Genius Hour 6th Grade ELP and 5th Grade ELP Jumbo Construction
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Genius Hour (www.geniushour.com) is a project-based learning tool our ELP students use. Students choose a topic they have an interest or desire, create a driving question to answer, research the topic and finally create a project to share out. Recently our 6th Grade students began learning the basics of chess thanks, in part, to Hunter Co. Hunter created a google presentation about the basic chess pieces, where and how the chess pieces can move and how knowing the pieces well can help develop a strategy when playing chess. Then, as a class, we were able to practice what Hunter had presented. Over the next couple of early-out Wednesdays the students will partner up and practice their skills again. learning the chess board as a grid for piece plaement practicing how to set up the players' pieces Hunter (right side of the screen) answering a question from Dylan D. In our 5th Grade ELP group we have been able to create simple machines with jumbo construction pieces. Mrs. Chris