5th Grade Projects
Parody Pictures Presents - create a parody and corresponding
video for a popular song
Finger Tutting - Learn and create dance routines using geometry
and your hands
Off The Grid - learn grid drawing and create a unique picture
Musical Theater - lights, camera, action - learn and perform pieces
from popular musical
Parody Pictures Presents - create a parody and corresponding
video for a popular song
Finger Tutting - Learn and create dance routines using geometry
and your hands
Off The Grid - learn grid drawing and create a unique picture
Musical Theater - lights, camera, action - learn and perform pieces
from popular musical
4th Grade Projects
Engineering and Robotics - learn the engineering process while
programming Ozobots
Cultural Dances and Games - learn and perform dances and games
from around the world
Circles of Peace - Create circles from different media that
represent peace
Living Wax Museum - Research and then become musicians from
history
Ponderly Authors - create and PUBLISH a book for the Ponderosa
Library
Engineering and Robotics - learn the engineering process while
programming Ozobots
Cultural Dances and Games - learn and perform dances and games
from around the world
Circles of Peace - Create circles from different media that
represent peace
Living Wax Museum - Research and then become musicians from
history
Ponderly Authors - create and PUBLISH a book for the Ponderosa
Library
FALL 2017 Choices for MAC Time
Fall MAC Time
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4th Grade Projects
Finger Tutting Parody Pictures Presents Positive and Negative Space Acoustical Engineering |
5th Grade Projects
Nick Cave Musical Theatre Dancing to Dubstep Robotic Coding |
Archived Mini - MAC
Project-based learning is important for all learners and the earlier we can hook them into the joy of learning, the better. Therefore, this year, The STEAM Team will be providing 6 "Mini-MAC" opportunities for Kindergarten - 2nd grade students. These 6 units will be 2 weeks each and will dive into topics such as outer space, dance, multicultural awareness, visual art, literary art and musical composition. Check back because we will be posting their amazing work soon.
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Kindergarten
Science & Technology Jackson Pollock Musical Story Telling 1st Eric Carle Online/Computer Music Games Ponderosa’s Winter Olympics |
2nd
Drawing a Song Mapping - Google Earth Jump Rope Rhymes 3rd Robots & Stop Motion Aerobic Videos Bio - Poems |
Archived Spring 2014
5th Grade ProjectsMa Art: Ma is the japanese concept of negative space in art. The japanese recognized that the space around an object (the negative space) was just as beautiful as the actual object, sometimes even more so. In this MAC Time, students will explore and create pieces that demonstrate this concept.
5th Grade Continuation Program: Students in this group will work together to help create the program they and their classmates will sing at their continuation. They will learn to look at a concert from the point of view of a conductor, choir, and audience to come up with a creative and memorable program! Geocaching: Students in Geocaching will be participating in the world-wide exploration phenomenon of Geocaching. Students will learn how to use navigation devices to find and hide caches around our school and neighborhood. To find out more information about Geocaching or to set-up an account to Geocache with your family please visit www.geocaching.com. Stop (and Think) Motion: Exploring the animation technique of stop motion, students will develop a creative way to express an important idea. This year, students have been donating to various charity organizations. The "Think" of Stop (and Think) Motion will be for students to inspire people to think about and hopefully give to a variety of charities. |
4th Grade ProjectsBody Art: Students will be exploring the art of the Human Body. We will be learning about the bones, muscles and organs inside our bodies, how they work and how they can be created in art.
Making Instruments: Students will learn different ways sound is created, and about instrument families. They will then build their own instruments using those principles. Students will have to literally think outside of the box to come up with original, creative instruments! Acting Out: The Acting Out group will be exploring great works by William Shakespeare, will be inspired by a particular work, will create a video featuring a Shakespearean scene and will perform their piece for the school via PNN and will perform their piece for our panel of judges during the last week of MAC Time. To see the Acting Out videos visit our youtube channel. |
Archived Winter 2013
5th Grade ProjectsInstallation Art: The Installation Art group will explore various artists that have created art that has been installed in various locations globally. By being inspired by a particular artist, students will create an installation piece that will be installed within our school. For their performance, student will present their work and the process of creating their artistic endeavor.
