The Seabury first graders have been studying the Medieval era and have been not only doing a variety of STEAM projects, but have been learning and practicing the skill of collaboration.
Step 1 Individual Project: Making a diorama of one of the four levels of the Feudal System
The Nobles
The peasants (with hovels in the background and a few knights to protect them)
A knight
More nobility
A king, a queen, and a knight
A pink polka-dotted dragon
Step 2 Small Group Project: Make the Tallest Tower.
Supplies used: lots of toilet paper and paper towel tubes, scissors, two feet of masking tape, and a variety of cardboard odds and ends including a small box.
We needed to be very careful with our limited supply of tape
We needed to come up with a plan.
We needed to experiment with different ideas.
We had high hopes.
It took collaboration to use a tape measure.
A quick comparison of heights
Adding the "Art" in STEAM
We needed to work together.
Ta da! We reached the ceiling.
We felt proud of our accomplishments.
This group added ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt.
Can we add our dioramas? Yes! Great idea!!
We reflected on our projects as we filled out our lab reports.
A comic drawing of the project.
Step 3 Whole Group Project: Our Classroom Castle
Stay tuned! This project will put our collaboration skills and our engineering skills to the test!
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