploring the fascinating world of honeybees. During our last class students got to use ALL 5 senses to explore the hives! </div>
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While Ms. Toni was away last week we finally had a chance to delve into our weather wall. We have been recording air temperature at the same time every week since the 1st week of school. Students looked for temperature trends and then used those observations to make predictions for what the temperature will be like in 5 weeks!<br />
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This visit really helped students add context to what we are studying in class too. They are finishing up an exciting Space Systems unit. In this unit they have explored the phenomena of day and night by traveling the globe using <a href="http://www.earthcam.com/" target="_blank">EarthCam</a>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Our youngest students are just finishing up exploring all of the exciting sci-centers Think Tank has to offer. We studied Monarch's in-depth and last week all students told me what they wanted to learn about next. From dinosaurs to space, oceans to plants and princesses to buildings, our 3 and 4 year olds are eager to learn. Our next study begins this week! We are studying HOW THINGS MOVE! This was the best way I could integrate their varied interests. Stay tuned to see us learn about how animals move, how the ocean moves, how people move and more!</div>
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Thanks to the amazing work of all your students, Science Friday asked me to come on their show on October 24th and discuss how we use observation in the classroom and why it's so important! <a href="https://soundcloud.com/scifri/you-observed-everything" target="_blank">You can listen to the interview HERE!</a> It's a great segment, but if you want to here me talk about your children, I start around the 11min20second mark:)</div>
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A focused pollinator....<br />
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...and the student photographer who documented the learning.<br />
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I love seeing moments of beauty in learning and on this day, my wonderful 2nd graders from Ms. Hipps and Ms. Fox's classes provided it....and then some. One might wonder what it's like in a science class with 28 7 year-olds, and I'd tell you it's usually great! However, today was even better than great.... it was inspirational! Today I provided them with newly granted iPads so they could document their learning process and they were able to capture the essence of why I love this content!<br />
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Students have just finished a three-lesson unit with <a href="http://www.anacostiaws.org/" target="_blank">The Anacostia Watershed Society</a> in which they learned all about native grasslands. They held seeds, collected seeds and dispersed them, all while gaining a greater understanding of the impact DC area's grasslands have on our environment.<br />
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Exploring seed dispersal with AWS and collecting native grass seeds for dispersal on a field trip.<br />
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Students dispersed their collected seeds in our front gardens to help with storm water runoff.<br />
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Through their learning, question kept popping up... " How do we GET seeds anyway?" Students knew that seeds make plants and plant makes seeds, but the exact science behind it was a bit foreign. Now that the <a href="http://www.nextgenscience.org/" target="_blank">Next Generation Science Standards</a> have pollination right in 2nd grade, the transition from the great foundation Anacositia Watershed Society created was simple! What a day we had!<br />
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A young photographer documents her team member cross pollinating with a bee-stick.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Combining the <a href="http://www.fastplants.org/" target="_blank">Wisconsin Fast Plants</a> that the 1st grade are growing with bee knowledge from our 3rd grade partnership with DC Beekeepers, I developed a lesson that allowed students to physically take part in seed creation and document each step! After learning about the important reproductive parts of plants, they cross-pollinated our plants using <b><u>real dried bees</u></b> ( also thanks to Wisconsin Fast Plants).</span><br />
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I photograph my class all of the time, however, I have never handed the lens to my students. Now, I'm not sure I'll ever take it back!<br />
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This photographer fully captures the engaged intensity with which his classmate is ensuring pollen is transferred to the stigma.</div>
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The true reason I introduced the iPads today was because we will be using them on a biodiversity scavenger hunt next Wednesday and I wanted them to have practice, but what I found was that once in their hands, they could see aspects to this process, capture focus and learning, in a way that I often miss with my snapshots.<br />
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Please enjoy these images that my students captured today. I believe that through their "lens" we see the essence of STEM education: exploration, observation, engagement, focus, collaboration, questioning.... it's all there! ENJOY!<br />
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-Vanessa Ford<br />
Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/maurythinktank" target="_blank">@maurythinktank </a>Vanessa Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884164633661422356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049671994435210792.post-87829925737213838282014-09-20T16:01:00.005-04:002014-09-20T16:22:19.801-04:00A STEM-TASTIC START!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="text-align: center;">The Think Tank has had a STEM-TASTIC start to the 2014-2015 school year. With so many exciting projects and partnerships are underway I knew I better start sharing our thinking and learning!</span><br />
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Below you'll find pictures and videos from what is happening school-wide and at each grade level in Think Tank. It's a lot.... but it's exciting!!!<br />
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<b>MAURY MONARCH MADNESS!</b><br />
