Teacher Talk: Fourth Grade LEGO Mindstorms

Teacher Talk: Fourth Grade LEGO Mindstorms

Mater Christi School fourth graders were assigned a specific biome: tundra, coniferous forest, desert, deciduous forest, grasslands, or tropical rainforest. Students then researched at least five animals that have adapted to the unique conditions of their assigned...
Teacher Talk: Kindergarten “Bee-Bot Drive” 

Teacher Talk: Kindergarten “Bee-Bot Drive” 

Mater Christi School kindergarten students each designed and built a building for their Bee-Bot community. The buildings are arranged around a special road for robots — “Bee-Bot Drive” — in the MCS elementary building lobby. Since returning from Christmas break, the...
Teacher Talk: Science – Car Pull

Teacher Talk: Science – Car Pull

There is an old proverb which goes something like this: “Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I will understand”. This has been a tough year for having students do the most important part of any science lesson…the...
Teacher Talk: Math/Religion Stained Glass Project

Teacher Talk: Math/Religion Stained Glass Project

Students in Mater Christi School’s 8th grade religion class culminated their Church History Unit with a collaborative math/religion project. After exploring stained glass design, students created their own geometric patterns using their knowledge of linear equations....
Teacher Talk: Grade 3 Math

Teacher Talk: Grade 3 Math

Third-grade students engaged in an activity using water drops and pennies to experience the various steps of scientific inquiry. First, the girls and boys attempted to see how many drops of water could be dropped on a penny before spilling off. They recorded their...
Teacher Talk: Latin and Greek Word Roots Program

Teacher Talk: Latin and Greek Word Roots Program

Mater Christi School third-graders begin the Latin and Greek Roots Challenge each week by first reviewing the previous weeks’ roots. They then see and hear each new root and its definition. Once the root is revealed, students begin brainstorming as a class the words...