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Research, Modification, Development and Prototype Building

4/5/2018

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Over the course of 8 weeks the 4th and 5th graders were engaged in a unit that involved:

  • researching an invention that already exists with multiple databases
  • choosing to modify that invention into something that helps humans, animals or the planet
  •  developing a detailed sketch (blueprint) of the invention or modification that included detailed parts, drawing parts that move, explaining what each part does and what materials it is made of
  • answering questions about where this product would be sold and for what price, would your friends purchase it?
  • building a model of the invention using our library recyclables MAKERSPACE 
  • having a limit on how many supplies they could use each day (replicating funding and resource scarcity) 
  • experiencing a time limit of three 20 minute sessions to complete
  • developing questions to ask other teams about their inventions based on all the previous steps
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THEN...

Having the opportunity to share their inventions with their classmates in a conference style gallery walk!

VIDEO ONE
VIDEO TWO
​VIDEO THREE
​VIDEO FOUR
VIDEO FIVE
​VIDEO SIX
​VIDEO SEVEN

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To Question is to Learn...

11/10/2016

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We LOVE listening to books during library... but that's not the only activity that happens...

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The second graders in the Buckman Library celebrated Halloween by reading "A Halloween Scare In Portland". Not only was it fun to listen to the rhymes, they got to pick out all things PORTLAND! 
We took time during the book to PREDICT, QUESTION and REVIEW. 
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The two "I" words...

11/10/2016

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People have always described fiction and nonfiction books as
​"fake" and "not fake" - UGH!!!

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In the third grade classes we talked about how sad that makes librarians! The authors, illustrators, photographers, editors and publishers work really hard to create each and every book that is out in the world. Ms. Rudnick uses the two "I" words instead. INFORMATIONAL books are nonfiction and IMAGINED books are fictional. 

And as we discovered using mind maps.... some books cross both lines!
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Hello!

11/10/2016

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We have been studying illustrators that use COLLAGE to make their illustrations. We also learned how to say "Hello!" in MANY different languages. We all think dog language is the funniest though!
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eBooks, iPads, Tumblebooks oh MY!

5/11/2016

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The Kindergarten and 1st grade classes got a chance to explore the iPads for the first time this week.  We explored EPIC! (free eBooks app) and Tumblebooks (PPS paid subscription). We learned how to navigate these sights and new vocabulary words such as
  • Search
  • Search bar
  • Browse
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Picture books, nonfiction books, graphic novels and educational videos are all available to you (on your personal device) for free! Check out those links above!

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