3rd graders wrapped up the year by building and coding with our Lego We Do kits. They applied all the skills they have learned this year in programming and engineering.

Check out this video to see some of their builds in action!

After reading the story Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 2nd graders designed an accessory for their Ozobot to help clean up the town of Chewandswallow. They tested their prototypes on a rectangular track using beads to represent the food. Many groups had to redesign their accessories after testing and analyzing how well they did or did not work.

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5th graders used 3D Pens to design a prosthesis for their "injured animal" or wind-up bath toy. They secured it with Duct tape and tested it to see if it would swim in the tub of water.

Check out this video to see some of their animals in action!

So proud of all our Leos who participated in the LAEF STEAM Fair.

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Inspired by the true story of Winter the dolphin, 5th graders study their sea animal's movement patterns and design a prosthesis for an injured animal (or wind-up bath toy).

1st Graders are creating maps for their Ozobots to explore. After learning about how cartographers use symbols to represent places on a map, they created symbols for 5 places they want their Ozobot to visit in their "town." They are working on creating a path with codes for the Ozobot to follow as it travels from place to place.

These students took the assignment to the next level and created a car for Ozobot too!

2nd Graders are working on creating their own games in Scratch Jr. They are programming the main character to move right and left with the player taps an arrow. The main character must avoid the obstacles and make it to the target character!

Mrs. Discenna's Class - One group broke the cat's hat out of the box in time!

Mrs. Schumacher's Class - All participating groups broke the cat's hat out of the box in time!

February 7 was "Global Day of Play" and "No one plays alone" day for our It Starts with Hello program. So, 4th graders played today during their media center time. It was a day of smiles, teamwork, and laughter ... and no electronics! The most popular activity was fort building! It required a great deal of communication and teamwork to build some of these elaborate forts. And, they even neatly folded all those sheets at the end of class!

2nd graders coded a Scorekeeper game in ScratchJr and then used it to keep track of points while playing an addition card game. So proud of the hard work and creativity they put into their projects!

Maker Club created Cube Creatures with our new 3D Start pens. I love their creativity!

1st Graders began planning for their next Scratch Jr. project. They chose a scene from the story Jungle Bullies that they will animate with code!

Maker Club kids started their designing their Cube Creatures with our new 3D Pens from Donors Choose!

2nd graders continued to work in Scratch Jr. and built a Racing Game.
4th graders learned about binary code and created their initials on a keychain.
5th graders started coding their Dodgeball Tilt Game in Tynker.

4th and 5th grade after school Maker Club students build with K'Nex, create clay models, make paper circuits, design cars, and more!

1st and 2nd graders learn to use the different coding blocks in Scratch Jr.

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2nd graders practice their programming skills and learn about loops in Code.org.
4th graders work on their Digital Citizenship awareness posters.
5th graders work on their Digital Superheros.

1st and 2nd graders played a game called "Rosie's Runtime" while learning the basics of computer programming. They had to carefully put together a program that would get Rosie the Robotic Dog from start to finish while picking up bones and avoiding mud puddles along the way. They quickly learned the importance of communication, sequence, and direction!

This week in the media center ...

1st graders explored Engineering Stations that included building towers with Strawbees, ramps with Keva plants, and creating Lego marble mazes. See more pictures HERE.
2nd graders discussed reverse engineering and deconstructed old electronics to discover what made them work. See more pictures HERE.
3rd graders played a Digital Superhero board game to learn more about how to be a good Digital Citizen and be safe online.
4th graders also learned how to be Digital Superheroes as they explored a toolbox full of tips.
5th graders began working their way through their Digital Citizenship lessons by playing games on Google's new Interland games designed to teach kids how to be safe and smart online.

This week in the media center ...
1st graders learned about the many uses for the Internet and went on a virtual field trip to the San Diego Zoo to learn about animals. 
2nd graders practiced writing kind, positive, and respectful comments online and discussed the importance of never using the Internet to be hurtful.

All 4th and 5th grade classes successfully solved all the clues and "broke out" of the box while learning about Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship. Way to go Leos!

This week we started our digital citizenship unit. 4th and 5th graders attempted to save Captain Digital Citizen's Passwords by "Breaking Out" of the box (almost there!). 2nd graders filled their digital footprints with information that is safe to share online. 1st graders learned how to identify websites that are "just right for kids" and to be cautious of advertisements. Check out the 2nd graders finished footprints in our Student Project Gallery.