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Now in our 4th year, Maury Monarch Madness is in full effect. All classes preschool through 5th are engaging in a variety of lessons surrounding their observation of the Monarch butterfly's amazing life cycle. While our preschool students make observations, our older students graph growth or eating patterns over-time and compare life cycles to other studies. Each year this project unifies our school with a common project and common scientific study. It's a favorite and grows in depth each year! <a href="http://maurythinktank.blogspot.com/2013/09/maury-monarch-madness.html" target="_blank">Take a look at our past years' Monarch Madness posts to see what has happened before!</a><br />
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<b> A PEEK AT SOME GRADE LEVEL WORK</b><br />
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For our youngest Maury students, Think Tank is a time to explore the world around them. They learn about science through play and working together and are able to choose Sci-Centers each time they visit. While we always start in a circle with a song ( it is currently a Monarch life cycle song), they soon bring their picture to various centers to explore various concepts.<br />
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In the coming weeks they will vote on what they want to learn about next! I will use their votes to create new centers that allow them to explore the concept through play. <a href="http://maurythinktank.blogspot.com/2014/04/space.html" target="_blank">(For an example, see last year's blog post from when we studied Space.)</a> Stay tuned!<br />
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"Contribute Positively to the Group" and " Look Carefully" are at the center of our current center-based Think Tank class. Students have choice of centers where they must work together to build, observe, create or problem solve and then reflect on what they are doing. Kinder Sci-Centers allow students to practice specific scientific skills and notice the may ways science is in our every day lives. In this clip, y<span style="text-align: center;">ou will see kids using gears, creating structures, playing with balance, coloring butterflies, using magnifying glasses and more. The goal is to let them see that science and engineering is everywhere!!</span><br />
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As I introduce new concepts or materials, we often sing about them ( ask your Kinder about our weather song!) and place them at centers. Last week we had Monarch larvae for students to observe closely. Not surprisingly, they were very excited by the amount of frass (poop) that caterpillars create!<br />
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With the <a href="http://www.nextgenscience.org/" target="_blank">Next Generation Science Standards </a>guiding our work both in content and practice, our 1st graders are growing <a href="http://www.fastplants.org/" target="_blank">Wisconsin Fast Plants</a> to answer the question, " How are young plants alike and different from adult plants?" They examined seeds, planted them and are recording with measurements and observations over the course of 6 weeks the growth of the plants. We are heading into week 2 so stay tuned to Twitter (@maurythinktank) for snapshots of our work moving forward.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;"> 2nd Grade</span></b><br />
Second grade began the year learning about what a scientist is and what they do. We focused on seeing ourselves as scientists and then practiced making observations, and separating those from inferences.<br />
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Future STEM leaders see themselves as scientists!</div>
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2nd grade also began our partnership with The <a href="http://www.anacostiaws.org/" target="_blank">Anacostia Watershed Society</a> (AWS), exploring seeds and grasslands and their role in our local environment. Experts from AWS visited with our<br />
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Exploring Swamp Milkweed and Indian Grass seeds with Chris Lemieux from AWS<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">3rd Grade</span></b><br />
This year the 3rd grade teachers and I have thoroughly planned to create a very in-depth study comparing various patterns in nature-- from weather to life cycles. Based on the <a href="http://www.nextgenscience.org/sites/ngss/files/3%20combined%20topics%206.13.13_0.pdf" target="_blank">3rd Grade NGSS standards</a> this 3 month unit combines observation, recording data, partnerships and engineering design into one mega-awesome learning experience!<br />
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<i>Wild and Wonderful Weather Wall</i> is used for students to graph temperature data over the course of the next three months to determine patterns in temperatures over a season. January through April, they will add precipitation data collection too!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Following scientific procedures, 3rd grade also planted Wisconsin Fast Plants in order to </span><span style="font-size: small;">analyze plant life cycles and take on the following challenge: <i>"How many seeds can you get from one single seed"? </i>Over the next 45 days students will thin plants, record observations, make measurements, pollinate plants and collect seeds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-align: start;"> Seeds labeled and ready: DAY 1 Fast Plants Growing Station<br /><br />Not only are students looking at weather patterns, life-cycles Monarch butterflies and plants, they are also lucky to have started two 6-week units with Toni Burnham, leader of <a href="http://www.dcbeekeepers.org/" target="_blank">DC Beekeepers</a>! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-align: start;">From plant anatomy to the role of bees in our lives, students are exploring these awesome pollinators and applying their learning directly to the plants growing in our classroom! (Can you tell I'm excited about this unit??)</span></span> <br />
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Learning about plant anatomy and the "how" behind pollination and fruit production as it relates to bees !<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b> 4th Grade</b></span><br />
One of the things that make Think Tank truly unique is the flexibility I have to allow students of all ages an opportunity to truly be creative, use all of their "smarts" and strengthen their Habits of Mind and build community around problem solving. Starting in October, 4th grade will begin a 3 month unit surrounding Energy ( <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/project/light-it-up-sound-the-alarm-we-have-lo/1328972/?rf=link-siteshare-2014-09-teacher_account-teacher_1488124" target="_blank">thank you donors from Donor's Choose!!</a>) but in order to prepare to use the extensive materials and to work together in teams on engineering projects in this unit, I wanted students to have 4 sessions to practice important non-cognitive skills.<br />
