1. KATIE
SCHOOL YEAR

2. ABOUT ME I AM IN 5TH GRADE I WAS BORN ON 9-26-05
MY FAVORITE BOOK IS THE GIRL FROM FELONY BAY
MY FAVORITE SCIENCE IS CHEMISTRY
MY FAVORITE ANIMAL IS A PANDA
MY FAVORITE SPORT IS BASKETBALL

3. STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART AND MATH) ACTIVITIES
USING Q-TIPS I CREATED MY INITIALS AND THEN COUNTED THE ACUTE, OBTUSE, AND RIGHT ANGLES.
I MADE A PYRAMID OUT OF TOOTHPICKS AND CLAY.
I MADE A PUFFMOBILE USING LIFESAVERS, STRAWS, PAPER AND PAPERCLIPS.

4. MY PROJECT MY TOPIC: ITALY
WHAT I LEARNED: ITALY HAS A LOT OF HISTORIC SITES
WHAT I LIKED: LEARNING ABOUT THE BLUE GROTTO
WHAT I WOULD CHANGE: DOING ONE MORE DAY DOING RESEARCH

5. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS The building Of the Roman Colosseum out
Of red playdoh

6. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
My entire project finished with a model of the Roman Colosseum and a display board with facts about Italy.

7. SIMPLE MACHINES
WE WENT AROUND SCHOOL AND FOUND DIFFERENT SIMPLE MACHINES THAT WERE EVERYDAY OBJECTS
I DID DIFFERENT SIMPLE MACHINE POEMS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SIMPLE MACHINES

12. RUBE GOLDBERG SKETCHED DESIGN OF MY RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE
GATHERED SUPPLIES
SEVERAL TRIAL AND ERRORS BEFORE MACHINE WORKED RIGHT
FINAL TASK WAS TO APPLY A BAND-AID
USED THREE SIMPLE MACHINES IN TOTAL

13. Reflections Reviewed simple machies Learned by trial and error
Successful completion of Rube Goldberg machine
If I could do it differently, I would have made it longer

14. 100 PENNY BOX READ THE 100 PENNY BOX
RESEARCHED EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ALL YEARS I HAVE BEEN ALIVE
PUT PENNIES AND INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE YEARS ON A NEAT SHEET
ORGANIZED INFORMATION BY LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL, AND UNIVERSAL

15. Reflections
Learned about different things that happened in my lifetime
Reaserching historical events was my favorite part
If I could do it differently, I would have tried harder to do all three blanks on each year

16. STEAM/CREATIVE PROJECTS
DRAWING STARTS AND DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
STRONGEST SHAPES STEAM PROJECT
SNOW GLOBE STORY
CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES
KHAN ACADEMY CODING AND MATH

18. WATER FILTER PROJECT
MADE ARTIFICIAL DIRTY WATER OUT OF OIL, WATER, AND POTTING SOIL
MADE A PURIFICATION TOWER WITH THE ELEMENTS GRAVEL, SALT, ACTIVE CARBON, AND FILTER PAPER
POURED ARTIFICIAL DIRTY WATER DOWN THE PURIFICATION TOWER AND GOT MUCH CLEANER WATER

19. Reflections Learned how you take unclean water and purify it
Seeing the dirty water turn into purified water was my favorite part
If i could do it differently i not add as much potting soil

20. Seminar Participated in an extended learning seminar in Burlington
Live feed from NASA
Learned about the International Space Station

21. Reflections Learned all about the International Space Station
My favorite part was the NASA feed and making new friends
If I could do it differently, I would have gotten there on time

23. Scratch is a coding program for kids. (www.scratch.mit.edu)
I have learned different coding techniques like coding a band to play Jolly Old Saint Nicholas.