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* The earth quake simulator was my favorite part. - Alex * I enjoyed the topography display because we could make mountains. - Jonathan
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This week our 6th grade GT classes are learning about Egyptian mummification and the sarcophagus. They worked in teams to create a 3-D sarcophagus! The Ancient Egyptian pyramids are one of the most magnificent man-made structures created throughout history. Using the toothpicks and mini marshmallows, students must design either a freestanding square or rectangular pyramid. The goal of the challenge is to design the tallest pyramid in the shortest amount of time.
* We felt this challenge was challenging because it was difficult to keep our pyramid standing up. Annabelle, Nadia, & Keidy * This was a fun and challenging STEM task. We enjoyed this activity. Heber, Juan, and Giovanny * We predicted our pyramid would collapse. We're happy to say our pyramid didn't collapse - but it could have been sturdier. We had fun! Kori, Arabella, Ashton, and Layne * We decided to tackle this challenge by creating a square pyramid because it would be sturdier and easier to create. We soon learned that it was a bit mroe challenging to build than we first thought. Asher, Madi T, Brylee, and Maddie B. * We created a rectangular pyramid because it was sturdier. We quickly ran out of resources and we learned that we needed to use our resources more wisely. Stevie Rae, Knox, Jor'Dawn, and Maddox. * We learned that choosing the right pyramid shape to build makes all the difference! Emory, Alex, and Courtlynn * We enjoyed this challenge and had fun learning about the Egyptian pyramids and how they were constructed. - Jaxon, Martin, Valeria, and Kimberly * We predicted the square pyramid would be a more simplistic pyramid to build but it turned out to be a challenging design. It was fun to build! - Cooper, Raegen, and Jovani Our 6th grade GT students made papyrus like the Ancient Egyptians did! The papyrus plant is harder to come by these days, but they were able to get an idea of the process they used with paper from a brown paper bag and some glue. They then decorated their papyrus by painting hieroglyphics on them. * Making papyrus was cool! - Gavynn * Learning how to make papyrus was interesting and I really enjoyed painting in hieroglyphics on my papyrus! - Layne * I've enjoyed learning how to make papyrus, especially the decorating part. - Nadia * The hieroglyphics are difficult to write but the process was neat and fun. - Heber * The process of making papyrus and writing in hieroglyphics was exciting and fun! - Courtlynn * I've enjoyed learning about the Egyptian way of writing and paper making. - Emory * Reading and writing the hieroglyphics was challenging, interesting, and fun! - Raegen * I learned that papyrus was made from the pith of the papyrus plant. - Gavynn Today we researched the elements of logo design. Here are some of the things we learned.
* I learned that the color of your logo increases brand recognition. - Miles * I learned that negative space is a great way to capture attention in a brand. - Maddy B. * Your logo should be able to tell a good story. - Leah * It was really neat to see the hidden logos within the logos we see everyday. For example, the arrow in the FedEx logo. - Brylee For this collaborative engineering task the students created a parachute that helped land an egg safely on a target.
* This collaborative engineering task has been the best one yet! It was both fun and challenging. - Kenley * For this task, our design actually worked! - Gustavo * This challenge gave us more items to use in the junk box which made it more fun and challenging. - Aubrey * This task was fun because there were many different ways to complete the challenge. - James * For this challenge, you must be aware of how much weight you are using. - Bella * This task requires you to use the junk box materials and think outside of the box. - Zayden * We made two different parachutes, one with a plastic bag and one with a paper bag. We discovered that the parachute we made with the plastic bag had more hang time. - Sydney For this collaborative engineering task, the students created a catapult device utilizing a mouse trap and other supplies that launched a peep. We then measured the distance and height their catapults launched their peeps!
* I enjoyed creating and making the catapults and then testing them to see if our ideas worked. - Tristan * I was excited when I mastered how to set the mousetrap and use it as a catapult! I enjoyed launching the peep to test out our catapult design. - Zayden *I enjoyed this creative collaborative challenge. - Bella * The Super Slingers activity was more challenging but fun! - Jonathan * I enjoyed the creativity and the competition made it challenging and fun! - Cesar For this collaborative engineering task the students needed to develop a way to move two corks and two marbles from behind the starting line, over the river (the yellow tent), and through the woods (the cups) so that they ended up inside grandmother's house (the box). The students stated that this was the most challenging of all of the collaborative engineering tasks.
