Arcade Engineers
4/15/2021
At PNA, we use Project Based Learning as a teaching method to motivate students to gain knowledge, retain content longer, and apply the skills to relevant real-world situation. The 21st century skills embedded in the process will help students succeed in the future, both in school and the work world. Based on the imaginative mind and ideas of Caine, the third graders embarked on a journey of their own to create an arcade game out of cardboard. To connect with the third grade science standards, the students had a more specific challenge, to incorporate balanced and unbalanced forces and/or magnetic interactions. 3-PS2-1.Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object. 3-PS2-4.Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.
The students have created a ticket and prize system to accompany their games. They will be presented in the gym, where they will be able to see their arcade in action.
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Jessica GrahamMs. Graham graduated from the University of Alabama with a BS in Early Childhood/Elementary Education, and is currently working on her master's in reading. She enjoys hiking, traveling, arts & crafts, and playing the ukulele. Archives
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