Tuesday, January 31, 2017

We have finished Project Lead The Way at Pattengill for the 2016-17 schoolyear! Fifth graders programmed their robots to move autonomously. They made their robots push blocks off a field without a controller by measuring out the distance the robots had to move, as well as figuring out the degrees the robot had to turn.





Fourth Grade built vehicles out of the Construction Kits and then added materials to protect an egg from cracking in a collision with the wall. They added more kit pieces, bubble wrap, cotton ball, rubber bands, etc... in order to absorb the energy from the crash. This project was the culmination of our unit on potential and kinetic energy. 


Third Graders created code sketches and designed and programmed their own video games on the free app, Hopscotch. They learned how to use commands in this app to make characters win a game, lose lives, and they also gave the game a timer. They worked on the creation of these games with a partner, helping to develop their collaboration skills. They also presented their video games to the class.