Students in the district’s Gifted and Talented Program are participating in a Robotics Program that incorporates several STEM initiatives where students can utilize their science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills.
Using innovative Vex Robotics parts, the sixth-grade students built clawbots to learn how robots work. Each team used their clawbot in a competition where the goal was to stack blocks remotely in order to achieve the highest possible score. Each clawbot has four motors and a sensor to help it complete the required tasks. Currently, the students are working on their second robot using different designs and parts.
Fifth-grade students working on their Bridges Project learned about the many different types of bridges, why they are built and how they balance the forces that interact with each structure.
The fourth-grade students are learning about Simple Machines, and, working with the fifth grade and sixth grade students, helped to build a working ferris wheel that is eight feet tall.
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