Christine McLaren

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

Learning about energy transfer through the mini pumpkin chunkin' catapult challenge! #RSISTEM

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

Last meet of the season! Our 5th and 6th grade cross country runners did a great job! @RSIHawks

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

Students really enjoyed exploring and trying some new challenges in the Math Museum today! @RSIHawks

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

First breakout box of the year! Students successfully used teamwork and cooperation to break the codes! @RSIHawks

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

@AsteadWesley Tt

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

After researching the planets students designed an alien with special adaptations to be able to survive the harsh conditions on their planet.

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

Lots of collaboration and sharing today as team 6-2 presents their biome mobile museums . After weeks of research and preparation it was great to see the students sharing their expertise! @RSIHawks @HammKristyn

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

Working on our coding skills with a variety of activities! Thanks to @hselibrarydude for organizing the fun! @HammKristyn @RSIHawks

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

Team 6-2 enjoyed the day at the zoo. Students are excited to participate in the zoo enrichment challenge. We can't wait to come up with some innovative ideas for the adorable macaques! @RSIHawks @HammKristyn @emilystout_rsi

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

Thanks to @hselibrarydude for the stimulating Sphero Lyft Challenge! Students had a blast designing their "Sphero cars" and practicing their coding skills!

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

Breakout box success!! Students practiced their math skills to solve the codes and open the locks!

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

How can we change a paper airplane to make it fly farther? Team 6-2 built and tested their planes with a variety of independent variables.

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

Do double stuffed Oreos really have twice the cream filling? Team 6-2 conducted a lab investigation today and found out that they actually do!

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

Lots of great teamwork used today to complete our first STEM design challenge!

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

What's the probability? Students create and play games of chance. Probability must have been high because we had lots of lucky winners!

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

Students enjoy playing "life sized" games created in TE time! @RSIHawks

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

Trying out our coding skills to complete the "Ozobot Bowling Challenge".

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

Team 6-1 enjoyed a day at the zoo while researching for our Zoo Animal Enrichment Project! Students learned more about lemurs (our chosen animal) and observed all different types of enrichment being used throughout the zoo to benefit the animals. @RSIHawks

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

Team 6-1 is all decked out in red for Red Ribbon Week! @RSIHawks @rsicounselors

[Christine McLaren @CmclarenC]

Given a piece of cardboard and a pencil, can students design an experiment with independent and dependent variables? We did just that! Each group successfully created and performed their own unique experiment!