Past Spark Grant Projects

Artsy Smartsy

Megan Githens 3rd grade students, Heroes Elementary The Artsy Smartsy project provided Megan Githens’ 3rd grade students at Heroes with the art materials to use in opportunities to express their learning through different art mediums. In the third grade California Visual Art Standards, students learn to respond and make connections

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STEAM Park by LEGO Education

Gina MacLean TK/K students, Madison Elementary The Steam Park project focused on building STEAM skills in Gina MacLean’s TK and Kinder students at Madison. The STEAM Park learning activities encourage science, technology, engineering, and mathematics with engaging and hands-on lessons. Students used their hands and minds to build various creations

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Lots of Bots=Lots of Learning

Francisco Luis-Martinez 3rd Grade Dual Language students, Lowell Elementary Francisco Luis-Martinez’ 3rd grade dual language students at Lowell were able to have access to Ozobot technology that normally there wouldn’t be funding for. Students were engaged in stimulating activities spanning the core curriculum by building and coding Ozobots. Students worked

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Garden Business and Digital Storytelling

Tyler Nilsson and Hugo Vazquez; Adult transition, Saddleback High School Adult Transition Program Students in Tyler Nilsson’s Transition Program at Saddleback discovered the amount of work that goes into growing food and the work ethic required. The grant was used to establish a school garden that can be used in

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Digging Up Dinosaurs

Elaine Eddow 2nd grade students, Jackson Elementary Using the “Dig it up Dinos” set, Elaine Eddow’s 2nd grade students at Jackson were able to dig up a dinosaur skeleton and put the pieces together like a paleontologist would! It was a fantastic tie in to the story in Unit 7-Investigating

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