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Students have been using Legos create story boards to animate with Stop Motion on iPad, making extensive ramps and structures with Keva blocks or using 100 gears that move with one single turning point.<br />
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As you see, the outcome is not always the goal! In fact, final product was never the focus for these weeks, it was alllll about the process! Perseverance, communication and contributing positively to a group and inspiring teamwork have been central this past month. Take a look at some of their work and stay tuned through December to see their Energy unit in action!<br />
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As you may have read in <a href="http://maurythinktank.blogspot.com/2014/09/launch-our-futures.html" target="_blank">my last post</a> , 5th grade is working to attend SPACE CAMP!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Families learning about our goal to go to Space Camp! Want to support us? <a href="http://mauryelementary.com/spacecamp" target="_blank">Please go HERE!</a></td></tr>
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On top of our fundraising goals and planning, students must begin the most enriching work....learning! This week I will attend a training for the <a href="http://www.seaperch.org/index" target="_blank">SeaPerch Robotics program</a> and our students will begin construction of their vehicles in October. <br />
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I will be partnering with three other schools ( Mann Elementary, Hyde-Addison Elementary and West Education Campus) to complete this engineering unit. Our focus will not be on competition but on collaboration and process. We are thrilled to join this program and know it will inspire and challenge our eldest students!<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">As you can see the 1st month of school has been filled with thinking and doing, exploring and creating... and lots of love for STEM! Please follow us on Twitter for more frequent updates</span><br />
(Twitter handle @maurythinktank) and never hesitate to email me at vanessa.ford@dc.gov .<br />
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Until next time.... happy thinking and learning!<br />
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I know I am due for a good blog post on all of the exiting Think Tank projects that have already started this year, but first I must spread the exciting news.... WE ARE TAKING OUR 5th GRADE TO SPACE CAMP!<br />
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After my inspiring experience thanks to <a href="http://maurythinktank.blogspot.com/2014/06/ready-to-launch.html" target="_blank">Honeywell in June</a>, I knew we had to make this happen for our students--- this year and for every 5th grade thereafter.<br />
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So far our students have been knitting, making bracelets, washing cars, sharing fliers and busking! This is one MOTIVATED group!<br />
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<a href="http://mauryelementary.com/spacecamp" target="_blank">If you are interested in supporting our efforts, please consider making a tax-deductible donation here! </a>You can also mail a check to Maury PTA with Space Camp in the memo to 1250 Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002. EVERY donation helps us!<br />
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Over the next week, our students are producing a video to go with our campaign and will thank every donor for their efforts in various ways ( see "perks" when donating).<br />
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-Mrs. FordVanessa Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884164633661422356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049671994435210792.post-88638238148245793282014-08-26T21:12:00.003-04:002014-08-26T21:12:20.742-04:00LET'S GET IT STARTED!Let the thinking and learning begin!<br />
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We have an exciting year ahead in Think Tank this year! A new room, a new schedule and lots of (old) and new partnerships!<br />
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Last year, the District joined other progressive states in adopting <a href="http://www.nextgenscience.org/" target="_blank">The Next Generation Science Standards</a>. I have worked with these standards for a few years now in various ways and am extremely excited about what they mean for our students. These standards take the content we want children to know and blend them with the WAYS we want them to show their knowledge. You'll notice new wording on your child's report card about this and I will likely present at a PTA meeting in the coming months to answer any questions.<br />
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Here is a little video about the NGSS:)<br />
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At Maury, your child gets Science instruction in multiple ways. Classroom teachers teach science in units and I teach science and engineering extensions to this content. It's a very exciting model! ( Yes, it is tested in 5th grade and there will be a new assessment forthcoming. The old test is no longer a new one is being developed. We do not know anything about it yet, but I'm confident our students will be well prepared with the year we have planned for them!)<br />
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There are two science finalists and the other happens to be my friend! He is the <u>amazing</u> Mike Mangiaracina at Brent Elementary. He does amazing work and I look up to him as a science teacher so to be a finalist WITH him is quite an honor. I have not met Ms. Kellogg, the DC Math Finalist, but I look forward to meeting and learning from her soon!<br />
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Each of us are sent on to the next level where The National Science Foundation (NSF) and The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) decides which one of us "wins"! There is one person selected in math ( yay Ms. Kellogg!!) and one in science every two years for K-6 teachers. The winners receive a monetary prize and a celebration at the White House that includes meeting the President! We shall know the final outcome in Spring 2015...!<br />
