E Learning
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email Mrs. Perry with any questions: perrym@district65.net
Summer Reading Programs are here!
Yeah! Summer Reading is here. The best thing you can do this summer is to keep reading.
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Yeah! Summer Reading is here. The best thing you can do this summer is to keep reading.
Visit the tab on the left for all of the information!
Maker Challenge
Design a Zip Line
You’re trapped on an island with nothing but apples and toothpicks! Construct a floating raft that will help you sail home.
Vocabulary:
pulley: a simple machine; a wheel with a grooved rim (for a cable).
friction: the resistance encountered when moving across a surface.
gravity: the force of attraction between two bodies, usually in our experience the attraction of an object to Earth.
slope, or grade: the vertical distance (height) divided by the horizontal distance (length)
harness: straps to safely attach a rider to a zip line
Materials:
Have some kind of string/cable available, then other materials that make sense. You can use building blocks, cardboard, binder clips, and it's always fun to use a little figurine to test it out. If you have a simple materials kit with a pulley, this is a great time to get it out and use it! If not, your students may be able to construct a
simple one with corrugated cardboard. This can be as simple or as complicated as your students can handle!
Set constraints.
Set the minimum zip line length and what needs to be carried from point A (the start) to point B (the end of the line). You can use a ping pong ball, a miniature figurine, etc.
Test it!
Test the zip line. Does the figure make the whole trip? Is the design too heavy to
travel along the line?
Make it more challenging.
For older students, you can set a maximum angle to make
it more challenging, score based on how far they made it down the zip line (such as 1
point for every inch), or time the trip to see whose design is the fastest.
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Wonderopolis
Question of the Day
"Welcome to Wonderopolis®, a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Each day, we pose an intriguing question—the Wonder of the Day®—and explore it in a variety of ways."
Question of the Day
"Welcome to Wonderopolis®, a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Each day, we pose an intriguing question—the Wonder of the Day®—and explore it in a variety of ways."
Additional Resources I Come Across
Educators are banning together and sharing resources all over the Internet. As I see them, I will be updating this section.
Author's Dates & Times for Read Alouds and Activities!
Famous People Reading Stories
Free stories through Audible
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Mo Willems invites YOU into his studio every day for his LUNCH DOODLE. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together.
New episodes will be posted each weekday at 1:00 p.m. ET and then remain online to be streamed afterwards.
Writing Tips from author Kate DiCamillo!
Educators are banning together and sharing resources all over the Internet. As I see them, I will be updating this section.
Author's Dates & Times for Read Alouds and Activities!
Famous People Reading Stories
Free stories through Audible
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Mo Willems invites YOU into his studio every day for his LUNCH DOODLE. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together.
New episodes will be posted each weekday at 1:00 p.m. ET and then remain online to be streamed afterwards.
Writing Tips from author Kate DiCamillo!
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