Upper El (Mr. D): Hydroelectric Power & The Challenger
We had a really cool week with a field trip, continuing our science fair, and ending with a fun experiment--connecting our current topic...
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derek1447
- Jan 22
- 1 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Completions
Our last week and a half have been about completion. Our latest story and parts of our science fair have been the focus. Working on a...
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derek1447
- Jan 8
- 2 min
Upper El (Mr. D): New Year, New Build
Happy New Year, everyone! We're back from our break, and it feels good. This week we started with a little catch-up and review and then...
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shannon7481
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
Developing a "Mathematical Mind" - Upper El
Our society has a tendency to judge everything by the bottom line: Is the answer right? And how quickly did you get to the answer?...
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derek1447
- Dec 4, 2022
- 3 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Elastic or Plastic? And Much More!
It's good to be back after our break, and we had a great week in UE. We've continued our new unit on Elastic Energy, which we began the...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Nov 14, 2022
- 1 min
Adventure to the Coast
Magical is the word that best describes upper elementary’s field trip to Barrier Island Sea Camp. One of my favorite parts about this...
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derek1447
- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Gravity Art & Presentations
Upper El has been hard at work on several projects in the afternoon. On top of our science and engineering work, we also prepared our...
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shannon7481
- Oct 21, 2022
- 1 min
History will be lost if we don't tell the stories. ~ UE Mornings
Lost Slavery Tour, Charlotte This week, Upper El walked Charlotte's Lost Slavery Tour. Created by a former Myers Park High School...
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derek1447
- Oct 5, 2022
- 3 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Research, Tides, and Variety!
Over the last week, and during this very short week, we made a lot of progress on our stories, our Mission Specialist Project, explored...
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derek1447
- Sep 23, 2022
- 3 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Asteroids, Orbits, Missions & Typing!
I love it when my lesson plans are supported by the "World," especially when it aligns without forcing it. You'll understand what I mean...
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shannon7481
- Sep 19, 2022
- 2 min
Life is a Circle - The End of One Journey is the Beginning of the Next (UE Mornings)
This week, UE visited the Innovation Barn, part of Envision Charlotte. We learned about their mission to encourage innovation and improve...
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derek1447
- Sep 18, 2022
- 2 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Pendulums & Missions
This week, we explored energy transformation, had a fantastic field trip, and began a space-related research project. PENDULUMS: On...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Sep 15, 2022
- 1 min
Upper Elementary Heads to Innovation Barn
The Innovation Barn…. Sounds like the perfect first field trip of the year for a group of innovative kids, right? Well, it was! The...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Sep 12, 2022
- 1 min
DGS Community at the Lake!
Perfect weather, children laughing and splashing, great conversations and connecting… it could not have been a more perfect afternoon! A...
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derek1447
- Sep 9, 2022
- 3 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Inertia, Promises, and Energy
This week we started with a recap on the force of gravity, learned some chess, explored promises in story writing, and entered into the...
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shannon7481
- Sep 9, 2022
- 2 min
Name That Tune * Correct, Humpback Whale Song (UE Mornings)
UE has continued to explore making connections. As we read along in Song for a Whale, we also listened to actual whale songs. They...
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derek1447
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Fact and Fiction
We started our week discussing the delay for the Artemis I launch and its reasons. The new launch attempt is Saturday! Then, we shifted...
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shannon7481
- Aug 30, 2022
- 2 min
Community - Near and Far (UE)
It is wonderful to be back in UE. Our first days have been filled with the usual logistics, starting work and most of all, creating...
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derek1447
- Aug 29, 2022
- 4 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Teamwork, Artemis, and Gravity
Our First week back was fantastic! It was so good to see everyone and for our new group to come together in our new space. We spent some...
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kathleen McIntyre
- May 19, 2022
- 1 min
Challenging Edges - the Upper Elementary Way
Upper Elementary began their adventure to Green River Preserve with 3 goals: 1. Have Fun 2. Challenge your edges. It is always...
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