Mark Swanson

Sixth Grade Teacher, Ruth Grimes Elementary

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Some fantastic 6th grade STEM projects on a beautiful day, watched by the entire student body. Science learning can be fun, JUST TRY IT! #ruthgrimesrams

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Grimes 5th & 6th graders having fun with Arduino, coding, making some noise with Kids that Code!

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Beginning Arduino Ss turn on a light! Just pure joy in the room that they were able to accomplish this simple task. What a great job I have. Grimes 5th & 6th graders rock. Looking forward to better things for these Ss.

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Break from the performance task my Ss talents on display with a little seasonal art. It's amazing what they can do. Grimes 6th graders are awesome.

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Basic circuits and some Halloween fun with Room 30s Maker Space. Fun! Grimes 6th graders rock!

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36 Solar Ovens learning how the scientific process works from problem to reflection. Plus some good treats. Too many cookies! Grimes sixth grade rocks!

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Door barricades today during our drill. Guess which side is the boys?

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From a single blinking light 3 months ago to programming an intricate door lock system. Grimes 6th graders designing fantastic Arduino projects. Thanks Mike, Mrs. Swanson for your support. Grimes students Rock!

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RegionalGrimes Science Fair participants and their parents. Great Night two Silver and a Bronze. Thank You parents for your support.

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6th graders at Grimes Hot Air Balloons Great Fun! Experiments with heat.

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Digestive System from start to finish. Hands on learning. Great Fun!

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Ping pong for PE Great Fun!

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More Grimes Science Fair participants

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Grimes' students present and past having a great day at BHS for district Science Fair. Great job kids,I'm proud of you way to represent your school

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Stepcon18 80 6th graders had a great time. Robotics, Augmented Reality, Biology, Engineering and so much more. Thanks Bourns inc in Riverside for a memorable experience for all.

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Problem solving, collaboration, high level reading and vocabulary 14 ladies learning arduinos, coding and having a great time. Fun day for all. More to come!

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Boys' Arduino class big smiles just coding a blinking light. More advanced projects in their future. Girls' class on Thursday looking forward to watching all grow into computer engineers. Or at least the desire to be one.

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Ss experimenting with heat transfer through conduction, analyzing data to judge effectiveness of their projects, plus eating some treats. Great day at Grimes! 6th graders ROCK!

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Kids being Kids. The pure joy of play! Conga line fun!

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So ready, for a grrrreat year. Share your class, trade ideas. Good luck everyone.