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In the meantime, stay tuned for a blog post in the coming weeks with updates and pictures from our learning. Follow me on Twitter @maurythinktank for daily updates too! We are doing great things at Maury and I'm thrilled to be part of it another year.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There are experiences in life that change you. They change the way you look at the world, the way you relate to things around you and that open your eyes and mind to possibilities. <a href="https://educators.honeywell.com/" target="_blank">The Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy</a> was one of those experiences for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Each year, Honeywell employees give to a fund that brings educators from around the world to Space Camp at the<a href="http://rocketcenter.com/" target="_blank"> US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.</a> This week-long (fully-paid!) experience not only allowed me to step outside my comfort zone and try new things, it broadened my content knowledge about space, space-science and the future of space exploration. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This experience allowed me to bond with educators from around the country and the world and learn from each of my teammates and colleagues.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This broad range of cultures and experiences have now provided me with a network of inspired and dedicated educators to whom I can connect my students.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> Skype dates are already planned for my classes with those in Dubai, Australia and Rhode Island, among others! The world <i>literally</i> will be opened for my students because of this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There has been no professional experience in my recent past that has inspired me in the way that this one has. Prior to this experience, I included <a href="http://maurythinktank.blogspot.com/2014/04/space.html" target="_blank">space science in my units</a> but was limited to age and depth by my own lack of knowledge and experience. No longer!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to present our "Deep Space Telescope Facility" plans. This lesson was amazing! Lunar bases are NOT science fiction and will eventually exist. We learned about what would be needed and had to create certain areas of our lunar base incorporating this knowledge.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This year, not only do I plan to share this experience with students based on workshops and lessons I tried at HESA, <b>I aim to take our 5th grade students to Space Camp.</b> In fact, I will shoot for the stars, and work to make going to Space Camp at Maury Elementary an annual 5th grade trip. Stay tuned as this dream develops for our students. ( <i>Interested in helping fund this for our students or support our fundraising efforts? Please email me: vanessa.ford@dc.gov</i> ).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">For the remainder of this post, I will keep my words short and let videos of my experience "do the talking". You will first find a number of short videos or experiences I had at HESA. (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwYMafvvqO8" target="_blank">To view a compilation video of the entire week, visit this link!</a>). Please consider watching these videos with your child to get them excited about all that is to come next year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Enjoy and get ready to BLAST OFF during SY 2014-2015 to new frontiers of learning, thinking and problem-solving in Think Tank!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">During the week, we completed two mission simulations. Here, we watch in Mission Control while "Commander Patrick" attempts to land his shuttle safely prior to our official ( graded!) mission the following day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">What does it feel like to "walk" on the moon? Like this! Exploring 1/6th gravity with this special chair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We completed MANY workshops about content and lessons we could bring back to our classes. This video shows our Martian Lander-Rover Challenge! We worked together to create a lunar lander that would get an egg safely to the ground, in a specific location while carrying a "rover". We then would use the rover to see whose went the farthest. The simplest designs won ( aka no ours) but it was still a great challenge and one that will definitely be used in Think Tank this year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">What does it really sound like in mission control? Here I worked with a team to provide information to our teams "on the moon" ( directly into their ear pieces). It is stressful!</span></div>
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<b>Thanks to an incredible partnership with<a href="http://www.labyrinthgameshop.com/" target="_blank"> Labyrinth Puzzles and Games,</a> grant funded by <a href="http://capitolhillcommunityfoundation.org/" target="_blank">The Capitol Hill Community Foundation</a>, they became game designers</b>! <br />
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As the year ended, we wrapped up a few GREAT projects and I left for the <a href="https://educators.honeywell.com/" target="_blank">Honeywell Educator Space Academy</a>. ( I'm still here actually!) When I return next week look for awesome pictures, videos and information about all of the great things that happened the last month of school.<br />
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You'll want to play all of the games our 3rd graders produced through our <a href="http://www.labyrinthgameshop.com/" target="_blank">Labyrinth</a> partnership.<br />
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And why not provide another. Today I was in SOCR ( Mission Control) for a lunar mission. Not only have we completed these simulations but we've also taken a number of workshops on lessons I can bring back. I can't WAIT for next year to learn with all of Maury's STEM lovers! This is a lesson we learned today based on systems created to put <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/" target="_blank">Curiosity</a> on Mars! </div>
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<br />Vanessa Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884164633661422356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049671994435210792.post-37258642414889426852014-05-29T12:11:00.001-04:002014-05-29T12:11:05.939-04:00COMPOST CONNECTIONS!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;">As we near the end of the year, I wanted to find a way to connect and inspire learning for our youngest students into next school year. </span></div>
