Kindergarten Koders! Today kindergartners learned the importance of sequencing as they coded their mice @LearningHandsOn to go to the cookie first, next the milk, then the straw and finally the napkin. @LauraNumeroff

Only 11 more days! @SciTechInst @AZScience – at Mesa, AZ

Today 5th and 6th grade students engineered a punting device as evidence to demonstrate that objects can affect other objects even when they are not touching. #contactforce #noncontactforce #pushpull #potentialandkineticenergy – at Mesa, AZ

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Today our Jefferson ThinkerSpace welcomed guest speaker @pamslim to work with our 6th grade girls on the vision boards. Pamela Slim is an author, business coach and the co-founder Main Street Learning Lab in downtown Mesa, AZ. Thank you, Pam!

After reading about the history of bubble gum @ScholasticEdu, our third graders analyzed a bar graph comparing the sugar content of some popular brands. Then we wondered if the sugar content affected the size of the bubbles- the students (and teachers) were happy to test it out!

Today our 5th graders had the opportunity to test out their jousting skills using @Sphero Bolts! Huzzah! – at Mesa, AZ

2022-23 final issue of our Jag Paw Print issue out today! This year’s theme was sustainability next year’s them TBD by our incoming 6th graders. Until next school year newsies! – at Mesa, AZ

The ThinkerSpace put the “T” into STEM by hosting an @AZSciTech workshop. Teachers from around the state participated in a battle bot challenge using @Sphero Bolt bots! – at Mesa, AZ

The force is strong with these ones! – at Mesa, AZ

Music puts the A in STEAM- awesome job, Jags! Can I add this to my playlist? – at Mesa, AZ

Acts of kindness are like bananas, they come in bunches. Way to go Jag Cafeteria, you made these kids’ day! – at Mesa, AZ

These 5th grade students put the “M” in STEM today when they found the relationship between time and distance in order to navigate their @Sphero Bolts through a maze. #MPSignite – at Mesa, AZ

Today 6th graders used block coding to program their @Sphero Bolts to find a basket of eggs! #MPSignite – at Mesa, AZ

Our second issue is out! Love how our ThinkerSpace is a place designed to foster personalized learning. – at Mesa, AZ

Today we hosted, Joy Hicks, Sr. Manager of Environmental Sustainability for @HomeDepot .Thank you, Ms. Hicks for sharing your passion and Home Depot’s efforts for a sustainable future. We enjoyed learning about the education/work path that led you to a career in sustainability!

Watering ollas were first used in China and North Africa more than 4,000 years ago. Our Jag Garden Club engineered their own, affordable version of a watering olla. Thank you to our Jag family members for donating the materials needed for this project.

So proud to see our Jag CIOs representing our school. In partnership with @CITYOFMESA they are currently implementing their own action plan of eliminating single-use water bottles on our campus! – at Mesa, AZ

What a terrific opportunity! – at Mesa, AZ

Today 5th grade applied engineering design thinking to plan and construct a stadium out of @PicassoTiles to host a @HEXBUG championship sporting event! Thank you @that_stem_guy for having great ideas and sharing them!