We are back from a wonderful winter break and a wild snow storm. These next few weeks we are easing back into our CREATE stations, and we are engineering left and right keeping our hands and minds busy during our library time!
Earlier, I shared my CREATE station, C is for CONSTRUCTION. How is engineering different from construction? It really isn't....several of these stations are very flexible and can be used for different stations. The big difference is that grades 3-5 do not have a construction station. Their C station is for COMPUTER (or CHROMEBOOK) with a digital choice board or Minecraft, so the engineering station is when the older kids get a chance to build and design too.
Check out our CREATE choice board for JANUARY: CREATE January Choice Board. If you would like a copy of the CREATE Choice board to make a copy and make changes you can access it HERE.
When the 5th graders engineer, they use KAPLA blocks (received from the local Buy Nothing FB group), which correlates with SOL WS.2, themes of geography and the human-environment interactions. They review these concepts by using the blocks to build dams, buildings, and bridges.
If you would like all the engineering station freebies, check them out here: ENGINEERING STATION SIGNS and STANDARDS.
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