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A team of scientists from Impossible Foods visited our class recently to teach us about a kind of meat that is made out of plants! One of the secret ingredients is heme, a compound that contains iron. It’s found in all living things and Impossible Foods gets theirs from soybeans!
Our First 3D Printing Projects!
Posted: May 4, 2015 in engineering, math, science, technology, UncategorizedTags: 3D, 3D printer, 3D printer ideas, 3D printing, 3rd grade, STEAM, STEM
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.
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