STOMP: The Stomp group will be exploring rhythm and movement by using a variety of creative and unusual objects. This group will be inspired to think outside of the box for what can make music and then will create and perform an original live piece. Parody Pictures Presents ...: The STEAM Team has a long history creating parody music videos for CSAP/TCAP. Now it is our 5th grade students' turn! Students will be researching an issue that they deem worthy of a music video; they will rewrite the lyrics and create a new music video, parodying the original video. |
4th Grade ProjectsPuppet Masters: Students will learn the art of puppeteering in this MAC Time. Students will research and choose a 1-2 minute Reader's Theatre script, engineer their own puppet and perform for an audience.
In Bb: Inspired by the project In B-flat, students will create videos featuring instruments and other devices in a musical key of their choosing. They will learn about chord structure and tone, so that the videos will work together when played in any order, started at any time. In E Flat projects, Take 1 In E Flat projects, Take 2 Robotics: Using Lego Mindstorms robots, students will create a working task bot. After building the robot, students will program the bot to complete tasks - we will use light, sound and infrared sensors to help our robot move. Cultural Games: Students will learn about different games that are played for enjoyment in different countries around the world. We will learn a little about each country, their flag and facts about their culture. Students will present the information they learned during our MAC Time Share. |
Archived Fall 2013
5th Grade ProjectsMakey-Makey:
Coding: In this MAC time, we will be learning how to code and control a computer! We will be playing and designing video games as well as learning how to write computer code. Our project will be a completed video game that will be published on the SCRATCH website. Hip Hop Genius: In this MAC Time, students will be learning about the history of Hip-Hop, the art of sampling, DJ techniques and will be creating their own song highlighting famous speeches by influential and important people from history. Dancing to Dubstep: In this MAC Time you will be EXPLORING, CREATING and PERFORMING a style of dance that will require you to move your body in ways you have never moved before! Have you ever seen a robot dance? Do you think you could dance that way? Dubstep is actually a form of music and not a style of dance. Dubstep is dance music, typically instrumental, characterized by a sparse, syncopated rhythm and a strong bassline. It is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London, England. |
4th Grade ProjectsDigital Art: Students in the Digital Art group will be exploring various programs that create art digitally. Students will be creating a digital portfolio of their artistic inspirations. Students will present their portfolios to their peers and judges during our last week of MAC Time.
African Drumming, Spirituals, and Work Songs: Students will participate in drum circles, sing call-and-response, create their own rhythmic patterns, and discover more about African cultures. They will then learn how African musical traditions were carried over into America, surviving through spirituals and work songs. MAC Time Logo Design: This MAC Time will provide students with the opportunity to become young entrepreneurs. Students will research effective Logo Designs, have a complete understanding of MAC Time and decide its most essential and important aspects. Students will also research t-shirt companies and decide which companies can help us create a product for fundraising. Fingertutting: Finger Tutting, Tutting or Digits as it is sometime referred to is a contemporary abstract interpretive street dance style modeled after Egyptian hieroglyphics. This dance was said to mimic the way the Egyptians would walk and move. Tutting uses the body's ability to create geometric shapes and movements, usually with right angles. These shapes and movements are then performed in sync with musical rhythm. The music often used is Electronic Dubstep. |
Archived Projects from 2012-2013
Spring 2013
4th Grade - Finger Tutting
Finger Tutting, Tutting or Digits as it is sometime referred to is a contemporary abstract interpretive street dance style modeled after Egyptian hieroglyphics. This dance was said to mimic the way the Egyptians would walk and move. Tutting uses the body's ability to create geometric shapes and movements, usually with right angles. These shapes and movements are then performed in sync with musical rhythm. The music often used is Electronic Dubstep.
Below is one of the videos our students watched to learn about Tutting. This video was for the launch of the Galaxy SII in France, Samsung brought JayFunk, the internet Finger Tutting phenomenon, from Los Angeles to Paris to deliver an incredible and surprising choreography. Check out more videos featuring JayFunk on youtube.
4th Grade - African Drumming
5th Grade - Negative Space in Art
Ma is the japanese concept of negative space in art. The japanese recognized that the space around an object (the negative space) was just as beautiful as the actual object, sometimes even more so. In this MAC Time, students will explore and create pieces that demonstrate this concept.
