https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr Where argumentation is necessity and problem solving is critical en-us 2017-08-29 03:27:23 UTC 2024-04-17 04:41:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/187580142 In the 1st week of school, each table came up with a name, a logo, and a catch phrase. ]]> 2017-09-14 14:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/187580142 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/187581769 2017-09-14 14:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/187581769 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/187582829 Team Logo and catch phrase]]> 2017-09-14 14:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/187582829 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/187584634 Team Logo and catch phrase]]> 2017-09-14 14:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/187584634 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/187585318 Team Logo and catch phrase]]> 2017-09-14 14:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/187585318 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/187597717 Can you create a solar eclipse using a flashlight and a golf ball?]]> 2017-09-14 14:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/187597717 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/187599769 After lessons about weak and strong verbs, we created literal "shades" with weak and strong verbs.]]> 2017-09-14 14:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/187599769 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223058604 Our first Breakout game was held on the last day of September to celebrate breaking our first set of goals. Our Breakout was called "If you take a mouse to school". The mouse rewarded the class with smarties for breaking out. The game included problem solving, teamwork, and critical thinking. ]]> 2018-01-21 02:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223058604 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223059026 The Breakout EDU box was unlocked. Each student received Smarties!]]> 2018-01-21 03:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223059026 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223059061 This team was trying to crack the code to breakout before other teams broke out. ]]> 2018-01-21 03:14:10 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223059061 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223059079 2018-01-21 03:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223059079 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223059098 2018-01-21 03:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223059098 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223059152 Reading the book "Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge" lead to a discussion and study of memory, the brain, and Alzheimer's. At the end of the week we finished our studies with an interview session with a parent who is an occupational therapist in a nursing home. The students were prepared with questions. She talked to them about how she uses science, technology, and math in her career. ]]> 2018-01-21 03:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223059152 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223059290 After reading "Stone Soup" throughout the week and studying about Rock formations across the US, we ended the week by making our own batch of stone soup. The students were shocked that we actually put stones in the bottom of the pot (washed, of course). It was a delicious afternoon snack. ]]> 2018-01-21 03:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223059290 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223059378 We tweeted with classrooms across the globe in a DE chat after watching content about Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. We were thrilled to speak with kids in other states. Such a neat experience. ]]> 2018-01-21 03:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223059378 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223060182 Thanks to petsintheclassroom.org, our class received a grant for a Bearded Dragon. We created a poll on pollev.com/carolyndawso214 and shared the poll on twitter. With 70% "Dezzie" (short for desert) was named. We are so excited to have her and can't wait to watch her grow as we learn. ]]> 2018-01-21 03:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/223060182 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/229831143 We dissolved Skittles in a plate of water as a science experiment to emphasize our reading unit about Martin Luther King. ]]> 2018-02-08 21:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/229831143 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/229831402 2018-02-08 21:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/229831402 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/229831898 After reading about civil rights and equality, we soaked a brown egg and a white egg in vinegar for 2 days. ]]> 2018-02-08 21:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/229831898 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/229832423 2018-02-08 21:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/229832423 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/229832613 2018-02-08 21:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/229832613 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/229833388 After carefully removing the shell from the eggs, students placed the eggs under a lamp. They came to the conclusion that even though both eggs initially looked different outwardly, they are the same on the inside. ]]> 2018-02-08 21:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/229833388 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/231359168 Students were given a real world math problem to solve in which they had to design and map a new playground was 73 feet in length. The swing set took up 18 feet and they could use the remainder of the space to their discretion. Afterward they had to grade each other on the 4 C's.]]> 2018-02-14 03:18:12 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/231359168 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/243256735 We finally took the plunge in room 164 last week. We have created a class YouTube page. It's not fabulous, but it houses class paper slide videos and any other videos of our learning in action. Check us out here and SUBSCRIBE!

]]> 2018-03-18 21:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/243256735 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/244351833 Happy birthday Dr. Seuss. Students had guests readers throughout the day from local organizations. We had lots of "caught you reading" challenges. What a fabulous day of learning. ]]> 2018-03-21 03:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/244351833 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/244352715 We took a field trip to the Discovery Center in Murfreesboro where we learned all about crime scene evidence. Fun was had by all ]]> 2018-03-21 03:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/244352715 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/244353059 2018-03-21 03:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/244353059 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/244353207 2018-03-21 03:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/244353207 goldtrapc https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/244354037 Since September, Dezzie has quadrupled in size. She now eats giant meal worms, large crickets, super worms, and chopped veggies. The students hold her and pet her. She has eaten from 2 students' hands. She is a fabulous class pet. ]]> 2018-03-21 03:45:46 UTC https://padlet.com/goldtrapc/1f0x6ycadazr/wish/244354037