KINDLE
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire!
William Butler Yeats
Creative Problem Solving: Model Land Yachts
using creative problem-solving skill to design land yachts
- Averi Displays Her Effective Design
Wind power is a form of renewable energy that has been harnessed for thousands of years. In ancient Egypt, sails were added to ships. In ancient Persia, primative windmills were developed and used to help grind grain and deliver water to crops. KINDLE kids have been harnessing wind power by participating in our land yacht competition. In order to design model land yachts that would go as far as possible, students had to consider several variables. Some of these variables included weight, height, wheel mobility, balance, size, and wind speed.
- Students make adjustments to make their yachts sail farther.
Katie Shows Us Her Winning Design
Research-Presentation Project
K.I.N.D.L.E. is working on research projects on various subjects. We chose our own topics and made up questions about our subjects. We are making power point presentations with our questions and information. Some of the questions have been set in to these categories: details, patterns, trends, rules, ethics, big ideas, changes over time, and different perspectives. Then we will present them when we are finished. Soon you can look at our presentations on this website.
This was written by Will and Brittany!!!!!!!!!!
- Brittany and Will use “Hands-On Algebra” to solve an equation.
Algebra
Algebra is the branch of mathematics dedicated to finding the identity of unknown quantities in equations. Algebra is used widely in electrical,electronic,civil and mechanical engineering as well as physics, chemical and aeronautical engineering. Simple Algebraic equations help us to easily solve every day problems such as determining how much lumber is needed for a building project or how much interest we will end up paying when we buy a car. In KINDLE, we are using blocks and pawns to help us visualize the steps involved in solving our equations.
John and Rylan compete in a class tournament.
The History of Chess
Chess is old. It is over 1500 years old. It was originated in India. Chess was originally named “chaturanga.” Chess spread across the nations. The word chaturanga translated as four divisions of the military: elephantry, infantry, cavalry, and chariotry. The inventor of modern chess was Lewis Chessmen. Chess helps us by stretching our minds making us think in a strategic way. We have to think ahead of the consequences that we will go through if we make a certain move. It teaches us to think ahead and make sacrifices.
By: Brittany and Will!!!!!!!!
Atoms and Elements
We have learned that everything in the world is made up of atoms, and that the elements those atoms comprise are determined by their atomic number (the number of protons and/or electrons they contain). You can find these elements and their atomic numbers on the periodic table of elements. Using Zome balls to represent protons, neutrons, and electrons, we made models of various atoms. We also took a quiz on the periodic table and we each made a display of an assigned element and shared our research findings on that element with the class:-)
- Containing eight protons, neutrons, and electrons, Trey’s model represents an oxygen atom.
Impressionism
To see some of our paintings, check out our “Art” page!
We learned about impressionism and we painted our own impressionist style paintings! Impressionist art is a style in which the artist captures the image of an object as someone would see it if they just caught a glimpse of it. Impressionists paint the pictures with a lot of colors. Most of their pictures are outdoor scenes. Their pictures are very bright and vibrant. The artists like to capture their images without detail but with bold colors. Some of the greatest impressionist artists were Edouard Manet, Camille Pissaro, Edgar Degas, Alfred Sisley, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot and Pierre Auguste Renoir.
Smart Bubbles
- Students work on flexible and rigid structures.
- Samual creates a winch design to raise and lower his bridge.
Stone Age Innovations
KINDLE kids have been studying the stone age. We’ve especially been thinking about how stone-age people used the resources around them to survive and thrive. They were the original innovators. Below you will find some examples of stone-age projects we created. Taking a page from our stone-age ancestors, we had to use the resources available to us to recreate these habitats! You can see the details of each project on our photo details page.
Fossil Facts
By: Quintavious
Fossils are remains of animals that lived billions of years ago. There are four types of fossils. Such as body fossils, trace fossils, mold fossils, and cast fossils. Body fossils came from animals that were trapped in something. When the animal died, the fossil was preserved in that substance. Things they could be trapped in are amber, a type of sticky tree sap, a tar pit, deserts, and ice. Trace fossils are signs from animals that were made by them such as footprints, tracks on certain things such as logs, trees, and bite marks on leaves. Animals that could have made these fossils are dinosaurs, wooly mammoths, and many different kinds of animals. Mold fossils are fossils that are from animals that died and that their bones were covered by sediments and covered by land and the bones were covered by so much land, that it was finally turned into rock. Cast fossils are fossils from an animal that died and its remains got covered by land and other things. The remains of these animals were filled with minerals and were turned into rock, and the rock looked the same as the original. Something we can learn from looking at fossils is that there were really things that lived before our time and that we are getting closer to figuring out what they were.
Facts about Fire
By: Kendall & Eve
What is fire and how does it help us? Well, to make fire you need four elements. These elements are oxygen, fuel, heat, and a chain reaction. You need all four elements or you can not create a fire. Anything that can be heated is a fuel. If a fuel is heated up it turns some of the fuels into gas. The most common fuels are carbon and hydrogen. In combustion the common fuels meet oxygen to create carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and water. When the gas meets oxygen it creates a flame. A combustion reaction is when the fuel heats up. Some of the places you can find a combustion reaction are inside a car engine. An extremely rapid combustion reaction can result in an explosion. Some ways that fire is helpful are cooking our food, heating our homes, and powering cars, planes, and trains. Recently we thought about how the stone age people might have started a fire. We used static electricity and flint rocks and struck them together to make a spark.
Stone Age Art
By Brittany
-How do we know that stoneage people created art? We know that stoneage people created art because,we find pictures engraved In stones and rocks inside of caves were stoneage people lived. Stoneage people used iron oxide(red ochre)or black manganese to paint with. Stoneage people painted animals such as bison,deer ,elk,inos,horses, and other animals. They also painted hand prints,people, and sometimes dots.
Issac’s Fossils
Isaac’s Fossils
I started collecting fossils when I was 7. In Leeds, a friend of mine introduced me to fossils. He also gave me some fossils and a pouch to keep them in. From then on, I loved finding and searching for fossils. Soon, I found a few. One time, when we were digging, I found some fossils. Later, when we moved here, I found some more fossils, and interesting rocks. Later, my cousin gave me some fossils of ancient coral. The fossils that I have are: Mississippian Branch Coral, Brain Coral, shells from sea creatures, a plate probably used as armor, petrified wood, teeth, ribs, a whole skeleton, plants, and other unknown ones. However, none are actually parts of the plants or animals. They are cast fossils. They form when an animal or plant’s body is covered with sediment. Next, the body decays and leaves an impression in the ground. Finally, minerals fill the impression and form solid rock.
Joseph Rocks!
Hi, my name is Joseph. I have a huge collection of fossils, rocks, and more. My family and I collect different things. I collect rocks I have about everything from mica [a type of mineral] to fossils. The fossils that I have are just small trilobites, millions of years old. Trilobites were an underwater type of bug. Mica is a type of mineral that turns into rock or becomes part of a different rock. When mica becomes part of a different rock it’s called pyrite. I also have volcanic rock which is really big. I use to have a 5 million year old fossil, but my cat ate it. Thank you, bye.
To view a PowerPoint of Joseph’s collection, click here: Joseph’s fossil collection
GROUPS WITH THEIR PROJECTS 
