Nancy Balaun

5th grade teacher; gifted endorsed

[Nancy Balaun @NBalaun]

Improve: The first design worked but had a hard landing for our ping pong passenger, great improvements and collaboration. ⁦@DCSDSTEM⁩ ⁦@OakcliffEagle1⁩

[Nancy Balaun @NBalaun]

Ping pong ball zip line challenge.

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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

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And Arian explains how to set up a variable to keep score! Get them started and they will take it from there!

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Ms. Balaun’s class are more experienced users and their programs begin utilizing controls like loops and if. Then. ⁦@DCSDSTEM⁩ ⁦@OakcliffEagle1⁩

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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SUCCESS! Lot’s of productive failure comes first! ⁦@OakcliffEagle1⁩ ⁦@DCSDSTEM⁩

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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

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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

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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

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Georgia stem day. Oakcliff��s fifth grade gets a “STEMonstration of quantum physics. ⁦@DCSDSTEM⁩ ⁦@TAGOnline⁩ ⁦@OakcliffEagle1⁩

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Miss Rucker makes sure virtual students are included in STEM activities equally. Three different at home builds happening live! ⁦@DCSDSTEM⁩ ⁦@DeKalbSchools⁩ ⁦@OakcliffEagle1⁩ ⁦@TAGOnline⁩

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GA Stem day is off to a great start. Oakcliff Miss Ingram‘s first grade! Love her well written plan! ⁦@DCSDSTEM⁩ ⁦@DeKalbSchools⁩ ⁦@TAGOnline⁩ ⁦@OakcliffEagle1⁩

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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

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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

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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