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The best way I thought to do this was through a sllloooowwwwlllllyyyy developing project that could have BIG impact on developing environmentalists! COMPOSTING!<br />
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Students picked one recently living item ( a fruit ), one item made from something living ( paper ) and one non-living item ( glue stick, ping-pong ball, plastic bag respectively) and placed them in see-through composter. They then predicted which object would decompose first/ fastest.<br />
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Students will record their observations each of the next three weeks and I will take pictures of each container over the summer. In September 2014, the new Kindergarten class will be able to take out the contents of each section and explore if and how the objects decomposed. The connections of this mini-unit are endless as students begin understanding how humans can positively (and negatively) impact the environment with their actions.<br />
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Until next time,<br />
Mrs. Ford<br />
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Thanks to an amazing partnership funded by <a href="http://www.raytheon.com/newsroom/feature/rtn12_eieships/" target="_blank">Raytheon</a> for <u><a href="http://www.eie.org/" target="_blank">Engineering is Elementary (EiE) out of the Boston Museum of Science</a></u>, Maury students are taking part in a variety of engineering units. I was also trained at an EiE Teacher Educator Institute, along side a great group of Einstein Fellows at NSF in January. All of that has led to what you are about to see: 3rd graders becoming environmental engineers!<br />
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Each of the EiE units begins with the question: What is technology? Students begin by brainstorming technologies and then looking more closely at things that they might not initially think of as such: plastic bags, paper clips etc. They come to the conclusion that technology is anything human-made that solves a problem or fulfills a desire. From there, they delve deeper into a specific engineering career, in this case, environmental engineering.<br />
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Students record information about their pieces of technology: paper clip and plastic bag.<br />
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To learn about this, all EiE units are framed in real-life context. For this unit, we learn from Teyha, a child in Washington State who witnesses the impact an oil spill has on her community and the ecosystem. Students look deeper into how interconnected ecosystems are and how imbalance in one area, even a small one, can have devastating, rippling effects. Through Teyha's conversations with her friend Thomas ( who lucky for us happens to be an environmental engineer), students learn along with her that environmental engineers use their knowledge of math, science and creativity to solve an environmental problem. She also learns about the Engineering Design Process (EDP) and how it helps engineers in their work. ( All EiE units use the EDP as the guide through each lessons. Students complete all steps in their work.)<br />
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The book also introduces students to real life materials used to clean an oil spill, as well as any other content specific vocabulary they need for the unit.<br />
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Then comes the scientific testing! We turned to learning more about tests environmental engineers may actually use in their work by being introduced to the fictional city of "Greentown". Students receive a "letter from the Mayor of Greentown, informing them that the frogs and plants were dying in the town and they learn why!<br />
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Students explore pH and how acidic and basic soil and water can effect an ecosystem. The "mayor" then sent soil and water samples from various places around the town for students to test and use that data to determine why the frogs and plants were dying.<br />
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Students tested the samples from various places around Greentown and recorded their data, comparing it to the base data from 3 years ago. As a teacher, things don't always go as planned. Perhaps the samples I created were not done correctly, but as it turned out, our data wasn't where it "needed to be" to continue with the lessons. ( For example, the medicine factory soil showed an initial pH of 7.0 when, according to the curriculum it should have read 2.0). This was a perfect learning experience for us though!<br />
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( Small clip framing the day with the "Mayor" calling in at 00:50)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I posted this letter but I also had my husband act as the mayor. Each time a letter was sent, we would get a voice recording "left on my phone" with our new assignment! </span></td></tr>
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Our inconsistent data actually proved to be an excellent teachable moment! Students figured out, for example, that it was critical that they read the pH strips just after testing for the color changed as they dried, changing the resulting number. Our final data table is below.</div>
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Students then transferred this data into a visual map of their own in their journals, allowing them to SEE in a larger scale where the problem spots were and then were asked: "Which areas do you think are causing the frogs to die in Greentown Pond and the plants to die in Greentown Gardens"? They had to use their knowledge of pH, ecosystems, stormwater runoff AND information sent by the "mayor" to figure out the mystery.</div>
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Here is an example of information students learned about one location in town.<br />
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Before students made their final recommendations to the Mayor of Greentown, I found it important to make connections to their real-lives, as well as provide more scientific information for them to use. In Greentown, one of the problem areas was where there was a road salt spill that was improperly cleaned up. During this unit, we happened to be in the middle of storm after storm, which made road salt ever present ( on the roads and literally all over the floor of our classroom). We took an additional class to look at this specific concern and after reaching out on Twitter, found two wonderful resources.<br />
