Monthly Archives: April 2012

More Curriculum Updates

Posted on April 23, 2012 by JohnHeffernan

I updated the PK and K curriculum maps. There were some minor mistakes and a non-optimal order for K. See the Resources Page for new downloads. I updated the complete PK-6 map too to include the PK and K changes.

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New and Updated Resources Available; Book in the Works

Posted on April 20, 2012 by JohnHeffernan

I updated the Resources Page to include Tech Tips and a separate Teaching Tips documents. Also, I have updated the Grade 6 curriculum map. See previous post for why but basically I simplified the open-ended challenge and it works much … Continue reading →

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Dragster Design, Part 1

Posted on April 13, 2012 by JohnHeffernan

We had an extended sixth grade class today. Students were challenged to design and build the fastest robot car they could. Last week, the measured the velocity of the standard robot car built from the LEGO directions. Those went about … Continue reading →

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