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Thanks to partnerships with the GLOBE Program, Discovery Education, and the Education Foundation for the St. Vrain Valley, students are following SVVSD students and teachers while they make the trek to the tallest mountain in Africa’s summit. The Kilimanjaro Learning Xpedition’s mission is to introduce students around the world to science research taking place by […]

One of our fourth grade teachers was fortunate enough to travel to Japan this summer.  Influenced by the trip, and wanting to share the experience with her students, Mrs. Urquidi set up a partnership with a teacher in Japan.  Students will engage in a pen-pal experience this year, but with a STEM twist!  To introduce […]

Legos, rockets, superheros, towers, genius hour… All fun components of this year’s STEM Summer School! Kindergarten through fifth grade students received a full dose of integrated STEM this summer.  With “Engineering is Everywhere Adventure” kits as a base, students engaged in hands-on, interactive activities, while learning key scientific concepts and disciplines.  Indian Peaks also offered […]

Jean Reidy joined the 4th graders at Indian Peaks via Skype.  They were brought together via the Skype in the Classroom program.  The children’s book author visited with students to share her 10 best tips for authors.  She also took time to answer specific student questions. The online connection was an experiment the 4th grade […]

         Fourth graders from Indian Peaks Elementary shared their STEM work at last night’s city council meeting.  Several students gave speeches to the Mayor and City Council to inform them of the progress in the Affolter Park Playground Redesign.  Students have collaborated with park officials all year long to conduct surveys, research, and […]

Academic Information: Students support academic writing and research through use of Educreations app. Standards: Writing and Composition; 1. Text types and purposes, labels, and familiar words are used to communicate information and ideas   Learning Activity: In writing rotation, students synthesize animal research with Educreations presentation.  Partners work to add text, drawings, and photos. Integration: […]

Academic Information: Central Idea: Students use Dash robots (from Wonder Workshop) in conjunction with Path app to review and apply geometric concepts and vocabulary. 3rd grade Standards: Math – Shape, Dimension, & Geometric Relationships – Geometric figures are described by their attributes Learning Activity: In small groups, students measure and “draw” shapes on the floor. […]

Due to an amazing partnership with the Casa de la Esperanza community, Indian Peaks hosted a STEM Night Thursday at the Casa Learning Center.  The event included many opportunities for students to play and learn with STEM gadgets, including Spheros, Cubelets, Dash & Dot robots, iPads, Chromebooks, MagFormers building sets, Snap Circuits, Squishy Circuits, and […]

The IPES STEM Leadership Team is sponsoring a school SPIRIT WEEK beginning March 30th.  They have selected and voted on activities that are hopefully available for all students.  Please help encourage students to get involved! Spirit Week: Monday (3/30) Snack Day (Bring your own snack to school.)   Tuesday (3/31) Teacher Appreciation Day (Show thanks to your hard-working teachers.) […]

2nd grade students had quite the introduction to their Balance and Motion unit! Their mission of the day was to create a roller coaster where one marble can travel in one full loop.  After several attempts with relatively flat coasters, students realized that their designs needed improvements.  The class as a whole “failed fast” and […]