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The first resource is a great animated short called " A Drop's Life" put out by DC Water. It is all about storm water runoff and why it is important to consider in a city like DC.<br />
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At the same time, I contacted <a href="http://wamu.org/author/martin_austermuhle" target="_blank">Martin Andres Austermuhle, producer at WAMU</a>, the DC National Public Radio affiliate who had popped up on my twitter feed. It turned out he was running a story about this exact issue!<br />
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You can read his story here: <a href="http://wamu.org/news/14/03/04/road_salt">http://wamu.org/news/14/03/04/road_salt</a> .<br />
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We even collected snow samples from our very own school grounds where salt had been spread and tested these samples to see how it made the water more basic! <br />
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With more information about the way pollutants can move through an ecosystem, plus real-life examples, students worked in teams to determine the main causes of frog and plant deaths. Groups shared their findings with the class and a few even called the Mayor. Again, kudos to my amazing husband for playing the part! ( I should note that at this point, students had figured out that my husband WAS the mayor, but it didn't change how excited they got about the project!)<br />
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Once again, current events played a large role in my lesson planning. In March, there was a large oil spill near Galveston, Texas. To frame the importance of their work, I had the Mayor send the following message to the students, asking them to help the Mayor of Galveston and the REAL scientists and engineers working at that very moment to save as much as the ecosystem as possible.<br />
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( I would email my husband the script, he'd record it and send back. I'd play his voice recording over the photographs of the spill. Sadly, I can't figure out how to imbed the audio!!)<br />
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The third major step in this unit was to complete scientific tests to help inform their solutions. They had to complete controlled experiments with oil and a number of materials to determine how well each contained or absorbed oil.<br />
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With lots of help from parents and from a very special visitor ( Dr. David Evans, Executive Director of the National Science Teachers Association) students made predictions about if, and how well, 9 materials would absorb or contain oil.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. David Evans introduces himself to the class before getting to "work" with our young scientists. (Photos courtesy of Robert Pohl)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using "C" sign for contain, "A" for absorb in predicting what materials would do when in contact with oil.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even with our best efforts, oil moved out of its ideal "blob". While this made controlling this variable more difficult, it was equally as much a learning moment for students to see how easily oil moves and spreads on water.</td></tr>
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Once all materials had been tested, we came back in the next class and evaluated our methods and decided we had to test 5 of the materials again. After doing this, the class came up with the following: <br />
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The final step in this amazing learning odyssey, is for students to use this information to construct their own oil spill clean up devices. However, timing has it that....spring break happened...which is when I'm writing this update.<br />
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So what happens next? Well, when we return, this group of students will be embarking on their next unit, an amazing partnership in game design with<a href="http://www.labyrinthgameshop.com/" target="_blank"> Labyrinth Puzzles and Games</a>. However, we can't just leave this data hanging without completing the final challenge! <i><b>92% of the 56 3rd graders have jumped at the chance to complete the final step in this learning process: making their own oil spill clean- up device using what they learned about the materials!</b></i> Students will be coming to me for three extra classes (recess environmental engineer club) where they will complete this final step.<br />
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<b>If our budding environmental engineers' work during this unit is <i>any</i> indication of the solutions they will create, I know they will show incredible scientifically grounded, creative solutions to this final challenge. Stay tuned for their amazing work!</b><br />
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Early Childhood + exploration + Space = INSPIRATION!</div>
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As I've learned from our amazing early childhood teachers , learning through play is critical in preschool and PreK. In DC, our youngest students start at 3 years old and see me once a week for science. For this unit, I wanted them to truly take part in owning our learning, while planning something that was developmentally appropriate. Taking my lead from the Creative Curriculum that our fabulous ECE teachers use, I had students brainstorm ideas and then vote. They came up with many ideas from rocks to unicorns. From there it seemed that their brainstormed ideas fell into three main categories: SPACE, ANIMALS and PLANTS. Then they voted.<br />
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After all 5 classes voted, "SPACE<span style="text-align: center;"> "won" with plants a close second. ( Phew! That is how I needed things to go given our long winter!) From there, I wanted to ensure that students could experience, explore and be inspired by this abstract concept of "space" as much as possible and through dramatic play. Thus began the task of turning my classroom into "space". </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Our amazing music teacher, Mr. Rogers, helped me hang a the planets ( TO SCALE) and help turn my classroom into one where students could come and explore this abstract concept. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.qwiki.com/v/fNLwolfQ" target="_blank"><b>Check out the movie of us putting the planets together HERE!</b></a></span><br />
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Then came the fun part. The students have entered the class each day, excited by our missions. We still have a few weeks to go in this unit, but take a look at some of our work thus far. Enjoy the journey with us!<br />
