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[Todd Eldredge ⛸️ @toddeldredge]

What are you all doing in quarantine? Here’s what we did tonight. 30 minute setup, 30 second takedown. 😂 @kevaplanks #family #fun #kids #kidswithendlessenergy #quarantine #covid #activities #ayrton&dada #fatherandson… https://t.co/8qvsOLe6ho

[FCPS STEAM @FCPSSTEAM]

Systems are everywhere! Pick five items from your home to learn about systems and how they can be a powerful problem solving tool #fcpsPOG. Find more activities in packets mailed home https://t.co/A4CDC8zppS like the shadow puppet theater pictured here. @prc_fcps @FCPSEquity

[FCPS AAP @fcpsaap]

Exploring concepts doesn't have to be a big production. Try using concept quadrants (also known as "which one doesn't belong") to find similarities and differences. This strategy helps us make connections and form generalizations. Make your own and share @fcpsaap #CCTatHome!

[NAGC @NAGCGIFTED]

New @nagcgifted TIP Sheet! For parents & educators to help #giftedminds manage feelings, sadness, & anxiety during pandemic, w/ strategies by developmental stage. Thx to @theamendgroup @drjessica17 @MicheleJoerg Megan Parker Peters https://t.co/GgmLemqNVX #gifted #gifteded

[FCPS AAP @fcpsaap]

What does Spring mean to you? Does it fill you with joy as new plants bloom or frustration as your allergies make you sneeze? Create a PMI (Plus, Minus, Interesting) chart about Spring. Share with us your ideas! Tag @fcpsaap and share your thinking.

[FCPS STEAM @FCPSSTEAM]

@fcpsnews @NationalPTA @csteachersorg @VASecofEdu @codeVirginia @APSVirginia @PWCSNews @ACPSk12 @LCPSOfficial @Henrico_Steam @HCPSS @vbschools @mymcpsva @CCPS @BaltCitySchools @MCPS @dcpublicschools @pgcps Sharing daily STEAM & #CSforAll Computer Science ideas from March15-21 @FCPSnews @STEMconnector @RoanokeSchools @fcpsk12 @SCPSchools @SpotsySchools @NPSchools @cpschoolsva @ccpsinfo @RPS_Schools @CharlesCityPS @HamptonCSchools @nnschools @PortsVASchools @STEM_HenryCoVA @CCS_iSTEM

[FCPS STEAM @FCPSSTEAM]

How far can a paper plane fly? Imagine, engineer, and improve paper airplanes in this activity inspired by @NASASTEM @airandspace. Tag @FCPSSTEAM to share your designs. @prc_fcps @fcpsnews @FSP_FCPS @childsci @STEMconnector FCPS families visit https://t.co/lOZWKx5L7D for more.

[FCPS STEAM @FCPSSTEAM]

Thinking about how to improve paper plane designs? Learn more about planes and aerodynamics at https://t.co/rLWjoVC51y with the @FFXNetwork “Aerospace Academy: Paper Airplane Design” video and more.

[FCPS STEAM @FCPSSTEAM]

Try a #MakeCode version of a See 10, Do 10 Challenge. Code a virtual #microbit to roll a random number. Then do that number reps of any exercise. No tech? code a loop of moves with #CSunplugged inspired by @codeorg. FCPS families visit https://t.co/lOZWKx5L7D #CSinFCPS #CSforAll

[FCPS STEAM @FCPSSTEAM]

Asking questions leads to creativity and discovery for children and adults alike. Questions are the building blocks of STEAM careers: scientists, computer scientists, engineers, artists, mathematicians, and many more! Make today a day full of questioning and wonder.

[FCPS STEAM @FCPSSTEAM]

Explore how shapes can relate to engineering. Try a tower building activity and the @Smithsonianscie K-8 games https://t.co/LoagTQaVY7 that inspired this activity. Tag @FCPSSTEAM to share your designs. @prc_fcps @fcpsnews @childsci FCPS families visit https://t.co/lOZWKx5L7D

[FCPS STEAM @FCPSSTEAM]

Students can learn coding with @scratch. Visit https://t.co/hiX2XNDZFY and https://t.co/uoU20fbko5 to create #scratchinpractice. No computer? Try the #CSunplugged activity in the attached pic inspired by @codeorg #CSforAll @prc_fcps @fcpsnews @FSP_FCPS @FCPS_IDTS @csteachersorg

[FCPS STEAM @FCPSSTEAM]

With a box, scissors, tape, markers, and a flashlight, parents can help their students engineer a shadow puppet theater. @prc_fcps @fcpsnews @FSP_FCPS @FCPS_IDTS @childengineer @STEMconnector @childsci FCPS families visit https://t.co/lOZWKwO9J3 for more resources.

[FCPS AAP @fcpsaap]

Engage in Creative and Critical Thinking (CCT) using a mindmap. Create a mindmap of the events that took place in a book you are reading. What happened at the beginning, middle, and end? You can use words or drawings to share your ideas. Tag @fcpsaap to share your mindmaps!

[FCPS AAP @fcpsaap]

Engage in Creative and Critical Thinking (CCT) using questioning. Questioning is the process of exploring, challenging, and assessing ideas. Take a picture or draw something around your house. What do you see, think, or wonder? Tag @fcpsaap to share your picture and questions!

[FCPS AAP @fcpsaap]

Scamper is an acronym that represents Substitute, Combine, Add, Modify/Magnify/Minify, Put to another use, Eliminate, or Rearrange/Reverse. Choose an everyday object and using SCAMPER create a new invention. Tag @fcpsaap a picture of your new design. #CCTatHome

[Fox Mill AAP @FoxMillESAAP]

1st grader are programming with Blue-Bots and ipads #pog @fcpssteam @FoxMillES

[Fox Mill AAP @FoxMillESAAP]

Kindergartners learned how to program using Blue-Bots @fcpssteam @FoxMillES

[Fox Mill AAP @FoxMillESAAP]

Toys for Tots will be delivered to the firehouse today. Thank you so much to all the families who donated! What an amazingly generous community we have! @FoxMillES #ourfcps

[Fox Mill AAP @FoxMillESAAP]

The SCA helped load up all the Toys for Tots collected so far to be delivered to the fire station. Thank you so much to all the Fox Mill families who have already donated! Donations are still being accepted through Dec. 14. #ourfcps #ethicalandglobalcitizens @FoxMillES