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K-6th Indiana Public STEM School @WCS_District #wcsmission

Joined June 2012
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Students at Washington got to enjoy today's solar eclipse with a few experiments. So cool!
6th grade

ALT 6th grade

2:30 p.m.

ALT 2:30 p.m.

Doing an experiment

ALT Doing an experiment

5th grade

ALT 5th grade
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Washington students learned about the upcoming solar eclipse(Apr. 8), planets, moon phases, and constellations in the Digitarium this week. #ExperienceWCS
On the Moon!

ALT On the Moon!

Traveling to Mars.

ALT Traveling to Mars.

Kindergarteners returning to Earth.

ALT Kindergarteners returning to Earth.

4th grade astronauts

ALT 4th grade astronauts
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Washington Spring Robotics Club is in full swing! Students have 2 missions to choose from...Rescue the Hiker or Hungry Hippos. One mission is a robotic mission and the other is programing. The top teams will advance to the Apr. 27th Showcase at WCHS. #ExperienceWCS
Hungry Hippos

ALT Hungry Hippos

Rescue the Hiker

ALT Rescue the Hiker

Perfecting the build

ALT Perfecting the build

Teamwork

ALT Teamwork
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Washington Kindergarten planted green bean seeds to go along with their Fairytale PBL. They read Jack and the Beanstalk and learned that plants need sun, soil, and water. They will be taking care of their plants for the next couple months.
Studying the beans

ALT Studying the beans

Taking a closer look

ALT Taking a closer look

Time for some water

ALT Time for some water

Getting soil

ALT Getting soil
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Washington 1st graders dissected worms with the help of Mrs. Gough's HS science class. They studied live worms and then looked inside the nonliving specimens.
Ready to Dissect!

ALT Ready to Dissect!

A worm has 10 hearts.

ALT A worm has 10 hearts.

Listening to procedures

ALT Listening to procedures

Mrs. Gough talking about HS classes.

ALT Mrs. Gough talking about HS classes.
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Washington Kindergarteners had their first experience with coding in the STEM Lab. They coded a BeeBot to move through a Little Red Riding Hood storyboard. This was a part of their Fairytale PBL.
Little Red Riding Hood storyboard

ALT Little Red Riding Hood storyboard

Teamwork

ALT Teamwork

Correcting mistakes

ALT Correcting mistakes

Free time with the Beebots

ALT Free time with the Beebots
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Thank you to David & Matt(ZimmerBiomet), Rhonda(Medtronic), Cody & Ryan(Orthopediatrics)!Washington 4th graders completed their engineering projects and presented their design to engineers.Engineers gave individual feedback on functionality, design, and appearance. #ExperienceWCS
Cody from OP

ALT Cody from OP

Rhonda from Medtronic

ALT Rhonda from Medtronic

David from ZB

ALT David from ZB

Matt from ZB

ALT Matt from ZB
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Washington 3rd grade wrote personal narratives and turned them into an interactive story using the Scratch Jr. app. They coded their programs to bring action into their stories using icon blocks. #ExperienceWCS
Having fun

ALT Having fun

It's like a game!

ALT It's like a game!

Hard at work

ALT Hard at work

Look at my family!

ALT Look at my family!
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1st Grade has been studying Penguins for their Q3 PBL as well as preparing for their Parent Showcase this Friday in the STEM Lab. 1st graders made presentation boards with Mrs. Campbell, wrote Penguin books with Mr. Bailey, and coded robots with Mrs. Esterline. #ExperienceWCS
Almost done.

ALT Almost done.

Where's the fish?

ALT Where's the fish?

Coding is fun!

ALT Coding is fun!

Just the facts!

ALT Just the facts!
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2nd grade is learning how to code with Sphero Indis and colored program tiles. They are using problem solving and collaboration to complete their program missions. When completed, they write a procedural text using pseudocode to explain what the robot did. #ExperienceWCS
Meet Indi

ALT Meet Indi

Green means Go!

ALT Green means Go!

Indi converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.

ALT Indi converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.

Program Indi to go around a student.

ALT Program Indi to go around a student.
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Washington 3rd Grade participated in a Water Cycle activity. They pretended to be water molecules and experienced the journey that a molecule takes. Students discovered that water never stops moving and remains in some places longer than others. #ExperienceWCS
Rolling the Die to see where to go next.

ALT Rolling the Die to see where to go next.

The beads show where they've been.

ALT The beads show where they've been.

Recording our journey.

ALT Recording our journey.

Everyone's journey is different.

ALT Everyone's journey is different.
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5th and 6th grade had a visit from Science Central. 6th grade learned about different kinds of energy resources, and 5th grade learned about the different states of matter.
Solid Liquid Gas

ALT Solid Liquid Gas

Moving molecules

ALT Moving molecules

Dry Ice

ALT Dry Ice

Using gas to blow up a balloon.

ALT Using gas to blow up a balloon.
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Washington 5th graders learned about composting from a couple students in the WCHS Environmental Club. Students will be creating composting options around the school and cafeteria.
Students participated in composting activities.

ALT Students participated in composting activities.

Students learned about what items are compostible.

ALT Students learned about what items are compostible.
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Third grade is currently studying weather as their Quarter 3 PBL. Part of their responsibilities is to give the recess weather report at morning announcements. These two third graders were the first meteorologists to announce that ice is on the way!
Weatherwomen from Mrs. Reer's class.

ALT Weatherwomen from Mrs. Reer's class.
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Washington 5th graders in Mrs. Tucker's Science class are currently working on their Robotics Mars Mission using the EV3s. They use programming, collaboration, and problem solving to complete as many missions as possible by Friday. #ExperienceWCS
Collaboration

ALT Collaboration

Programming can be frustrating!

ALT Programming can be frustrating!

The rover must go in a diamond shape.

ALT The rover must go in a diamond shape.

Mission Board

ALT Mission Board
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Washington 2nd and 3rd Grade created their own Thanksgiving Robotic Parades and invited Kindergarten and 1st Grade to watch. They used Sphero, LEGO Essentials, BeeBots, and Sphero Indi Technology. Happy Thanksgiving! #ExperienceWCS
Let the Parade begin!

ALT Let the Parade begin!

Lego Essentials

ALT Lego Essentials

Follow the line.

ALT Follow the line.

Great coding.

ALT Great coding.
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Empty Tissue Boxes Needed!
Tissue Box Flyer

ALT Tissue Box Flyer
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Students will be bringing the application forms home to sign up for Hornet Holiday Helpers. If you would like to sign up to be one of our Helpers or donate, please click the link: forms.gle/Jcei18d1kUvKbGTn9
HHH 2023

ALT HHH 2023
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Kindergarten planted daffodil bulbs in the Washington garden plots Tuesday. Thank you to Katie and Shannon from WLM for helping! What flower grows between your nose and your chin??.......Tulips(Two-Lips)!
Nice day!

ALT Nice day!

planting bulbs

ALT planting bulbs

Ms. VanWormer's class

ALT Ms. VanWormer's class

Roots down!

ALT Roots down!
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Washington's First Lego League competed in Kokomo this weekend in a Pre-Qualifying Tournament. They presented an innovation and robotics project and received the Rising Star Award.
2 1/2 minutes to complete the missions.

ALT 2 1/2 minutes to complete the missions.

Robotis Team

ALT Robotis Team

Innovation Project

ALT Innovation Project

Presenting our innovation project to judges.

ALT Presenting our innovation project to judges.
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