This week in Lego WeDo, students experimented with complex robot models and coding. For the first time, they programmed their robots to perform two actions simultaneously. On Wednesday, the students were tasked with building an earthquake simulator to test different…
Minecraft Smiles [Week 2]
This week in Minecraft, students continued with character customizations and game modifications, working alone and in pairs, while learning to build various structures within their worlds.
Robotics with VEX Builds Bot Bases and Ramp Races [Week 2]
This week it was all about that base in VEX. The class built a ton of stuff – from bot bases to adding second stories to individual bases with wheels. And for those who finished early, a ramming device. Students…
Inspiring Global Leaders Create Quizzy Kahoot!s and Packing Plans [Week 2]
Inspiring Global Leaders presented research on countries they were assigned during Week 1. After each presentation, students participated in fun Kahoot! quizzes, nudging the competition out of the way! Students also learned about international relations, immigration and refugees, and global health…
Hawaii Nature Study: Explorers Bug Around [Week 2]
The Explorers kicked off the week with a visit to Mānoa Stream, catching invasive species of fish with Mr. Cory. Midweek, guest speakers Ms. Jodie and Ms. Amber introduced etymology and native bugs. Students then created made-up insects, and even found resemblances…
Drama: Summer Stars the Musical Lip Syncs the Week Away [Week 2]
Creativity is abuzz this week as students began crafting their script! Learning and practicing songs is tough work, but performing unique lip sync routines for their favorite songs was the sweet reward.
STEM Discovery Gets a Reaction [Week 2]
Students in STEM Discovery started off their week by experimenting with different recipes to make play-dough. Students had to determine why some were dry, some were oily, and others were sticky. They continued their week with chemical reactions. They inflated…
Recycled Arts Create Shrinky Dinks and Friendship Bracelets [Week 2]
This week in the Recycled Arts class, students learned different braiding techniques to use on their friendship bracelets and necklaces. Students also started collecting materials for their mural from the field outside of their classroom. Students in the Recycled Arts…
HNS Researchers Choose an Insect [Week 2]
This week the students learned about insects and selected the one they would like to research. They also began their plant project to figure out which type of soil (sand, water, rock, or nutrient rich soil) grows the best plants.…
EV3 Complete Several ‘Bot Challenges [Week 2]
With our first week under our belts, our class began moving into our objective oriented tasks. Using what we learned about the various movement functions of our bot, the class started off this week with a mission that involved rotating…