Alex Pichler (he/him)

New Westminster grade 6/7 teacher at QMS. Current UBC MET student.

[Alex Pichler (he/him) @mralexpi]

Excited to share our archway design project! We’re grateful for an innovation grant to make it all possible. #sd40learns #ADST

[Alex Pichler (he/him) @mralexpi]

No time to waste in the wood shop leading up to spring break. Credit for the project idea: https://t.co/mYdFQODbwW Although we added a compartment underneath to avoid marbles bouncing everywhere 😬 #SD40learns

[Alex Pichler (he/him) @mralexpi]

Body systems projects are coming together! ⁦@whitesidewolves⁩

[jordan mccuaig (he/him) @yvrtechteacher]

Students in Division 2 have been learning about electronics. We collected a bin of broken items and are exploring. We already fixed our broken light tree! A good example of the ‘messy middle’ and all the curiosity and excitement that goes along with it. @whitesidewolves #sd38

[Alex Pichler (he/him) @mralexpi]

Students are getting into testing and discussing experimental probability, a very fun topic! ⁦@whitesidewolves⁩ ⁦@sd38learn⁩

[Alex Pichler (he/him) @mralexpi]

Board game design 101 with a group of grade 6/7’s! Students were really into decorating and playing the games, collaboration and decision making was challenging at times. @whitesidewolves

[Alex Pichler (he/him) @mralexpi]

Students made simple circuits with wire, batteries and a lightbulb. Afterwards they made stop motion videos to present their creations. @whitesidewolves

[Alex Pichler (he/him) @mralexpi]

@npaklui @TrinityWestern Yay congratulations!!!

[Alex Pichler (he/him) @mralexpi]

A very fun and tricky weaving project for gr. 6/7’s. we did just finish reading Iqbal.... some interesting discussion for sure. @whitesidewolves

[Janice Novakowski @jnovakowski_]

Today for our final primary and intermediate Zoom math studio sessions, we made mazes out of repurposed materials. What math did we do? Measuring, estimating, visualizing, spatial reasoning.
#sd38learn

[Alex Pichler (he/him) @mralexpi]

@deannabrajcich Yes there are two rare earth magnets (very powerful) attached by magnetic attraction to the bottom of the battery

[Alex Pichler (he/him) @mralexpi]

Making a simple electric motor! Tricky to make it work consistently, S’s shared many interesting observations during this experiment. #sd38learn #whitesidewolves

[Alex Pichler (he/him) @mralexpi]

Adjusting to a new routine, every time coming home from grocery shopping is a process. First washing hands, disinfecting phone then play podcast. Listen while disinfecting each item, this is my favourite podcast not just about covid19 ⁦@SYSKPodcast⁩ https://t.co/QiqtF6LNbR

[Alex Pichler (he/him) @mralexpi]

I set up a “handing in” zone in the classroom where S’s check themselves off. Some noticeable improvement right away to being plagued with sorting through piles of field trip forms.

[Lana Steiner @LanaSteiner4]

Science 5: Beginning an exploration of the human body by examining how a hand works. What do the straws represent? What do the strings represent? What happens when a string is pulled? How does this align with what happens with your hands?

[Alex Pichler (he/him) @mralexpi]

Finding the mass of unknown wrapped objects. Groups enjoyed making the balance from craft materials but S’s had difficulty with the measuring. A fun and accessible science and ADST activity. #sd38learn #whitesidewolves

[Alex Pichler (he/him) @mralexpi]

Exploring open and closed circuits. S’s made a reliably functioning switch! We swapped components to see what conducts electricity, overall it’s very satisfying seeing the bulb light up. #whitesidewolves #sd38learn

[Alex Pichler (he/him) @mralexpi]

Practicing the habits of active citizenship #sd38learn ⁦@whitesidewolves⁩ ⁦@yvrtechteacher⁩

[Alex Pichler (he/him) @mralexpi]

Transferring the power from one motor to at least one other wheel, also considering weight and position of the solar panel #sd38learn