Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫

Middle School STEM teacher #PLTW, cross country coach, and lover of puns. she/her

[Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫 @rathclass]

Wrapping up December with some ankle foot orthosis! @PLTWorg

[Joe Cossette @cossettej]

When you realize that your camcorder has a 50X zoom, it's required that you use it to measure the speed of sound. 😜

I was really hoping that this method would be precise enough to calculate the air temperature but I'm about 5% off. I guess I need MORE distance😏

#iteachphysics

[Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫 @rathclass]

Wide variety of comments on our careers mini project self evaluation 😅

[Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫 @rathclass]

Awesome student/ at @spearfishms used #GreenScreen to enhance their @PLTWorg Automation and Robotics project! #TheChild

[Kathy Lueders @KathyLueders]

“Don’t be afraid to ask for help and ask early. Pursuing a degree in #STEM fields is challenging, so it’s extremely important to build your network.” - Lauren Denson, a quality engineer and supervisor at @NASAJPL. https://t.co/42CSQuyf2U #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

[Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫 @rathclass]

This year is a hard one so a small gesture goes a long way, thanks SMS StuCo!

[Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫 @rathclass]

S: If it went 30ft in 5s, we need to make it go shorter to hit exactly 20ft, let’s try..
Me: you know we can use math to figure this out right?! *helps Ss set up equivalent rates*
S: oh hey let’s use what @ChemLes taught us! *sets up railroad tracks and does the math* 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[Cult of Pedagogy @cultofpedagogy]

Somehow I forgot to post this two weeks ago! Great interview with @JustineMBruyere about how green screen projects offer opportunities for creativity, inquiry, embodied learning, and social construction of knowledge. There's even a remote work-around! https://t.co/f40HdJBjnW

[Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫 @rathclass]

#CriticalThinking - this group couldn’t get their wind turbine to work as well as it was a previous day...but then they remembered @monkeywau had taken a picture of them on the good day! After respectfully asking her for the photo, they made the proper modifications 👍🏼

[Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫 @rathclass]

We’ve had some good days of wind turbine testing in @PLTWorg #EnergyAndTheEnvironment! #SpearfishMS

[Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫 @rathclass]

Let’s Go Spartans!

[SDPB Sports @SDPBSports]

The ‘AA’ girls race is underway. #SDCrossCountry20

[Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫 @rathclass]

Artist rendition of Coach Rath at cross country meets, by one of the 8th grade girls. ❤️

[Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫 @rathclass]

Today was nod a good day for one Automation and Robotics group....

[Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫 @rathclass]

Students compare their solar car designs to the instructions - now do they keep their design? Go with the instructions? Or merge the two together? (They were also excited to find out that yes, the solar panel DOES work!)

[Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫 @rathclass]

MS XC found out I got engaged today and their response was “after the rest of announcements we’re going give a two minute round of applause!!” 😂

[Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫 @rathclass]

Student input on the direction we’re headed for my Energy and the Environment class - it’s gonna be an informative trimester! #PLTWgateway #PLTWee

[Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫 @rathclass]

Very proud of our Spartan MS XC runners today! They absolutely crushed their first meet and handled the heat well 👍🏼

[Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫 @rathclass]

Took advantage of the cool weather this morning and had some great mile time trial results!

[Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫 @rathclass]

Great first 2 days of Spartan MS XC! You’re looking at a great group of hardworking runners 👟👟👟

[Kristin Rath 👩🏻‍🏫 @rathclass]

This track nerd STEM teacher put together 5 new robotics kits and named them after some of my favorite athletes 💪🏼👟