Improve: The first design worked but had a hard landing for our ping pong passenger, great improvements and collaboration. @DCSDSTEM @OakcliffEagle1
Oakcliff students have to record their tests so that they can use the time stamp on the video to calculate the speed of travel and analyze for improvements. @DCSDSTEM @OakcliffEagle1
Oakcliff’s National Stem Day is off to a great start! Ms. Jackson’s class takes their very fist steps in coding with Scratch! @DCSDSTEM @OakcliffEagle1
Oakcliff students use compass directions and orienteering skills to create and decode secret messages using letters taped In the cardinal and inter cardinal directions around the room. Stem and social studies! @DCSDSTEM @OakcliffEagle1
Why I love interactive notebooks: in this child’s notebook she shows her understanding of the Content distinguishing mammals from birds in her own words with her own art in preparation for designing her digital field guide for our garden. @DCSDSTEM @OakcliffEagle1
Oakcliff’s Hiliana 2nd gradeR. Her 1st ever program is the most “beautiful creation she has ever made!” This is why we do stem! @DCSDSTEM @OakcliffEagle1
Oakcliff‘s fifth grader Arfon got so excited about tinker cad he spent his whole evening designing his own house. Teachers just need to get them logged in and the kids will take it from there. @DCSDSTEM @OakcliffEagle1 @OakcliffES3151
Oakcliff’s fourth and fifth grade work with Fernbank expert to build launchers using a budget. Learning that engineers must factor costs. @DCSDSTEM�� @OakcliffEagle1 @OakcliffES3151
The pandemic brings added challenges to consulting with Stem experts, but 4th grade at Oakcliff makes it work. Consultation with turtle expert, Dr. Wejnert from Fernbank science Center happening now! @DCSDSTEM @OakcliffEagle1 @FernbankScience
Oakcliff’s Ms. DeVastey brings Real-world. Shipping issues to a stem challenge. Can you design a mega barge that will hold as many marbles as possible without sinking? Panama Canal, transportation, economics. @DCSDSTEM @OakcliffEagle1
Oakcliff’s Ms. Bronner’s fifth grade designs a way to safely deliver supplies during the Berlin Airlift. Social Studies in Stem @DeKalbSchools@DCSDSTEM@OakcliffEagle1
Oakcliff stem: tornadoes destroyed some green houses in south Georgia recently. The Georgia Department of Agriculture want you to think about the 3-D shapes you learn about in math and see if you can design a greenhouse to replace the ones that were blown down. @DCSDSTEM
Oakcliff Miss Bronner‘s class laying the foundation for upcoming stem project. Learning how to tell stories through digital animation. The first step was learning how to create your own animated GIF. @DCSDSTEM @OakcliffEagle1 @OakcliffES3151