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( For video compilations of our exploration, click on any of the links below too!)<br />
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Class 1: <a href="http://www.qwiki.com/v/m0BXBduy" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">http://www.qwiki.com/v/<wbr></wbr>m0BXBduy</a><br />
Class 2: <a href="http://www.qwiki.com/v/ZUzL9h1F" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">http://www.qwiki.com/v/<wbr></wbr>ZUzL9h1F</a><br />
Class 3: <a href="http://www.qwiki.com/v/MOA9ep3q" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">http://www.qwiki.com/v/<wbr></wbr>MOA9ep3q</a><br />
Class 4: <a href="http://www.qwiki.com/v/1pkeH1oi" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">http://www.qwiki.com/v/<wbr></wbr>1pkeH1oi</a><br />
Class 5: <a href="http://www.qwiki.com/v/Lg8I2a0P" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">http://www.qwiki.com/v/<wbr></wbr>Lg8I2a0P</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging shuttle over the moon that students must "fix" like in <a href="http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?object=nasm_A20010176000" target="_blank">manned maneuvering units.</a></td></tr>
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Overall, this unit has been so inspiring... to me! Their excitement, awe, questions, thoughtfulness, collaboration and overall joy during this unit has been contagious! Interestingly, the <a href="http://www.nsbp.org/" target="_blank">National Society of Black Physicists</a> began sharing our work on Twitter.<br />
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I was blown away when they noted that THIS AGE GROUP would likely be the first to be on a manned mission to Mars. To hear that my students, these little explorers, may follow this path only makes me more passionate to bring the sciences to our students. <a href="http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/" target="_blank">Read more about the NASA Mars Exploration Program here.</a><br />
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In addition, I was recently selected to attend the <a href="http://educators.honeywell.com/" target="_blank">Honeywell Educator Space Camp at the US Space and Rocket Center this June</a>. It has always been a professional goal of mine to learn more about space science and it just so happened that my acceptance has coincided with our youngest learners' journey. I can't wait to bring back all I learn next year! </div>
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Finally, it seems that all the stars are aligning because my dear childhood friend and amazing author/illustrator <a href="http://jasonchin.net/" target="_blank">Jason Chin is releasing his newest book called "GRAVITY"</a> at the end of the month. While his books normally are for the 3rd-5th grade age, this one is perfect for our youngest learners. </div>
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Old friends reunited at NSTA14 in Boston! See Jason at the <a href="http://www.usasciencefestival.org/" target="_blank">USA Science and Engineering Festival April 25th </a>or at <a href="http://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/jason-chin-gravity" target="_blank">Politics and Prose on the 24th.</a></div>
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Our 4th graders are incredibly lucky to once again be part of the <a href="http://aiadac.com/" target="_blank">District Architecture Center</a>'s <a href="http://wafonline.org/architecture-schools" target="_blank">"Architects in the Schools" program</a>. We are now half way through our partnershis and our amazing architects from <a href="http://www.hksinc.com/" target="_blank">HKS</a><a href="http://www.hksinc.com/" target="_blank"> Inc.</a> have provided meaningful, exciting lessons to our students. So far, our amazing architecture team is made up of <a href="http://www.twitter.com/aBBnorml" target="_blank">Abigail Howard</a>, Matthew Noe, Sara Sepanski and Mindy Goodroe. Over the course of 8 sessions, our budding 4th grade architects will design DREAM classroom for our youngest learners, the preschool and prekindergarten students!<br />
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<b>Lesson One: What is Architecture? What do our clients need and want?</b><br />
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During the first lesson, "our" HKS architects introduced the project to the students: creating a DREAM classroom for our early childhood students! Each team would be in charge of designing one center (blocks, dramatic play, table toys, animals or library).<br />
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Not only did our budding architects listen to what their clients had to say, but they also observed them playing to get ideas. They took copious notes in their AIS program provided sketchbooks and began thinking about what could be included in this project.<br />
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<b>Lesson 2: Scale!</b><br />
This lesson introduced the students to the idea of drawing to scale. Using varying sized chairs as models and going on a measuring scavenger hunt, students gained a deeper understanding of the importance of the relationships between items in a classroom. <br />
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Students then took their measurements and translated them into a drawing that was created at half scale! This task challenged them to use their picture, math and people smarts.<br />
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Did you know that architects must be able to draw and create models of things from multiple perspectives?<b> </b></div>
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Our great architects came ready to teach students all about how to look at things and draw them from varying perspectives. </div>
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Using cups cut in different ways, actual models and examples of their every day work, students learned that there are very specific ways that architects relay their ideas to others. Other topics introduced included architectural symbols and line weight. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HKS Architects Abigail and Matthew give examples of their own work to inspire students!</td></tr>
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<b>Lesson 4: Using our 5 senses to inspire design!</b></div>
