GLOBAL CHALLENGES
STEM Competitions
NSERC Inventions for Space
My students were super pumped about this competition imagine the chance to invent something that could possibly go up into space WOW!
Computer Science Ed. Week- First Week of December
The first week of December brings Computer Science Education Week each year. We participated in a number of unplugged and plugged in activities over the week. Students loved coding their own Google drawing during Computer Science Education Week. Find the lesson here.
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Global Maker Day- October 24th
We participated in a Global Maker Day on October 24th, 2017. Students were able to connect with live experts on various topics and here are some of the activities that I had set up around the classroom. Students were allowed to visit the centers they wanted to explore.
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These are the 12 stations I set up around the room:
1.Create a work of art from recycled items. For inspiration watch the video. 2.Create a digital story! Use one of these tools to create your story. Sway, FlipGrid, ChatterPix, Comic Creator etc. 3.Make a #Bitmoji of your favorite person from history. You will need to downlaod the Bitmoji App 4.Code your initials using the micro:bit or pick something else to create. https://makecode.microbit.org/lessons/ 5.Create pumpkin slime. Click here for the recipe. 6.Design and build your own paper airplane. Click here for inspiration. |
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7.Robots- Click for some activity choices.
8.Create a Green Screen Video using Do Ink
10.Reimagine a Cardboard Box
11.Create a Halloween Scene in Lego. Here are some ideas
12.Makey Makey Projects
8.Create a Green Screen Video using Do Ink
10.Reimagine a Cardboard Box
11.Create a Halloween Scene in Lego. Here are some ideas
12.Makey Makey Projects
Global Cardboard Challenge- October 7th
9-year-old Caine Monroy spent his summer vacation building an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad’s used auto parts store. The entire summer went by, and he never had a single customer. But Caine didn’t give up. Then, on the last day of summer, filmmaker Nirvan Mullick walked in by chance to buy an auto part for his car. Caine asked Nirvan to play, and, well, watch Caine’s Arcade to see what happened next…
Inspired by the short film, ‘Caine’s Arcade’, the Global Cardboard Challenge is an annual event presented by the Imagination Foundation to celebrate child creativity and the role communities can play in fostering it. You can find out more and register your class here: Register your activities at www.cardboardchallenge.com!
Here are a few of the creations from my class:
Here are a few of the creations from my class:
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