Five dinosaur eggs were discovered in a remote village in China and students were in charge of getting the precious cargo to Shanghai International Airport so that they can be shiped to the U.S. for genetic testing. However, a large river stands in their way. The task was to build a bridge out of the K'Nex Tree (an endangered tree native to China) to hold all five eggs. Here are some pics:
8th Graders working furiously to build their bridge:
Jezz and Connie testing some of their ideas:
Everyone watching with anticipation as we tested Kevin's bridge...it worked!
This group used pretty much every piece of K'Nex!
Will it hold all five?
Jean doing some last minute work to support her bridge!
The Snarflemucker...
The 8th graders have been doing research about biomes to eventually create an ecosystem for the Snarflemucker, an organism brought back from outer space. After creating a biome presentation, students are now using their research to decide which biome they think a Snarflemucker lives in. They are combining their research with their observations of the Snarflemucker to really show what they have learned! Here is a pic of the Snarflemucker:
Isn't it cute??No Snarflemuckers or dinosaurs were harmed in this post!
