STEM Rec Challenges February 19-22nd, 2019

STEM Rec Challenges

February 19-22nd, 2019

Drama
Ghost Election. In an effort to help our country through these hard times, a ghost election is being held this February at Franklin Discovery Academy.  The candidates are George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  Find out more about these presidents as you prepare for our ghost presidential puppet debate.  Who should the students of Franklin Discovery Academy vote for and why? In this two day unit, come make a talking heads puppet and participate as either Washington or Lincoln in a puppet presidential debate.

Literacy
Spelling Bee. With the upcoming spelling bee, of February 28th literacy is going into full spelling fun mode! Join us as we play a variety of different spelling games this week like "You Try, I Try" and spelling charades! Come test your skills and at the very least, have a ton of fun learning and practicing old and new words!

Social Studies
Home Front. During World War II the men went off to war but what happened at home? What happen to all the jobs that the men use to do? How did families provide for themselves? Come find out.

Engineering and Technology
Coding. Students will be building the layout of a game, creating the art and animating a character to play in the game using Bloxels. Bloxels is a hands-on platform for kids to build, collaborate, and tell stories through video game creation. Thank you to the Trueblood family for donating this fun program.

Math
Color by Number. There have been so many advancements made during the 20th Century, particularly in art. In Math we will be coloring by number.

Science
Extreme Weather. Science students will identify different types of natural disasters: tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms, etc. We will also be learning about how to prepare for such events.

Wellness Thursday
Team building Games. Team-building activities provide kids with situational tools that they need to recognize those around them and interact with others in a meaningful way.  They are also a fun way to teach students cooperation.