5th Grade - Geocaching
Students in Geocaching will be participating in the world-wide exploration phenomenon of Geocaching. Students will learn how to use navigation devices to find and hide caches around our school and neighborhood. To find out more information about Geocaching or to set-up an account to Geocache with your family please visit www.geocaching.com
5th Grade - Stop (and Think) Motion
Exploring the animation technique of stop motion, students will develop a creative way to express an important idea. This year, students have been donating to various charity organizations. The "Think" of Stop (and Think) Motion will be for students to inspire people to think about and hopefully give to a variety of charities.
http://www.denver.org/metro/features/charities-nonprofits
http://www.denver.org/metro/features/charities-nonprofits
5th Grade - Ponderosa's Got Talent
O.K. 5th Graders! Now it's your turn to show us what you got! Last Fall the 4th Graders not only proved they were talented, they demonstrated confidence doing so. Ponderosa's 5th Graders are up for the challenge of showing off their talents
Fall 2012
4th Grade - Digital Art
Students in the Digital Art group will be exploring various programs that create art digitally. Students will be creating a digital portfolio of their artistic inspirations. Students will present their portfolios to their peers and judges during our last week of MAC Time.
4th Grade - Create-a-Game
The Create-a-game group will explore various games and the elements that make a game fair, interesting and, above all, fun! Inspiration will be the driving force in creating a game that works. Students within the Create-a-game class will try out each others games and the best games will be posted on pecentral.org.
4th Grade - Acting Out
The Acting Out group will be exploring great works by William Shakespeare, will be inspired by a particular work, will create a video featuring a Shakespearean scene and will perform their piece for the school via PNN and will perform their piece for our panel of judges during the last week of MAC Time. To see the Acting Out videos visit our youtube channel.
The Acting Out group will also be using Edmodo to connect and share content about acting and Shakespeare. Please see the Surveys and Forms for information about how we will be using Edmodo.
The Acting Out group will also be using Edmodo to connect and share content about acting and Shakespeare. Please see the Surveys and Forms for information about how we will be using Edmodo.
4th Grade - Ponderosa's Got Talent
Taking cues from the popular television show, students in this group will explore their talents, be inspired to develop their talent, create a performance piece and then perform their talent to their peers and to the MAC time judges during our last week of MAC Time.
5th Grade - Installation Art
The Installation Art group will explore various artists that have created art that has been installed in various locations globally. By being inspired by a particular artist, students will create an installation piece that will be installed within our school. For their performance, student will present their work and the process of creating their artistic endeavor.
5th Grade - Stomp
The Stomp group will be exploring rhythm and movement by using a variety of creative and unusual objects. This group will be inspired to think outside of the box for what can make music and then will create and perform an original live piece.
5th Grade - PNN Interviewing
The PNN Interviewing group will be exploring interview techniques and formats, will be inspired by a particular idea, will create a PNN video segment that features an interview of students or staff at Ponderosa, and will perform their project on PNN and for our panel of judges during the last week of MAC Time.
This group will also be using the Edmodo website as a forum to connect and share ideas. Please see the Surveys and Forms for information about how we will be using Edmodo.
This group will also be using the Edmodo website as a forum to connect and share ideas. Please see the Surveys and Forms for information about how we will be using Edmodo.
Archived Projects from 2011-2012
5th Grade Spring
Stop (and THINK) Motion with 5th Grade
In this class, students will research a social issue that they feel passionately about. From the information they learn, students will create a stop-motion movie short to convey their message to the world. We will be using edmodo.com for this project to continue our learning while students are home.
In this class, students will research a social issue that they feel passionately about. From the information they learn, students will create a stop-motion movie short to convey their message to the world. We will be using edmodo.com for this project to continue our learning while students are home.
4th Grade Spring
Acting Out with 4th Grade
Calling all actors! 4th Graders in this MAC Time just might win an Academy Award someday. This project will allow your students to learn about drama techniques, perform for Ponderosa students and families, create movies, perform Shakespeare and research Shakespeare, the time period and his plays. We will be attending the DPS Shakespeare Festival on May 11. For more information about this festival, visit their website (shakespeare.dpsk12.org). We will also be using edmodo.com for this project to continue our learning while students are home.
