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A look inside of WPS Mrs. Melcher's remote 3rd Grade STEM class.

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rewind my name is Jessica Walter and I'm a third grade distance learning teacher in January of this year I began thinking about our upcoming forces and motion unit and how I would teach the concepts on acceleration balanced and balanced forces and kinetic energy how I would do that remotely and I knew that if I were in the physical classroom best practice of course would be to get those materials into the hands of my learner's sold they could explore these Concepts in an authentic way and I knew that I had to give my remote Learners the same opportunities so each student was given a stem kit so they build and explore the concept of forces and motion that we are going to be learning about so in this particular activity that you're going to see students are studying acceleration momentum gravity and friction and kinetic and potential energy as they make their way through the six steps of the Engineering Process their goal here is to use what they know about horses in motion if you do roller coaster that can sing cefaly guide their marble from start to finish without the use of any outside forces only that of energy momentum and gravity that we had been learning about so here is a look inside find our work with forces and motion are right I know we are all very excited today so I want to make sure we are prepared and ready for see some friends are very excited and are empty empty hands she might see my screen moving all over the place empty-handed and recording our next steps today which I know you guys I'm very excited about Kay we've got to go over what we did yesterday and remind ourselves of what we learned what our first couple steps were in the process, and when we get to move on today imagining and creating our roller coasters and your job right now is to put two hands on your head if you can see our let's build a roller coaster book you're right let's review our first two steps in our Engineering Process that we completed yesterday for your first job was to research Summit designs let's move on now to your material you were going to be really roller coaster that have all of your supplies and there's what is show me if you've got that with you as you got a chance to dig into your envelopes yesterday and look at your supplies your job was to write George raw about the materials you have to use and how you might use them so what I'm looking for right now is a few friends to share out could you pick one thing it's you found in your stay show us what it was and tell us how you plan to use it alright more are using very excited about this one so go ahead and start us off okay so do paper I think I find it at the moment but I have this pool noodle and then I'm going to take this off Stan want to cut hole on my cut almost equal windows in it and and cover them and take them that see-through paper open an sale be like when the marbles do you like it was a roller coaster people could look out the windows without falling out of them can anybody pick a different material from their stem kit and tell me how they plan on using it LOL what is you find answer me this heavy duty paper we're in it that I could use for the track so it's more heavy-duty off while you're going on it so you plan to use that paper for your track I'm wondering Ella did you notice anything in videos that you watched yesterday that gave you an idea about what you could add can that paper or do to that heavy duty paper to make your roller coaster track open you might change about the way the paper is right now on the side of it to make it more flexible create those curves and also to give its insides Sammy what you find I found a person that I used to put stuff together keep things together in place of some tape maybe all right let's go to one more friend Malachi can you tell us about one material that you found and how you plan to use it as you can structure roller coaster today Subway I am going to do is I'm going to take my yellow piece of paper that I found and I'm going to dress Circle in the middle and then cut out the circle like she did like what is a people did one of the videos and I Could Have Lied down to the middle of the circle and then push it in as much as I don't want to make a quick skillet my friends give me a big thumbs up if you are ready to get started today alright lots of friends who are excited so put your nose if you can see my screen are right I see so many of you ready to go guys already itching to get into those envelopes but I'm worried you're not going to know what to do if you don't listen first so we are on a very exciting step in our Engineering Process of imagining designing today the moment we have been waiting for your job today is to draw or sketch your design and make sure that you've labeled different have your track and then once you have your design uploaded here that is your ticket to be okay to build Jesus or two tools I want you to make sure you was today the recording you boys using photos or recording yourself building in your building process okay question like that we have at our house like other rubber bands Chinese or other paper other stuff you have your packet because I wanted us all to make sure we had access to the same thing but if your design the way you're imagining it includes other things that you have around your house that's okay to all right I see my friends getting into those materials you are ready to go so job number one you are doing your sketchy or sketching your prototype with labels after you have uploaded your picture that is your ticket to start building and remember I would love to see videos of you building So Gone record yourself as you're getting some of those materials together today okay right now if you are all set hey I'm going to open some breakout rooms and Rico Rooms Today will be by your choice, right so you will have teacher support in rooms 1 and 2 and 3 and your other rooms are in you like to brainstorm and work with your classmates on your design okay so I'm going to go ahead and open up those rooms now yet with your materials you need to open up your envelope and see what you've got I kind of think about a plan Ella when when I'm getting ready to take my picture of it like I'm going to redo my roller coaster cute paper in our Falls or salad or supposed to be using to dry it out probably you're welcome to use the paper to dry it out I have a I'm just now starting to draw my plan have you planned on using play cruelty free and just normal pictures okay paper pool table mine cuz I'm going to do with it All of Me showing all the different spots but this is what it's going to look like I love how you challenge yourself and you have lots of twists and turns there right now I am this is what I have so far that's the pool noodle and these are two pieces of paper the pool is going to be connected to something up high but when the marble down is that it comes out here by the end of the roller coaster malachite what kind of energy do we want to be running out potential close what's the other type for an object object to keep moving on its own by the end of the roller coaster we in this case for the car slow down because it's running out of that kinetic energy right and that's why you can stop instead of a really fast hold his like if I had to trap Hi and then it ruins down if it's just going from the traffic being really high and have feeling up a lot of kinetic energy when it comes down and it lands on the PC it's going to snow have the energy but flat on the ground when it hits the ground underneath it and I'll still keep growing in a stopping point but it'll be much much much slower what's another Force that's blowing that marble down as it goes across that paper remember gravity is also playing a part of friction how can I start building my mom doesn't know how to work it my love okay so here's what I want you to do just get your drawing done I can help you upload it later today a bunch of Lights the