Kalista Pendleton

Educator | STEM | Gifted & Talented

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[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

Happy holidays! ⛄️ These edible trees were so much fun to create! 🎄 #HolidayActivity #STEM #HOLIDAYSPIRIT #ProjectBasedLearning #education #Gifted #ChristmasTree

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

6th grade has been working on arcade games to hold an arcade for the 4th graders before the holiday break! 🏀 #STEM #ProjectBasedLearning #Arcade #Inspired #CainsArcade #hoops #play

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

Students love when they get to use the #Glowforge! 😎 #LaserEngraving #ProjectBasedLearning #FutureLeaders #STEM

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

This week students designed their own balloon floats for the Thanksgiving Day parade, coded Sphero robots to drive their balloons, and used a green screen to make it seem like our floats were in New York City! 🦃🎈 @carlyandadam @SpheroEdu
#STEM #projectbasedlearning #GreenScreen

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

6th grade students made Halloween plinko/pinball games! They had so much fun with this project!
#STEM #3DuxDesign #ProjectBasedLearning #Halloween #Plinko #Pinball

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

This week we made pumpkin stands! Thank you for the awesome idea @carlyandadam! We adjusted some of the materials because our pumpkins were a bit bigger. 🎃 #STEM #ProjectBasedLearning #PumpkinStands #GiftedandTalented #OctoberSTEM

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

Today for our geography lesson we made balloon globes! 🌎 #Geography #BalloonGlobe #STEM #ProjectBasedLearning #WorldMap #Earth

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

Today we did the index card challenge! Students had to try to make the tallest tower with 50 index cards. I love to see their smiles as they participate in STEM activities! #STEM #Teamwork #JoyofLearning #IndexCardChallenge #GiftedandTalented

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

Today we read "Ada Twist Scientist" and made elephant toothpaste to help demonstrate an exothermic reaction! 🐘 Thanks for the lesson idea @carlyandadam!
#STEM #ElephantToothpaste #ChemicalReactions #Exothermic #ProjectBasedLearning

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

I always love doing the Pringles Challenge at the beginning of the year! It's such a great team/partner building activity and the kids have a blast! #PringlesChallenge #Pringles #Learning #teambuilding #STEM

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

I love introducing STEAM to my students. Even my older kiddos love the picture books and activities. They never get a chance to "play" anymore. @carlyandadam #JrHigh #STEAM #learning #classbuilding

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

@shirky17 I just used a good pair of scissors! They worked great.

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

Pool noodle STEM at our summer program! I was amazed by these student's creativity! Their challenge was to create a creature using pool noodle pieces and toothpicks. 👾
#STEM #Creativity #Education #Learning #PoolNoodles #Creatures #Toothpicks

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

Enjoying this beautiful day outside and starting my new book! 📖 @dailystem I loved your presentation at #JoyofStem with @carlyandadam!
#Stem #Education #Play #Learn

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

Christina Lake 😍⛺️🏞
#Wyoming #Camping #Hiking #OffRoad #ChristinaLake #Adventure #SummerVibes

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

I loved @manuelherrera33 presentation about sketching your thinking at #JoyofSTEM with @carlyandadam! I will definitely use this as an introductory lesson at the beginning of the school year!
#Sketch #GetToKnowYou #Education

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

I am so excited for the The Joy of STEM Teachers Summit with @carlyandadam! The first session with @kcollazo was amazing! The proof is in the pictures! STEM inspires creativity and brings joy!
#thejoyofstem #creativity #STEM #TallestTower #KEVA #CreatingJoy

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

Students engineered their own Bristlebot and created mazes and race tracks to test them on. Bristlebots are made with the head of a toothbrush, a tiny motor, a battery, and decorations. 🪥🤖
#STEM #Bristlebots #engineeringdrawing #Robotics #Education #ProjectBasedLearning

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

For this STEM project we studied volcanoes and learned all about chemical reactions! 🌋
#STEM #JoyofSTEM #Education #Volcano #VolcanicEruption #ChemicalReaction #BakingSodaAndVinegar

[Kalista Pendleton @MrsPendleton_GT]

Make the most of sunny and warm days by taking advantage of all the sunlight! This Solar S'mores Activity uses the heat of the sun to create an oven-like effect in a cardboard box. 🍫☀️
#STEM #SummerSTEM #Educational #SolarEnergy #SolarOvenSmores #Smores #DominosPizza