How might we build our own water slides for people (marbles)?
How might we build a water slide with 1 turn that will be waterproof?
How might we build a waterproof water slide with 1 turn, that will allow 6 marbles (people) reach the bottom in the fastest way?
These were some of the design criteria that we had to follow to build our water slides!!
With Year 1 students we built our own weather station and we are so proud!!! In order to study the weather we built our own weatherinstruments and measured the wind with our anemometers, observed the direction of the wind with our wind vanes, the rain with our rain gauges and we learned about the temperature through the use of thermometers.
How might we build a skyscraper at 30 cm. tall that will withstand earthquakes of different magnitudes?
With Year 2 students and in collaboration with the Greek Teachers we indulged into our creative thinking and our Inventions Unit of Inquiry. We thought of how we can change the world with our inventions, find solutions to actual problems and having in mind actual users. Our inventions ranged from glasses that would help the elderly move more safely to mechanical skis for those unable to walk, asecret rooms for children that are in danger and toothbrushes that would eliminate the time you need to spend at the dentist. We followed the design process to identify the problem that we want to solve with our solutions, we imagined our designs and drew them and then we prototyped them with simple materials. At the end of our project, we prepared presentations on our Ipads and presented our inventions to the class. # LittleInventors
Brainscape activitiy (leading by Marko Korenjak, NLP coach)
Exploring the world around us through a microscope:
Observing everyday objects through a microscope provides a unique opportunity to explore the microscopic world by actually seeing details “hidden” in ordinary items. In today’s STEM class children were introduced to the microscope and its function. They learnt how to adjust the focus of the instrument and closely examined the microscopic structures - invisible to the unaided eye - of everyday objects, such as human hair, fruits, toothpicks and LEGO mini-figures through different devices. By observing everyday objects through the microscope, children gain a deeper understanding of materials in general, their composition and structure, and make connections between the macroscopic appearance of an object and the microscopic details they discover.