people that we didn't know what to do after they finish coloring we supposed to start building right. Make sure you have your picture or a video or your voice explaining your process on flight 3 before you move onto building thank you I was just erasing something that I know Red Lobster in McKenzie when we meet this afternoon can you show me your picture that you have drawn with the label that's why I got cancer label your fart hey Miss Melcher remember when we schedule prototype that's a rough idea of what we want to be dumping almost like when we make a brainstorm list giving you an idea of yours if you want to use on what part of your track to be exact Nick Frost share the videos that you put on better with the girls that like someone that says falling I want you I need you by the time we really you know if you need to go back to your first job and do a little more research on your that is a great strategy and can't keep playing right now backyard farming session already I know I know I know don't worry you will have some more time next week into our building but if you could go ahead and turn your camera on for me to let me know that you are back with me and you're listening while you're finishing to White your I have a couple of comments in the chat but can't find keep building this afternoon tomorrow and this weekend you may if you would like to continue work poster not wait until next week feel free to continue building this afternoon tomorrow and this weekend we're right and we will pick up do today what we're going to do most of us are working on PS4 so that means so far research different designs a roller coasters and thought about things that work well we have thought about looked at all of our men that we have available to us in our end build and design these posters and then we moved on to starting to imagine and what quarter are roller coasters to look like in what are plans for the materials are hey remember the criteria about the materials you need to use what your marble have to do and thinking about potential problems you're really getting into imperial stout you're going to put it all together okay when you have your design build or you still part of it remember even before you have it all the way to build you can test out different parts to see if they're working I want everybody to hear me when I say it's really important part of the process of testing is that you are recording recording your process so that we are teachers we can see what she did your thought process again see what you seemed really important part of the Engineering Process OCD that are ready you're going to seek to understand what went wrong with my track fall off how can I improve in your going to make it today building and getting evidence of our progress as we build our coasters paint store right now in the Hat I need you to send me what are you on today end of the Engineering Process hey are you still imagining and designing in stuck numbers are you on Skype number for where your building and testing your design or are you moving close to 5 today where you are going to think about Power Rangers you have what went wrong with your track and think about ways to improve so you're sending unit at number three and four or five step in the Engineering Process you are on a lack of members in the chat it looks like most of us are going to really be working on our building today I'm right right now my friend I am going to go ahead and open up some breakout room you may choose today where is Marvel in your bag at lean your big bag to mrs. Grey will be in room number three free if you need some support with them I'm going to hang out here for just a second and Vettel I don't have a well bag with a marble there in your not your envelope I know I don't have one I check the other day is it safe RI Denver yes it did okay I was wondering because I did take a video and I took it on the others why everything is the same your book everything is the same thing about Keto sleepy but can't have a login with Google and that's what's giving you a hard time and I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be doing cuz I forgot my materials at home so I just it looks like you're on your sketch anyway so can you sketch out your roller coaster wow just in case you need some who knows I'm just home I'm going to figuring out what my roller coasters going to look like going back in checking in at looking at the okay so you're going back and doing a little research today okay sounds good but no I can't find it I don't really need it roller coaster one brown bag I wish I could book turn the Wombats in the roller coaster packet 433 / 93 right at the end of our tracks as well. calm down call it down before it reaches the end right before my grandmother I have just been using. I heard you say you're going to have your marble go up a hill poster doesn't have unlock a motor or anyting pulling in a long are you going to make that happen think about what we've been learning about forces and motion your mommy doesn't have anything to hang up what do you need to give your marble Lobster before it reaches. Clean what's something you could build on your track to get it lots of speed and energy play Head East even downhill part of your transceiver Marvel lots of energy yet what on your track needs to come before your uphill part I'll do it down house then I will clear draw I will speed test goes through a little short Squat and then it goes up the hill like where it starts higher the hardest part of the roller coaster yes that's what I was doing on top of each other how to draw a fun Circle here once to her heels and one of them I need like red stuff that little horn made in the middle let me see green let's do a little test burn can you take your computer and walk me along your posters I can see it super long take me to the beginning how many what part of your poster was used at 4 in the beginning middle or end olivarez will look the same where you have to use what we have learned about forces and motion to create a design all your phone that would work are greasy something is stopping at the end that was fat you definitely have a build okay think about your criteria though if you go back to page one what is your marble needs to end in anything you were working hard remember part of the process Malachi is thinking about what you're doing right so it might not feel like you got anything. Anything physically built you did a lot of standing in thinking about what your design needed and that's a really important stuff even if it doesn't feel like it you are welcome to continue working on it these this afternoon our goal is that we are finishing up tomorrow he has been it's vacation you are more than welcome to try to finish your building this afternoon so we can do some sharing and requesting tomorrow I am sure how I'm going to be famous is the first man is going to be paper and like Lucille the balloon so I can be outside and it's Angela can eggs and it wouldn't break Night Trap is it going to be like Siri Siri have a very skinny it's going to be a very skinny passageway lights f loaded down after the big drop it doesn't sound biggest into my roller coaster that I do as you can see I use the momentum of the stairs touch naked go resuming around the bend in to many many lives do okay turn on the movie upon it by adding more let's see if it works hi this is my roller coaster get its start over here and it goes down all the way and it goes under the Super Smash ultimate come over here and I have tried it a bunch of times and there were but and what I also improved is that the same ramp right here white line and I had to ingest it lower or smaller and then I had to ingest this rap and then I got it to finally work and now it works 1 this is my Rollercoaster first because through finals and down that held him up I want to be able paper for all of this besides listen to this is going to be the Robert you but this one is going to be paper cuz I only have one my love my life and turned outward View can we go

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