Today we began testing the houses that our young engineers designed. Using colored rice to simulate rainfall, students tested their houses to see where rain collected. Students found that if their house had a flat roof, the rain just sat on top of the roof. We explored alternative designs and thought about ways that students could create houses that would allow the rain to run off. Eventually, we will be creating gutter systems for our houses to test which house is able to collect the most rainwater in a rain barrel. Here you can see how one of our young engineers modified the design of her roof after testing. Initially, this house had a flat roof that collected rain. Based on what she learned from testing, this student modified her design and created a sloped roof!
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Mrs. McGrane
I love teaching kindergarten literacy at STEM! It is amazing to be a part of the reading and writing growth of a kindergarten student. You get to see kids move from knowing some letters and sounds to being enthusiastic readers and young authors. Archives
March 2016
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