Passion Projects

Our final project in GT is to apply the research, leadership, technology, or problem-solving skills students have gained over the years of GT to a real-world project. They were to choose something that they are passionate about. The requirements: Learn something (research), Make or Do something, and Share. Presentation day is May 10.

Students could choose to work alone, with a partner, or with a group. So what are they doing? Ask your child! We have 10 projects in progress. One group is running a fund raiser for a local animal shelter, several are researching a topic and creating documentaries, someone is learning the programming language for an Arduino microchip to design (with digital electrical components) a functioning calculator, and another group is learning music skills as they harmonize, film, and edit a lyric video. Wow! So much creativity in this group! I can't wait to see the final results of these ambitious student-led projects.

Pipe-Cleaner Challenge

Real world companies face challenges such as layoffs, cutbacks. and outsourcing. How do these effect the final products? Find out how our 4th graders dealt with these challenges in this short challenge.

Chess Day

We have been fortunate enough to have Mr. Arney, our chess instructor join our classes for some dynamic chess lessons. Check out a bit of this week's fun lesson.

Animoto Vocabulary Movie

 The kids created short Animoto movies to "teach" one of their Architecture and Engineering vocab words.  They found examples of their word and put them in educational and entertaining videos to share!

Clay-mation - Movie in a Day

Students created didactic animated clay videos today. All of these stories have a moral. Check out the creativity!

 

Tunnels & Dams

Today we played in the dirt! Students explored the amazing engineering of tunnels and dams. We learned types and techniques as well as some history of the engineering processes. Making models is a great way to explore the challenges involved. Check out our busy day in this short video!