Hudson Trader

4th Grade STEM teacher | Our future is in the hands of the next generation, why not teach them to think creatively | MSEd, TESOL certification candidate

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

Nothing is better than a week long STEM challenge coming back from a long break. 50 straws, a meter of tape and a bunch of team work. Whomever builds the tallest structure wins. Side note a bunch of 4th graders beat my tower. #STEMeD #4thGrade #science

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

With this week being National Park Week! The 4th graders were surprised with new parks that they haven’t studied yet! Each table has 6 possible parks to research and learn about! Step 1 of the bigger picture! #STEMeducation #NPS #4thGrade

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

Oh how the National Parks map keeps on growing! Parks maps, US Nationals Parks pinned and now animals that live within the park! 4th Grade will soon expand on their National Parks knowledge! @NatGeo @NSTA #NPS #STEMeducation #scienceeducation

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

As we move out of our next unit and start thinking about the school science fair, the inquiry cycle is coming into full effect. I am excited to introduce more engineering and program based learning tasks coming up! #STEMeducation #Science #PBL #Engineering

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

In our exploration of the Ring of Fire, we used @googleearth to explore 7 main volcanoes. After learning about eruption dates, locations, and other information. Students broke down this information in @breakoutEDU to help Squiggly escape the volcano. #scienceEd #STEM #elementary

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

4th Grade is learning about volcanoes! As we have learned about plate tectonics and the Ring of Fire, Google Earth is helping support our learning by showing volcanoes all across the world. #volcano #stemEd #elementary #GoogleEarth

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

4th grade is moving into their next unit which explores natural hazards. Our first part of the unit studies earthquakes. These are their engineering tasks to have earthquake resistant home designs. #STEM #scienceEd #elementary #4thGrade

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

It amazes me that teaching gravity in Montana public schools is a topic which the government wants to legislate. Banning all scientific theories limits all students’ abilities for discourse in a scientific setting. This also limits discussions on cell theory and evolution.

[Blair Miller @blairmiller]

Several Montana students said Monday that a lawmaker did not correctly interpret scientific theory and that his bill would ban common theories, like gravity, from being taught – hampering their education and futures in STEM fields. https://t.co/TUInaCb9XA ⁦@daily_montanan⁩

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

Our unit on landforms, weathering and erosion is coming to an end. I will never again underestimate how much 4th Graders enjoy maps. All of these awesome maps are available thanks to @NatlParkService @gi #scienceEd #STEM #4thGrade

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

Just another day of exploring National Park before learning how they were created through weathering and erosion. Our newest journey takes us to Carlsbad National Park! Special thanks to @breakoutEDU for getting us to our next location Great Sand Dunes! #stem #ScienceEd #NPS

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

Lab notebooks and Breakout Edu to finish off our study at Arches National Park. While drawing important land forms and solving riddles based of the locations that are found! Adventure awaits as we continued our adventure next time at Carlsbad Cavern! #elementaryEd @breakoutEDU

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

Nothing says studying the National Parks like using physical maps and Google Earth to locate and view specific areas in Arches National Park. #STEM #NPS #Arches @ArchesNPS

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

Fourth Grade science is moving on from exploring Acadia National Park as we move onto the Grand Canyon. Erosion is one of the major factors shaping the landscape. Today in 4th grade we will learn how this happens! #STEM #elementaryEd #ScienceEd

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

Who said mapping can’t be fun! As we move towards our new unit, we used 2D and 3D maps to learn about land features. Using GoogleEarth we took a tour through Acadia National Park and identified features! #stemEd #nextgen #technology #4thGrade #scienceeducation

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

Absolutely awful, this disaster won’t be able to be cleaned up. This is an ongoing conversation within my classroom as we talk about the pros and cons of energy sources. As much as we need oil, we also need to protect the environment to limit the impact. #STEMed #environment

[Nebraska Public Media News @NebPubMediaNews]

We wanted to get a bird's eye view of the Keystone Pipeline oil spill, so we used a drone:

[We Are Teachers @WeAreTeachers]

Practices like restorative justice and PBIS are on the rise, but do they really work? https://t.co/jqeVnJKcbX

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

Our energy and motion unit is wrapping up! Today after exploring on gizmo we are going to make predictions based off what we know about speed! Using Yu Darvish’s 5 pitches we will predict which pitch will come first! #scienceeducation #STEAM #baseball

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

I’m extremely proud of all of the hard work my students are doing when they are making questions about the world around them! #inquiry #naturalphenomenon #StemEd #elementaryEd #energy #wonderwall

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

Day 1 of 4th Grade Science done! I’m excited to build a wonderful atmosphere for the next generation of leaders! #StemEducation #elementary #energy

[Hudson Trader @HudsonRTrader]

4th grade is diving deep into adding specific details into our writing! We used our previous knowledge about the vaquita to help explore how far we could push our thinking! #4thGrade #elementary #vaquitas #PushingOurThinking