I apologize for not posting last week. The week flew by, and before I knew it, we were into a new week.
Last week my second graders explored equivalent quantities. During stations, they worked to find a missing number which would make the two quantities equivalent (EX: 7 + 8 = ___ - 5). They even needed to use their algebra understanding to help solve some of the equivalent quantities (EX: 6 + ___ = 17 - 5...they would fill in the blank with a variable and simplify the other quantity, so, 6 + n = 12...they would then find the related fact that could help them solve).
We also visited the STEAM Lab last week to start an exciting STEM activity! The ACME Magnet company is looking to showcase their new super strong magnets! Students where charged with creating a vehicle that was powered by magnetism! Their vehicles also had to meet the following requirements:
- no longer than 8 inches
- no taller than 6 inches
- had to travel one yard
- had to carry a load of 10 grams
Student got a good amount of work done on their vehicles, but we finished building and tested our vehicles this week.
Finally, we continued to practice deductive reasoning skills with even harder logic puzzles. Students were introduced to logic grids that required them to pair 3 - 4 pieces of data by following the clues and inferencing.
Last week my second graders explored equivalent quantities. During stations, they worked to find a missing number which would make the two quantities equivalent (EX: 7 + 8 = ___ - 5). They even needed to use their algebra understanding to help solve some of the equivalent quantities (EX: 6 + ___ = 17 - 5...they would fill in the blank with a variable and simplify the other quantity, so, 6 + n = 12...they would then find the related fact that could help them solve).
We also visited the STEAM Lab last week to start an exciting STEM activity! The ACME Magnet company is looking to showcase their new super strong magnets! Students where charged with creating a vehicle that was powered by magnetism! Their vehicles also had to meet the following requirements:
- no longer than 8 inches
- no taller than 6 inches
- had to travel one yard
- had to carry a load of 10 grams
Student got a good amount of work done on their vehicles, but we finished building and tested our vehicles this week.
Finally, we continued to practice deductive reasoning skills with even harder logic puzzles. Students were introduced to logic grids that required them to pair 3 - 4 pieces of data by following the clues and inferencing.