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Our 5th grade GT students tasked with designing a paper airplane, which could travel the farthest. Each student made two paper airplanes, one dart and one of their choice. They explored foldnfly.com awesome designs to select a plane to make. They then competed to see which airplane flew the farthest!
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Our 5th grade GT students conducted hands-on experiments to learn about the forces of flight. They learned & experimented about drag, thrust, lift, weight/gravity, and Bernoulli's Principle of air pressure.
* I learned how the air flows over the wings of an airplane. - Andrew * My favorite experiment today was the drag experiment because it helped me to understand how drag works. - Orion * I learned how drag slows down an airplane like the experiment with the marble in the water. - Bra'Nyia * I discovered that a flat object took longer to drop due to its shape and surface area. - Elizabeth The 5th grade GT students were tasked with creating their own Gifted Students' Bill of Rights. Below are some of the rights they created. GT students have the right...
* to be different and to think differently. - Orion * to be our own person. - Andres * to wonder. - Adalyn * to not be criticized when we make a bad grade. - Ava * to do your best and not feel bad about it. - Elise * to not be given extra work or things to do because we are gifted. - Alice * to not assume we know everything. - Harlyn * to be challenged daily. - Andrew * to not be judged. - Joel * to not be perfect. - Hutton If you could give one piece of advice to a new gifted person, what would it be? What do you wish you had known from the beginning?
*Don't be afraid to make mistakes because you will learn from your mistakes and get better. - Elise * Always remember just because you're gifted doesn't mean that you are perfect. - Jaxon * Know that you DON'T have to be perfect. - Brynnleigh * Never down grade yourself to try to fit in. - Orion *That I'm not weird or crazy for being gifted. - Alice * Don't believe the misconceptions of gifted students. - Will * Be prepared for what other people are going to say about you & for extra work. - Harlyn * You will make mistakes in GT and it will be ok. - Roman * Be yourself and stay calm. - Adalyn * You will not be good at everything and somethings will be hard. - Abe * Befriend other gifted students and find friends who understand what you are going through. - Lizzie * To have a growth mind set. - Joel * You don't have to be perfect at everything because you are gifted. - Dayana * Don't pressure yourself, follow your dreams and do your best! - Samuel * GT means that you learn differently from other kids in a good way. - Naomie * Don't be afraid to show your abilities because that's what makes you special. - Valentina For this collaborative engineering fast challenge task, students made one or more tools or "gadgets" that could be used by two different types of workers and then present a performance to show how these gadgets would work. * This collaborative engineering fast challenge task was a bit more challenging than the others because it was hard to think of a gadget that two different jobs could use, but it was fun. - Julian * I found this fast engineering challenge fun and challenging because we were able to be creative had to think quickly. - Eli For the You Call This Art! Fast Collaborative Engineering task, students created one or more art pieces and prepared a presentation showing their art pieces. For the Birthday Party Fast Collaborative Engineering task, students created the perfect birthday gift and presented what it was and how it was used.
*Thinking outside the box and only being able to use the materials in the junk box made these tasks challenging but fun! - Andi * The Birthday Party and You Call That Art! tasks allowed us to be more creative. - Cinco * Working collaboratively is fun! - Raegen *I enjoyed collaborating with others and working on the different tasks. - Emily *The Birthday Party and You Call That Art! tasks allowed me to use my creativity and were fun! - Angel * I liked the creative part of the Birthday Party task. - Valeria * These tasks required us to think differently and I enjoyed the competitiveness of the tasks. - Courtlynn * I enjoyed the collaborative part of these tasks. - Leah * The racing against the clock to complete the tasks is overwhelming but fun. - Bentley * I enjoyed the creativity of the Birthday Party and You Call That Art tasks. - Brylee 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 thought the Going to Grandma's House task was very challenging but fun! - Jor'Dawn * The task was fun but the limited materials made it challenging. - Shaun * I really enjoyed the engineering task. It was fun to try to get the marbles and corks to Grandma's house! - Madelyn B. *I enjoy seeing the other inventions and products and creating inventions too! - Hunter
*The Shark Tank project is fun because I get to invent my own product! - Kira *I've enjoyed the Shark Tank project and the hands-on inventing. - Eloy *I like to see everyone's inventions. - Bailey *We get to make our own products! - Rafe 5th grade has been traveling across the United States on their Road Trip adventures! They have chosen a destination, planned their trip, completed a budget, mapped their route, created a travel brochure, and much more! * I learned that budgeting for a road trip takes a little patience and time. - Layne
* I like o plan for a trip because it makes you more organized and gives you more time to enjoy your trip. - Stevie Rae * I learned that the amount of money needed is a lot. It is more expensive that I thought! - Heber |
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