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STEM Rec Challenges March 25-29, 2019 Art Steampunk. We are going to be talking about an art form called steampunk that started in the 19th century.  We are going to make simple steampunk style transportation. This project will use mixed media paint, markers, jewels, etc. Literacy Animal Party.   This week, literacy will be having an animal party with informational texts! Students will have a variety of books to choose from about all different types of animals. They will choose an animal they wish to learn more about and then study and read about it using the informational text provided. They'll use their fabulous art skills and create an animal example that has some of their favorite information and facts the students learned.Social Studies 80s and 90s. What was life was like in the 80s and 90s? how culture has changed over time? How do past eras have affect today? All of these answers and more at Social Studies this week. Engineering and Technology Windmill. F...

STEM Rec Challenges March 18-22, 2019 Fine Arts Shadow Puppets. Over at the art station this week we will be doing art, music, drama, social studies, literacy, and even a bit of engineering. We will have a week long unit on shadow puppets. We will learn about the Chinese tradition of shadow puppets and we will make our own. We will analyze the music that accompanies the puppetry and experiment with making similar music from household items and student created instruments. In pairs, we make up short scenes and lyrics to go along with our puppetry. Then we will be sharing our scenes behind a sheet with lights to get the full shadow puppet effect. Students who come to this station must be committed and able to come for the entire week in order to get challenge credit. If you are in field trips, plan on choosing a different challenge. Literacy Choose Your Own Adventure. This week, literacy is in the hands of the students. We will be talking about opinions and reasons. Our less...

STEM Rec Challenges March 11 - 15, 2019 Art Perspective Drawing. Perspective is a drawing technique that shows objects in 3-D on a flat piece of paper or canvas. The trick: using lines that recede to express a sense of distance. Perspective conveys depth and space. Drawing in one-point perspective seems complicated if you’ve never done it before. But if you know the rules, it's a snap. Students will be practicing these rules. Social Studies The Berlin Wall . Social Studies will present an introduction to the Cold War and the Berlin Wall. Students will learn about pilot Gail Halvorsen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and how he brought a sweet note to Operation Vittles, the United States military operation to bring food to the citizens of West Berlin. Of his own volition, he launched the adorably named Operation Little Vittles to bring candy and hope to the children of the blockaded city.  Engineering  Dinosaur Launchers. For this activity, students will be given...

STEM Rec Challenges March 5 - 8, 2019 Reminder : School is closed on Monday, March 4 for a professional development day.  Dr. Seuss Week Drama Dr. Seuss Skits. In drama we will be doing an improv game where the students will be given a short skit of a Dr. Seuss story which they will perform it in front of the group. Then they will be given random objects and will have to switch out it with an original object from the script. It will be a hilarious and fun exercise! Social Studies The Lorax.  Students will be discussing what we can do to be responsible stewards of our earth. We will fill out a worksheet on what we can do and students can draw what animal or plant they would like to see taken care of on the back. Engineering  Dr. Seuss Characters. Students will designing and making their very own Dr. Seuss inspired characters. Literacy There's a Wocket in My Pocket! Dr. Seuss is one of the most well-known children's book authors in the world. ...

STEM Rec Challenges February 25 - March 1, 2019 Literacy  Spelling Bee.  We will continue practicing our spelling words with new fun games like Sparkle and Splash Man. Remember, our school spelling bee will be next Thursday, February 28, at 1:30 . Families are welcome! Science  Meteorology.  How do meteorologists predict the weather? They use several different tools to measure atmospheric conditions and create educated guesses about future weather.  Students will learn about these different tools and make predictions of their own.  Engineering  Water Filters. Clean water is not available in all parts of the world. Many people live with polluted water that is unhealthy to drink. Civil, environmental, materials and mechanical engineers all contribute to developing technologies and systems to purify unclean water. Engineering will be building water filters and testing different materials to see which will filter the best. Math Target...

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 wa...

STEM Rec Challenges February 11 - 15, 2019 Science  Clouds and Weather. This is the first week of the sciences table's weather unit. Students will learn to identify different types of clouds and what they do. They will also learn the causes of precipitation. 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. Art Watercolor .   Art will be working on some watercolor Valentine's Day art.  Give your watercolor art piece to your favorite Valentine or you can use it to decorate your room. Literacy Don't Eat Pete! Students will learn new vocabulary words by reading a fun book. They will reinforce the new vocabulary by playing a fun game called “Don’t Eat Pete”! Social Studies Ruby ...