Tech Toys

This week, each GATE class was introduced to a lot of new, fun and exciting technology toys. The links are provided below, just in case someone is looking for some additional information about each product. Click on the links and... Enjoy!

https://www.playosmo.com/

http://www.makeymakey.com/

http://meetedison.com/

http://littlebits.cc/

http://www.gosphero.com/ollie-official-launch-video/

National Chocolate Milkshake Day!

September 12th is National Chocolate Milkshake Day! What better way to celebrate then to have milkshakes in math?! We all enjoyed a chocolate milkshake while working hard on our Chapter 1 math test. They think a chocolate milkshake may be the secret to getting an A on all their math tests. :)

Paper Airplane Extravaganza

Last week, 5th grade GATE worked as aerospace engineers. They were challenged to create a paper airplane that would go the farthest distance. They looked at all types of building designs and then built the paper airplane that best suited their idea. They found that this was a bit challenging. Some had to test drive a few planes before heading out to the landing strip. :) They had a lot of fun. Drew Shankles' paper airplane went the farthest distance, traveling 45 feet and 5 inches. His plane was called "The Moth."

This was our measurement crew, they worked so hard getting the exact measurements of each flight.