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Project-Based Learning
"Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge. "
 Part of our PBL project includes building a sumo robot. But before we can do so, we must first understand how the system of circuits and electrical energy works... |  As part of our systems unit, we were so lucky to have one of our dads arrange a special visit to his workplace. We got to see the evolution of airplane engines up close. Talk about complex systems! |  Thanks to the generosity of one of our dads, we got to take apart 7 old laptops. Who knew there were 7 layers to a screen, and all those little bits and pieces inside a computer?! |
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 What is a system? Exploring the concept before digging deeper. Here we have a few engineers designing a system that will make a ball knock down a final eraser. |  Students learned to program instructions for their sumo-robot using Arduino. |  What can we do to improve our sumo-robots? Lots of thinking, trial and error. Excellent perseverence...! |
 Students decided how they would run their exhibition in our migration museum. Here, one group shares the story of the Holocaust and the migration story that came with it. |  Tracing historical roots, a couple of our students researched to find out about some of the early Chinese migrants who came for the gold rush. |  During the Great Migration, many did not have money for first class tickets. Here is a life-size model of the sleeping space built to scale. |
 Visiting students watch a video of one group's performance showcasing life of slaves on a plantation. |  The entire ES was invited to our Migration Museum. In addition to parents and teachers, our students had audiences from KG - Gr5. |  Students designed their own experiments to further their understanding of weathering and erosion. |
 How much can plant roots help prevent erosion? These two scientists had to design an experiment to test and measure this... |  How does temperature affect erosion? Here, a couple of students designed a model experiment to this using Vitamin C acid tablets in equal amounts of water at different temperatures. |  'Knowledge not shared remains unknown.' - Chris Grabenstein Sharing what we learned, but also the process and journey. |
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