Last day of 3rd Grade GT

Wow! It has been an awesome year! We enjoyed spending time together on our last day of 3rd grade GT! Check out our busy day.

Pencil Holder Inventions

How are a sculptor and a writer similar? They both work through a design process. Check out the creative products of our 3rd graders today.

Vocabulary Pix

Third graders found visual representations for this unit's vocabulary words. Even though these are words from our Greek Mythology unit, they had to have at least one modern representation for one of their words. Take a peek!

If only I could see that movie!

Today, 3rd grade students chose their favorite Greek Myth and imagined what it would be like if it were a real movie. They then decided what the best parts of the movie would be in order to create a "movie trailer" using iMovie. I know I wish they were real movies! Check them out!

WeDo Giants

Did you know that even before electricity was invented, people were imagining "robots"? Stories in Greek mythology refer to a giant Metal monster named Talos who protected the island of Crete. Today third graders designed their own giant and programmed it to scare away possible attackers. Some students even had a chance to add motion sensors. Check out their work - if you dare.

Greek Mythology Vocabulary Game

Hey third graders - Practice your vocabulary with this fun game. Can you get 100%?

Mindset Matters!

This year one of the topics our classes have really been focusing on developing a growth mindset! We have been specifically learning about the difference between fixed and growth mindsets as well as appreciating a challenge, learning from failure growth opportunities, and being inspired by others. Check out this short video to hear thoughts of some of the students in the 3rd and 4th grades about mindset. They are unrehearsed candid responses.

Out of the Net

Our little Alevins were released into the tank today from their cozy nest net. Check out the fun video of the Alevins' adventure.

Trout Adaptation

Find out more about adaptations of rainbow trout in this short documentary. Created by 4th grade GT.

Wild Trout

Find out more about how rainbow trout survive in the wild. This student created documentary brought to you by 4th grade GT.

Rainbow Trout Habitat

Find out more about rainbow trout's natural habitat by watching this short student created documentary. Created by 4th grade GT.

Fry/Fingerlings Documentary

Check out this student created documentary about rainbow trout fry. Presented by 4th grade GT.

Trout Alevins - The Documentary

Check out the student created documentary about this stage of the trout's life cycle. Created by 4th Grade GT.

The OREO Caper

Wow! Today 3rd graders got a chance to put their sleuth skills to the test in order to solve this real-life mystery! Someone stole our OREOs! Check out their adventure!

Valentiny Express

3rd graders have a design challenge for to prepare for the busy Valentine season! They need to design a balloon-powered vehicle that can carry candy hearts quickly to their destination. Check out the pictures and videos of them working together to problem-solve.They are ready to design and re-design to make this work! Way to have a growth-mindset!

Alevins learning to swim

It has been a week since our eggs hatched! Boy, something fishy is going on- because these guys are growing SO fast! Check out this week's video of our Alevins.

Hatched!

As of Friday, there were about six eggs hatched. Check out the video below to see what I walked into on Monday morning - 59 little sac fry (a.k.a. - Alevin).

Fish Eggs Hatch!

5th graders predicted the hatch date of our rainbow trout eggs (based on mathematical calculations). And they were RIGHT! Fish started hatching on Jan. 28! Check out the time-lapse video to see them hatch. As of Friday, approximately 6 of 60 fish have hatched.

Crime Lab Classroom

Today we used real crime lab materials when we were visited by members of the Nampa Police Department. Officer Peper and Tara, a forensic evidence technician visited our class to lead the investigation!

3rd Grade Lego Construction Stop Motion

Third graders were introduced to the art of animation by using stop motion techniques to build and unbuild an object based on a class selected theme. Our theme was ANIMALS. Check out our animated movie.