North Vista First Graders Build Shelters to Protect Dogs From The Sun Recently first grade students at North Vista Elementary took part in an inquiry/ collaborative learning activity where they built shelters for dogs. Students were placed in groups of four and were given a task card. They either needed to build a house for a big dog in winter, a small dog in winter, a big dog in the summer, or a small dog in the summer. Students were allowed to use any classroom materials they could find such as legos, straws, waffle blocks, squibs, tape, paper, magnatiles, scissors and glue. Students inquired how to build their houses in order to protect the dog from the elements. Students got creative. One group used straws and jacks. When they wanted a door, they had to problem solve in order to get the door to stay up. They took apart the straw and the jack, then put the paper through the straw. Other groups added paper for walls and a roof to protect the dog from the sun.
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