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Kindergarten

Engineering Design Process 
Life Science

Kindergarten scientist and engineers built models of healthy environments based on the needs of living things.  They provided a happy space for plants and animals living in deserts and forests. 



​Engineering Design Process 

Winter/Holiday Challenge 

Picture

​Click the teacher's name below to view a video featuring the Kinder engineers, in that class, and the penguin sleds they engineered. (An SGUSD account is needed to access.)
  • Bradley
  • Gomez
  • Reid
  • Williford



​​Exploring Earth's Temperature

Physical Science: Heating Earth's Surface

Key Vocabulary: temperature, thermometer, hot, warm, cool, cold, freezing, shade, solid, liquid, melting
Click here to view the video of the students exploring temperature in our McKinley garden. 
(You need an SGUSD account to access.)



Engineering Design Process
Physical Science: Force & Motion

Key Vocabulary: force, motion, push, pull, gravity, smooth, rough, friction, collision, ramp
Click on each teacher's name to watch videos from our Newton's doghouse challenge and hear engineers reflecting on their designs. Videos were taken for each lab team. 
  • Bradley 
  • Gomez
  • Reid
  • Williford 





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  • About Me
  • Philosophy of Education
  • McKinley STEM Lab
  • TK
  • Kindergarten
  • 1st Grade
  • 2nd Grade
  • 3rd Grade
  • 4th Grade
  • 5th Grade
  • Ms. Tan's Class
  • Global Cardboard Challenge
  • School Garden
  • Hour of Code
  • Contact Me