In a unique product design project, fifth-grade art students took their ideas to paper, manipulated them on the computer and then presented them in three dimensions. Not only did the students have to invent and name a product, but they also had to create it and package it.
Our Community Construction Project is causing a lot of excitement this week during first grade social studies. Before spring vacation, the class learned about the concepts of needs and wants within the context of a community. The children listed everything they thought should be in a community. During another class session everyone worked together to […]
In September, Hockaday piloted a new fourth grade course called Invent to Learn. The goal of the Invent to Learn course is to provide students with opportunities to imagine, design, and create solutions to problems in a hands-on, collaborative way. In the process, students will learn and practice new skills as they come to experience […]
Sewickley Academy’s Grade 4 students were challenged to design, build, and program Lego cars as a final project in computer class and did a phenomenal job! Their cars, controlled by a computer keyboard, had many unique features that demonstrate creative thinking and problem solving such as a distance sensor that makes the car go in […]