Written by Guest Author: Arya Goyal Students in 5-C have been very busy over the past 2 months with the basic curriculum and some activities to prepare for different units or field trips.. Here are some of the activities that we have been recently working on over the months of October and November. Math During Read More…
Month: December 2017
Home of the Brave Movie Trailer Assignment
Home of the Brave Movie Trailer Assignment Due Date: TBD Imagine “Home of the Brave” was being made into a movie? Wouldn’t that be exciting? Now that we’ve finished the entire book, your task is to create a movie trailer for this book. You will need to use your knowledge of the book as well Read More…
Final Rocketry Reflection Assignment
Rocketry Reflection Due Friday, Dec. 15th Congratulations! Your mission has been accomplished! Now that you have successfully collaborated with your team to design, build and create three amazing rockets, it’s time reflect on this entire process. Think back to the very beginning of the unit when you first brainstormed ideas and made your inspiration boards Read More…
Rockin’ Rocketry Presentations
As a culminating project to our rocketry unit, students prepared presentations to summarize and reflect upon their group’s journey throughout the process of designing, building and launching their three rockets. Students spent hours working on these presentations, fine-tuning their slides and making sure their ideas were concise and consistent. Additionally, we spent a lot of Read More…
The Hall of Science – Bringing Out the Wonder in All of Us
This past week, fifth graders arrived to school early and piled on a school bus to head down to the Hall of Science in Queens. Students didn’t know what to expect, other than that they’d have the opportunity to interact with a hands-on museum. Some students even groaned at the idea of going to a Read More…