* I enjoyed this collaborative engineering task. - Tristan * This was awesome! - Kenley * This activity was challenging and fun! - Mary Grace *I enjoyed working with others to complete this challenging task. - Hendrix *Our 6th grade GT students took a trip to the SFA Planetarium. They were able to tour the campus and take a virtual journey to NASA's test facilities all the way to Pluto! It was a great experience for our students to learn while still have fun. * I thought the gold coated mirror on the satellite was neat. - Bella * I learned many things I did not know about Pluto. - Mary Grace * I thought the show was interesting. - Gus *My favorite part of the show was the beginning when the doors to the shuttle opened and the satellite was released into space on its mission to Pluto. It was so realistic, like you were there! - McKenzie * The planetarium was a cool and neat experience! - Jonathan * We are learning things we will use in the real world and may even possibly be able to use to create a business one day. - McKenzie * Our Shark Tank project has been challenging and real and I've enjoyed working on it because it has been more than just a power point. - Gus * What we are learning has helped us create products we can use today. - Bella * The Shark Tank project is fun because we can be creative and make something! - Daylin * Our Shark Tank project has been a fun, creative, hands-on opportunity to make products and inventions to help our community. - Sydney This week we learned about Hairs and Fibers evidence. Here are a few thing we learned: * I found it interesting that some types of hair appear very silvery under the microscope. - Gustavo * I learned that hair is made from keratin, a protein that makes your finger and toe nails. - Vicktoria * When the police collect hair evidence, can they tell if a person dyed their hair? - Eliel * I learned that hair color is the result of pigment. - Elizabeth * I found it interesting that my hair was see through under the microscope! - Nate * I learned that hair is composed from the protein keratin just like your finger and toe nails. - Serenity * I learned that everyone's hair is different. - Daylin * I learned that nutrition can affect your hair. - Sydney This week we learned about Forensic Anthropology with a focus on Bone Basics. Here are a few things we learned, found interesting, and questions that we have:
* What is the most fragile bone in your body is? - Bella * I learned that the human body has 206 bones. - Tate * I found it interesting that your race can be determined by your bones. - Haylie * I learned that the skull tightens as you get older. - Daylin * How much time does it take for a body to become a skeleton? - Miley * I found it interesting how the police use a grid system to find bones. - Isabelle * I learned that the suture lines in your head tell your gender. - Zayden * I learned the medical/scientific names for our bones. - Sydney * I learned that the femur is the strongest bone in the body. - James * Where did they get the names for the bones? - McKenzie * I learned that a skull can tell the gender of a body. - Serenity Jacksonville PD Detective Compton gave a presentation on Fingerprint Identification and Analysis This week Detective Compton was our guest speaker and gave a presentation on fingerprint identification and comparison. He demonstrated the iodine method and how to take latent prints. Here are a few things we learned: * How hard people work to solve crimes and how technologically advanced we have come to solve crimes. - Mary Grace * I learned that accidental whorl's are the rarest of fingerprint types. - Kenley * I learned how fingerprints are obtained from crime scenes. - Alison * I found it interesting that the first time the United States used fingerprint evidence in court was in 1911. - Bella * I learned that loops are the most common types of fingerprints. - Zayden * I found it interesting that arches makeup 5% of fingerprints. - McKenzie * I learned that fingerprints are fully formed in the womb at 18 weeks. - Aubrey * I learned that the middle of a fingerprint is called the core. - Jackson * I learned that the ridges in your fingerprints help you grab things. - Haylie * I learned that fingerprints have to be a 100% match to be used in court. - Isabelle This week we learned about Impression Evidence with a focus on bite marks and tire tracks. Here are some of the things we learned: * It's cool that they can determine the type of car you drive based on the tires! - Gus * I learned that impressions can be taken of or on almost anything. - James * I learned how precise and how detailed impression evidence can make the difference in solving a case. - Tate * I learned about the different techniques that they used with impressions, bite marks and tire tracks and that the details are important clues in crime fighting. - Daylin * I learned that that tire treads require careful examination. - Serenity * I learned that teeth are unique to each person just like your fingerprints are. - Alisson * I learned that the ridges in your fingerprints help you grab things. -Haylie * I learned that the middle of your fingerprint is called the core. - Jackson * I learned that fingerprints have to be a 100% match to be used in court. - Isabelle This week we learned about fingerprint classification and about fingerprint ridges. Here are some of the things we learned: *I learned that you can have different classifications in your fingerprints. - Gus * There are three different types of fingerprints: arches, whorls, and loops. - Tate * I learned that not only are there different types of fingerprints but that your fingerprints have ridges too. - Liam *I learned that only on animal has fingerprints - Koala bears. - Gustavo * I learned that fingerprints are very useful in solving crimes. - Mary Grace * I learned that finger prints have multiple patterns. - Kenley * I find it interesting that Koala fingerprints are remarkably similar to human fingerprints. - Ben Today we learned about Crime Scene Basics & Eyewitness Basics. Here are a some of the things we learned: * I learned how much work goes into being a facial sketch artist and that you have to use someone else's memory to sketch a picture of the person they witnessed. - Hendrix * I learned how to sketch a person's face from someone else's descriptions. - Daylin * I learned that an alibi is where a suspect was at the time of a crime. - Kasey * I learned that many people are in jail because of wrongful eyewitness identification. - Gustavo Today we researched the elements of logo design. Here are some of the things we learned: *I learned that colors in logos have meanings. - Harper * I learned that negative space uses the background to make illusions. - Aiden * Colors show different emotions. - Vicktoria * Proportion & symmetry is needed to keep logos balanced. - Cale * I learned that the color in logos affects peoples feelings. - Gustavo * I learned some companies with hidden meanings in their logos work harder to show the meaning behind their logo. - Kenley |
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