Tessellations

I've posted in my room some of the tessellations that my seventh and eighth graders did. I really enjoyed doing this lesson with them.

This Week at ALPS...

Another busy week at ALPS is about to begin...Yeah!!! The first and second graders are about to explore the wonderful world of rockets. They've already shot balloon rockets across the classroom. This week they'll start to construct a water bottle rocket and launch them outside. Launching them in the classroom would cause a small catastrophe for me and Mr. Gonzalez. The third and fourth graders will be wrapping up their hot air balloon projects. They are presenting their powerpoint presentations on hot air balloons to their classmates. The fifth and sixth graders will continue learning about compound shapes and how to find the perimeters and areas of these shapes. I've decided to make it a little interesting and as result they'll have to design a zoo that will incorportate what they have learn about compound shapes' area and perimeter. It's a real world problem that they will have to solve. Finally, the seventh and eighth graders will be introduced to the three dimensional world of geometric solids.

Balloon Launch

As promised here is a short video clip of a balloon launching. The clip was filmed by one of my fourth graders. Saul did a great job. Thanks Saul!!! Also Mr. Gonzalez, our school custodian, was a big help with the balloon launches this whole week. Thank you Mr. Gonzalez!!! Enjoy.

Balloons, Balloons, Balloons

This week the third and fourth graders have been launching their hot air balloons. I've posted some of the pictures for your pleasure. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have a video for you to view. Enjoy.