Hey Bonners!

This is a huge week for me at my service site- Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are my Lego League teams' last three days to get ready for our big tournament on Saturday. We have had a great few weeks together- I cannot believe my first major project is almost over and I am amazed at all my kids have accomplished since we began in October.

Our "mission" is on climate and weather and I think the kids have learned a lot about both since we began. One of my teams is studying the climate in the oceans, the other is looking at the Arctic. They have to create a poster showing what they have learned, with pictures, illustrations, and decorations. They then have to create a model out of Legos that shows the innovative ways their team came up with to measure the climate in their area. This was a great project for my 4th graders since they just finished a unit on climate in their science classes- the project is a good way to show them how the ideas and facts they learned can be applied in real life, how these ideas have consequences (global warming, human involvement in climate change, ways in which humans can "fix" some of these problems), and also gives them a chance to learn a bit more about what interests them. It is great to see the kids get more and more excited as we get closer to the tournament and as our projects are starting to finish up.

Have a great week, see you all tomorrow, and I will let you know how Saturday turns out!

Peace,
Caitlin