We went on a field trip to the Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC and had a great time!
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We had some very special visitors from Target at Skyline Mall today! They received the letter that one of our students wrote during our persuasive writing unit and decided to donate a huge box full of amazing art supplies, bird houses, and brightly colored dry-erase markers! Our jaws dropped to the ground when we saw all the cool stuff they brought! Thank you, Helen and Evelin from Target!
Invention Challenge!
Posted: January 7, 2015 in art, engineering, math, science, technologyTags: 3D printing, inventions, Smithsonian
Each Challenge entry must identify a real-world problem and demonstrate at least the following four Spark!Lab Key Steps of the Invention Process:
Think It: Have a great idea for an invention
Explore It: Investigate inventions and ideas of the past
Sketch It: Draw pictures and diagrams to figure out how your invention might work
Sell It: Market your invention to people who might buy it
The real world-problem may be one that all the people in your neighborhood face, something that all your friends complain about, or an issue you talk about where you live. It could also be about a bigger, global problem that affects many people.
Please check out the updates on the Art Gallery page of this website. One of our resident artists, D.E., has submitted an ink on paper drawing of Mr. Fox as a vampire! Yikes!
Sugar Skulls
Posted: October 27, 2014 in artTags: 3rd grade, art, Dia de los Muertos, recipe, sugar skulls
A calavera (Spanish for “skull”) is a representation of a human skull made from either sugar or clay, which is used in the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead. This year Day of the Dead is observed on November 1 – 2.
Please visit The Smithsonian’s Virtual Museum to learn more about Day of the Dead.
Click here for instructions on how to make your own.
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