We had so much fun making our arcade to show what we’ve learned about force and motion concepts!
To begin, we took inspiration from Caine’s Arcade. Caine was 9 years old and living in California when he created an arcade out of cardboard boxes at his dad’s shop. He is quite the engineer and we loved learning about him. From there, we took game ideas and turned them into our own playable creations! We loved playing each other’s games, and even had the 3rd and 5th grade classes join us for play!
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Here’s what we’ll be up to this week! Math: Our geometry unit begins — focusing on angles and plane figures. Writing: Finishing up fictional narratives.
What a lovely day to get outside and observe interactions between living things and nonliving things! We noticed food chains, wind effects, and much more.
What kind of device can you create that will convert energy from one form to another? A simple paper circuit can show how energy is
