Columbia Park Coding Inquiry Project

One aspect of applied design, skills and technology that we have not discussed before is drafting. One way we have incorporated this into our classroom is for a project in Financial Literacy. It is called  ‘The Cost of a Room’,… Continue Reading →

During Exploration Friday we have all the grade 5-7’s (approx. 85 students)  mixed  into three groups (drama, art and technology) every Friday afternoon for 8 sessions each.  In the technology group we are using Makey Makey, Scratch, littleBits and Lego Mindstorms…. Continue Reading →

The focus of our project is on mindfulness, body image and self-awareness. We stepped away from coding for a moment to discuss media and body image and have students start developing an understanding of the underlying messages media presents to… Continue Reading →

We have been using Lightbot with students from grade two through to grade seven.  The school has the program on both the computers and on the iPads.  What is great about the program is that it takes you step by… Continue Reading →

Students in our Exploration Friday group explored using Makey Makey and Scratch programming.  A few examples of their work was an oversized piano and a “Food Dude”. The “Food Dude” is a human head and body that was made from… Continue Reading →

Part of our project is to do with the book, ‘The Best Part of Me’ by Wendy Ewald, where children celebrate their best feature through poetry. In health, we have focused on body image and self awareness and in literacy,… Continue Reading →

In preparation for our project, we experimented with creating different styles of music. The students had to create four different emotions (angry, sad, happy, and anticipation) within one project. They were asked to use only the library of sounds in Scratch…. Continue Reading →

This past week we have started our project with our students. We decided on an inquiry approach where we have told them all they what they need to include in their project and then research other projects for ideas on… Continue Reading →