5th Graders Explore STEAM Centers

Fifth graders had the opportunity to explore design challenges and coding the day before Spring Break in all three class rotations.  Ms. Moore and Ms. Douglas designed 4 centers -- coding with Dash and the Blockly app; coding with Apple's SWIFT playgrounds; creating tall towers to help little leprechauns watch for gold monsters using Straws & Connectors; and building structures (using Keva Planks) to store water safely from the water dragons.  Students came up with lots of creative designs and codes, and we had fun in the process.  Play can foster learning!