JAG ThinkerSpace

Kindergarten Koders! Today kindergartners learned the importance of sequencing as they coded their mice @LearningHandsOn to go to the cookie first, next the milk, then the straw and finally the napkin. @LauraNumeroff

Only 11 more days! @SciTechInst @AZScience

Today 5th and 6th grade students engineered a punting device as evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching. #contactforce #noncontactforce #pushpull #potentialandkineticenergy

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Today our Jefferson ThinkerSpace welcomed guest speaker @pamslim to work with our 6th grade girls on the vision boards. Pamela Slim is an author, business coach and the co-founder Main Street Learning Lab in downtown Mesa, AZ. Thank you, Pam!

After reading about the history of bubble gum @ScholasticEdu, our third graders analyzed a bar graph comparing the sugar content of some popular brands. Then we wondered if the sugar content affected the size of the bubbles- the students (and teachers) were happy to test it out!

Today our 5th graders had the opportunity to test out their jousting skills using @Sphero Bolts! Huzzah!

2022-23 final issue of our Jag Paw Print issue out today! This year’s theme was sustainability next year’s them TBD by our incoming 6th graders. Until next school year newsies!

The ThinkerSpace put the “T” into STEM by hosting an @AZSciTech workshop. Teachers from around the state participated in a battle bot challenge using @Sphero Bolt bots!

The force is strong with these ones!

Music puts the A in STEAM- awesome job, Jags! Can I add this to my playlist?

Acts of kindness are like bananas, they come in bunches. Way to go Jag Cafeteria, you made these kids’ day!

@JoshRBuckley …and a whole lot of well wishes from your Jag Fam!

These 5th grade students put the “M” in STEM today when they found the relationship between time and distance in order to navigate their @Sphero Bolts through a maze. #MPSignite

Today 6th graders used block coding to program their @Sphero Bolts to find a basket of eggs! #MPSignite

Our second issue is out! Love how our ThinkerSpace is a place designed to foster personalized learning.

Today we hosted, Joy Hicks, Sr. Manager of Environmental Sustainability for @HomeDepot .Thank you, Ms. Hicks for sharing your passion and Home Depot’s efforts for a sustainable future. We enjoyed learning about the education/work path that led you to a career in sustainability!

Watering ollas were first used in China and North Africa more than 4,000 years ago. Our Jag Garden Club engineered their own, affordable version of a watering olla. Thank you to our Jag family members for donating the materials needed for this project.

So proud to see our Jag CIOs representing our school. In partnership with @CITYOFMESA they are currently implementing their own action plan of eliminating single-use water bottles on our campus!

What a terrific opportunity!