Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School

Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary is located in the West River area near downtown Tampa along the Tampa Riverwalk. Where kids get a
scientific start.

[Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School @JustES_STEM]

Thank you #AbbottElementary and @ABCNetwork for the amazing book fair you put on for us! The kids loved the two free books they received. Also, thanks for the 10 free teacher books for them to add to their library! This will be an experience they will always remember! @Chavers_JC

[Amanda Crane @AmandaSciTeach]

We reviewed how volume takes up space by building rooms in Minecraft @PlayCraftLearn. We even used the portfolio and chalkboards to label our builds! @WeAreHAEST @TampaBaySTEM @JustES_STEM @HCPSElemScience

[Amanda Crane @AmandaSciTeach]

I have had a couple different positions this year, but currently I teach 5th grade self contained! This week we have been reading about How to Make S’mores. So learned about solar energy, made a solar oven and made some delicious s’mores! @JustES_STEM @WeAreHAEST @iReady

[Amanda Crane @AmandaSciTeach]

During our small groups today, we investigated how the strength of force effects an object’s motion! They loved the LEGO push machine! @JustES_STEM @WeAreHAEST @HCPSElemScience @LEGO_Education @TampaBaySTEM

[Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School @JustES_STEM]

Join us for some fall fun!

[Amanda Crane @AmandaSciTeach]

My 5th graders tested out ramp height, hill height and loops this week! They can’t wait to use this data for their roller coaster deigns next week! @JustES_STEM @WeAreHAEST @HCPSElemScience

[Amanda Crane @AmandaSciTeach]

Ms. Metzger’s 4th graders got to test out their blueprint and collect data on their marshmallow launcher! @JustES_STEM @WeAreHAEST @TampaBaySTEM @HCPSElemScience

[Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School @JustES_STEM]

During Ms. Medina’s 1st grade STEM Time, students reviewed how to make observations using their five senses! Coding mouse was a hit! @WeAreHAEST @HCPSElemScience @TampaBaySTEM

[Amanda Crane @AmandaSciTeach]

It was a coding mouse kind of day!! Mrs. Watson let me do a reading center with some of her 2nd graders! We worked on words with “sh” sounds! @JustES_STEM @WeAreHAEST @TampaBaySTEM @HCPSRead

[Amanda Crane @AmandaSciTeach]

When a science teacher subs during a reading class, you better believe LEGO will be involved! @JustES_STEM @WeAreHAEST @LEGO_Education @HCPSRead

[Amanda Crane @AmandaSciTeach]

I love these simple machine lessons! 2nd graders in @kenclifton00 class built Cinderella’s Coach and collected data on how different amounts of force effects an object’s motion! Check out that amazing notebook entry! @WeAreHAEST @JustES_STEM @HCPSElemScience @LEGO_Education

[Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School @JustES_STEM]

Students in Ms. Metzger’s 4th grade class we’re investigating with how energy causes motion and creates change! Collecting data with wind up toys is so much fun! @WeAreHAEST @HCPSElemScience @TampaBaySTEM

[Amanda Crane @AmandaSciTeach]

Today I had the pleasure of working with Dr. Jackson’s class while she was out! We used nonstandard units of measure to measure the size of our foot! @WeAreHAEST @HCPSElemScience @JustES_STEM

[Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School @JustES_STEM]

Today in @DerecaThomas and Ms. Quinn’s kinder class, students used observations to sort cereal of similar pieces and drew sketches of their sorts. @HCPSElemScience @WeAreHAEST

[Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School @JustES_STEM]

Today during 1st grade STEM time we used properties of matter to sort out bricks by color and worked cooperatively to build a house! @WeAreHAEST @HCPSElemScience @TampaBaySTEM @LEGO_Education

[Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School @JustES_STEM]

@DerecaThomas kinder class went outside to make observations and then recorded them in their scientific notebook! @WeAreHAEST @HCPSElemScience @TampaBaySTEM

[Riverwalk STEM Academy @ Just Elementary School @JustES_STEM]

In Ms. Metzger’s 4th grade class, students learned about different forms of energy by investigating with flashlights, rubber band guitars and wind up toys! @WeAreHAEST @HCPSElemScience @TampaBaySTEM

[Amanda Crane @AmandaSciTeach]

Working on our observation and inferencing skills using the coding blocks in WeDo 2.0! I love the kids faces the first time they press play! @JustES_STEM @LEGO_Education @WeAreHAEST @HCPSElemScience