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Have you ever thought that when designing a space you'd need to take into account how things would smell? How about how they sound? These are important considerations for architects! Students had mystery bags that held their "sense". They then collected inspiration related to that sense around the classroom and presented their ideas to the class. For example, those with "sound", found things such as marbles could be included in a room to provide our client with fun sounds. One group was inspired to make a "scratch and sniff" wall by exploring the smells that could be included in their space.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students find items in the classroom that represent their ideas for what they could "SEE" in a dream early childhood class. Other students make notes in their sketch books about the items they chose to represent their ideas for "TOUCH". These included soft items, bumpy items and round items.</td></tr>
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inspiration from their senses activity, students get to work sketching
some of their new ideas for their space. These students considered
creating a "dragon table" that would feel smooth, look interesting and
could be used in the "table toys" center.</td></tr>
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Over the next 5 weeks students will take all they have learned, each of their pieces of inspiration and apply it to creating models! Stay tuned for their work and their evidence of their learning! </div>
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Special thanks again to the District Architecture Center and our HKS Volunteers!!!</div>
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<br />Vanessa Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884164633661422356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049671994435210792.post-24838423664472989552014-02-01T11:58:00.002-05:002014-02-01T11:58:15.701-05:00MOVEMENT MADNESS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While hard to record while moving, the kids love our new song!<br />
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Our youngest STEM levers at Maury have been exploring the ways that
things move in the world around them. From hula hoops to musical
instruments, gears to ramps, PS-1st grade are delving into "MOVEMENT".<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kindergarten students observe how musical instruments move to make sound and recording results.</td></tr>
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Based on their age and developmental stages, each grade level is taking
on different aspects of movement, including how they observe, discuss
and record their observations. This unit has been a great chance to use so many of our <a href="http://www.tecweb.org/styles/gardner.html" target="_blank">SMARTS</a> while practicing important <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/blog/habits-of-mind-terrell-heick" target="_blank">Habits of Mind </a>like "Look Carefully", " Wonder, Explore and Ask Questions", "Gathering Data Through All Senses" and more!</div>
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While planning this unit, I had a dream of creating a pendulum where students could see the path the pendulum followed when swinging. Our amazing art teacher Lauren Bomba has embraced bringing science into her art units and this inspired me to do the reverse... infuse ART into Think Tank!<br />
(Check out Maury Studio and the incredible work Ms. Bomba does on her blog at <a href="http://studiomaury.wordpress.com/">http://studiomaury.wordpress.com</a> ). I put out a call to parents in the Maury Community who could take on a challenge and two Maury dad's jumped at the chance! Over the past week they came in each morning to plan and test their creation and the result was AMAZING! Check this out!<br />
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Once the amazing pendulum was created, I made it a center choice for our youngest students. They picked crayons and drew what they saw. They were mesermized.... and so was I!<br />
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Kindergarten and 1st grade students took their exploration of the pendulum to a deeper level. They made predictions, completed a few different tests and communicated their findings to each other verbally and by sharing their written observations. In addition, I encouraged them to view the path of the pendulum from more than one perspective and see if that changes anything they saw.<br />
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Stay tuned for more images of our explorations and learning in Think Tank and images of student work!<br />
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<br />Vanessa Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884164633661422356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5049671994435210792.post-27837040298574571152014-01-26T20:00:00.001-05:002014-01-26T21:14:47.397-05:00STEM EXPO IN REVIEW! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i>What do you get when you mix <b>44</b> scientists, engineers, educators and professionals from national leading STEM organizations with <b>40 </b>volunteers, then add in <b>200</b> excited elementary learners and <b>250</b> (just as excited )adults? You end up with <b>ONE amazing night of THINKING AND LEARNING!</b></i></div>
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The cold and snow didn't slow this event one bit! Words can't possibly begin to explain this year's event so I'll rely on the pictures to tell the story!While not every table is represented in the pictures below, many are! As more pictures come in, I'll be sure to add them!</div>
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<i><b>(For a more detailed description of the event, <a href="http://www.thehillishome.com/2014/01/hill-school-report-the-maury-think-tank-expo/" target="_blank">visit The Hill is Home</a> for a post by a visitor!) </b></i></div>
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During the Expo there were three presentations in the my classroom from amazing raptor expert Jo Santiago from <a href="http://www.flyinghigherllc.com/" target="_blank">Flying Higher LLC</a>'s! Thanks to the <a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/" target="_blank">National Forest Service</a> for bringing this amazing presentation<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lindsey Williams from <a href="http://www.noaa.gov/" target="_blank">NOAA</a> shares "shoebox nautical charting" with interested students.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Master Astronomer Guy Brandenburg from <a href="http://capitalastronomers.org/" target="_blank">National Capital Astronomers</a> braved 3 hours in the single digits to allow visitors a clear view of Jupiter and it's 4 moons! He MADE that telescope himself! You were lucky to catch it without a long line, even in the cold!</td></tr>
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