Calling all actors! 4th Graders in this MAC Time just might win an Academy Award someday. This project will allow your students to learn about drama techniques, perform for Ponderosa students and families, create movies, perform Shakespeare and research Shakespeare, the time period and his plays. We will be attending the DPS Shakespeare Festival on May 11. For more information about this festival, visit their website (shakespeare.dpsk12.org). We will also be using edmodo.com for this project to continue our learning while students are home.
5th Grade Fall
Temporary Art with 5th Grade
In this class, students have been exploring different media with which you can make art impermanent. The past few weeks, we have been looking at the environmental creations of Andy Goldsworthy, and the chalk creations of Julian Beever. Click on the artists' names to experience their work. We have also recently begun looking at sand mandalas, and discussing how we can make our own. Take a look below to see what we have created in response to each of these media.
Andy Goldsworthy Inspired Creations. . .
In this class, students have been exploring different media with which you can make art impermanent. The past few weeks, we have been looking at the environmental creations of Andy Goldsworthy, and the chalk creations of Julian Beever. Click on the artists' names to experience their work. We have also recently begun looking at sand mandalas, and discussing how we can make our own. Take a look below to see what we have created in response to each of these media.
Andy Goldsworthy Inspired Creations. . .
Julian Beever Inspired Creations. . .
Sand Mandala Inspired Creations. . .
PNN Journalism MAC Time
This 5th Grade MAC Time group developed several journalism pieces to be shown on Panther News Network, channel 64 (our school's closed circuit news channel). Students practiced interviewing skills, research skills, camera skill, video editing skills, and script writing skills to create compelling news segments that will hopefully have our Ponderosa audience engaged. Click the link to the left to view some of these news segments that have recently aired on PNN.
This 5th Grade MAC Time group developed several journalism pieces to be shown on Panther News Network, channel 64 (our school's closed circuit news channel). Students practiced interviewing skills, research skills, camera skill, video editing skills, and script writing skills to create compelling news segments that will hopefully have our Ponderosa audience engaged. Click the link to the left to view some of these news segments that have recently aired on PNN.
Ponderosa STOMP Videos
Students who chose to work with Ms. Shockey and Mr. Shank embarked on a journey to create their own STOMP videos. Students started out by learning a style of Filipino dance called Tinikling using stretchable ropes called JumpBands. Student worked towards creating their own original routines using versions of traditional steps adding their own flavor of movement and dance. The video to the right was edited by a group of students and features many of the individuals in the class. To learn more about Tinikling click on the hot link provided here. |
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4th Grade Fall
Book Arts with 4th Grade
In this class, the fourth graders have been experimenting with the art of making and creating books. We are experimenting with everything from paper making to learning how to bind a book. Thus far, we have made our own colorful paper, we have learned how to manipulate paper with paint, and we started writing stories that we will be making into books. Look below to see photo documentation of our experimentation!
In this class, the fourth graders have been experimenting with the art of making and creating books. We are experimenting with everything from paper making to learning how to bind a book. Thus far, we have made our own colorful paper, we have learned how to manipulate paper with paint, and we started writing stories that we will be making into books. Look below to see photo documentation of our experimentation!
Paper Making Exploration. . . different means and colors
Paper Manipulation Creations. . . with paint and other tools
Biorhythms with 4th Grade
In Biorhythms, students researched iconic people in history and then wrote a song about them. We encouraged students to pick people that had high achievement in STEAM, however, students were not limited to just those individuals. Students wrote songs about presidents, scientists, artists, athletes, and activists just to name a few. Students practiced research skills, musical structures, and Garageband skills in creating their songs. Click the link to the left to hear a sampling.
In Biorhythms, students researched iconic people in history and then wrote a song about them. We encouraged students to pick people that had high achievement in STEAM, however, students were not limited to just those individuals. Students wrote songs about presidents, scientists, artists, athletes, and activists just to name a few. Students practiced research skills, musical structures, and Garageband skills in creating their songs. Click the link to the left to hear a sampling.