RV Robotics, Science, STEAM ELD Week 5/11 - 15/2026

 Hello Everyone!

CAASPP testing all week, ELA CAT and PT.  We are half way done.  All that is left is finishing any unfinished tests and the 8th grade Science Test.

The 6th Grade Santa Cruz Island Field trip is on Friday.  Looking forward to it.  Please do a good job in class if you are staying.

Robotics is building crazy robots while STEAM ELD will continue to work on descriptive writing.

Let's have a great week!

Want to do something that will be remembered for a lifetime?

Join the Yearbook Class!

Yearbook Application: https://forms.gle/Wh6HsR5NnRcEiCqP6

Due this Friday!

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Period 1 - Robotics

Tinkercad sign-up link - use your first name

Typing Class Link

Sphero Class Code - 7QMRG3

Project STEM Link - 

• Computer Science - 69499f
• What is AI - 

Monday - Morning Routine

Lego Spike Projects

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Lego Spike Projects

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Lego Spike Projects

Thursday - Morning Routine

Lego Spike Projects

Friday - Morning Routine

Lego Spike Projects

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Period 2 Advisory

Monday - Morning Routine

CAASPP ELA CAT

Tuesday - Morning Routine

CAASPP ELA CAT

Wednesday - Morning Routine

CAASPP ELA PT

Thursday - Morning Routine

CAASPP ELA PT

Friday - Morning Routine

For today, you have time to work on any classwork you need to complete for any class.

Your Task For Credit, 50 pts - Write me an email explaining what you did in period 2. Use the instructions below to email me before you leave class. Credit will not be given if sent outside of class. No email, no credit.

Start in you email and select Compose:

1. To: agarcia@rioschools. 
2. Subject - This Is What I did in Period 2
3. Body - Explain to me what you accomplished during your time in Period 2.  Write with specific details about what classwork you were able to work on.  
4. Sentence starter -  "Today in period 2, I ..."  Include as much detail  as possible about the work you did.

Be thoughtful about your actions, you have the gift of time to get something done.  

Make it a good day folks!

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Period 3 Science

Join our typing team.  Click here

Tinkercad sign-up link  - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - ELY98AXG5

Channel Islands National Park Biosecurity Information

Monday - Morning Routine

Shark Unit - Task 2 - Creating a Bar graph

Channel Islands Santa Cruz Island trip prep

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Shark Unit - Task 2 - Creating a Bar graph

Channel Islands Santa Cruz Island trip prep

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Shark Unit - Task 2 - Creating a Bar graph

Channel Islands Santa Cruz Island trip prep

Thursday - Morning Routine

Shark Unit - Task 2 - Creating a Bar graph

Channel Islands Santa Cruz Island trip prep

Friday - Morning Routine

Work on your Weight and Gender Bar Graph or data table.

If done, start working on Task 3 in your GWS unit.

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Period 4 - Science

Typing Class Link

Tinkercad sign-up link  - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - C5GFEQ2SV

Channel Islands National Park Biosecurity Information

Monday - Morning Routine

Shark Unit - Task 2 - Creating a Bar graph

Channel Islands Santa Cruz Island trip prep

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Shark Unit - Task 2 - Creating a Bar graph

Channel Islands Santa Cruz Island trip prep

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Shark Unit - Task 2 - Creating a Bar graph

Channel Islands Santa Cruz Island trip prep

Thursday - Morning Routine

Shark Unit - Task 2 - Creating a Bar graph

Channel Islands Santa Cruz Island trip prep

Friday - Morning Routine

Work on your Weight and Gender Bar Graph or data table.

If done, start working on Task 3 in your GWS unit.

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Period 6 - Tech Tales ELD

Typing Class Link

Tinkercad sign-up link  - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - AUDDGHSGY

 

Monday - Morning Routine

Writing - CER

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Descriptive Writing - Bar Graphs

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Tinkercad - 

1. Complete 12 Starters
2. Build any of the tutorial projects you want
3. Finish your independent cup

Thursday - Morning Routine

Tinkercad - 

1. Complete 12 Starters
2. Build any of the tutorial projects you want
3. Finish your independent cup

Friday - Morning Routine

Tinkercad - 

1. Complete 12 Starters
2. Build any of the tutorial projects you want
3. Finish your independent cup

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Period 7 - Tech Tales ELD

Typing Class Link

Tinkercad sign up link - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - GVNCWEREF

Monday - Morning Routine

Writing - CER

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Descriptive Writing - Bar Graphs

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Tinkercad - 

1. Complete 12 Starters
2. Build any of the tutorial projects you want
3. Finish your independent cup

Thursday - Morning Routine

Tinkercad - 

1. Complete 12 Starters
2. Build any of the tutorial projects you want
3. Finish your independent cup

Friday - Morning Routine

Tinkercad - 

1. Complete 12 Starters
2. Build any of the tutorial projects you want
3. Finish your independent cup

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Space Out Friday

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Special Stuff

Here are some Google Chromebook shortcuts that can help you out.  Try them when you can.  You can find a more comprehensive list here.

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RV Robotics, Science, & STEAM ELD Week 5/4 - 8/2026

 Hello Everyone!

Let's get busy this week.

CAASPP Testing starts Monday and goes all week in Period 2.  Bring your computer charged and your brain ready for work.  Do your best!

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Period 1 - Robotics

Tinkercad sign-up link - use your first name

Typing Class Link

Sphero Class Code - 7QMRG3

Project STEM Link - 

• Computer Science - 69499f
• What is AI - 

Monday - Morning Routine

Lego Spike Lessons all week

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine

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Period 2 Advisory

Monday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Testing  - Math CAT

Tuesday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Testing  - Math CAT

Wednesday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Testing  - Math PT

Thursday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Testing  - Math PT

Friday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Testing  - Extended Time

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Period 3 Science

Join our typing team.  Click here

Tinkercad sign-up link  - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - ELY98AXG5

Monday - Morning Routine

Great White Shark Project - Creating a data table

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Tuesday - Morning Routine

Great White Shark Project - Creating a data table/Graph

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Great White Shark Project - Creating a Graph

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine

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Period 4 - Science

Typing Class Link

Tinkercad sign-up link  - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - C5GFEQ2SV

Monday - Morning Routine

Great White Shark Project - Creating a data table

.

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Great White Shark Project - Creating a data table/Graph

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Great White Shark Project - Creating a Graph

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine

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Period 6 - Tech Tales ELD

Typing Class Link

Tinkercad sign-up link  - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - AUDDGHSGY

 

Monday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Practice - Writing all week

Tuesday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Practice - Writing all week

Wednesday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Practice - Writing all week

Thursday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Practice - Writing all week

Friday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Practice - Writing all week

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Period 7 - Tech Tales ELD

Typing Class Link

Tinkercad sign up link - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - GVNCWEREF

Monday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Practice - Writing all week

Tuesday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Practice - Writing all week

Wednesday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Practice - Writing all week

Thursday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Practice - Writing all week

Friday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Practice - Writing all week

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Space Out Friday

This is how we will set up the moon to live on!

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Special Stuff

Here are some Google Chromebook shortcuts that can help you out.  Try them when you can.  You can find a more comprehensive list here.

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RV Robotics, Science, & STEAM ELD Week 4/27 - 5/1/2026

 Hello Everyone!

We have a busy week as we start preparing for CAASPP testing and the end of school.

Make sure to keep up with your work, check your grades and turn in any late work.

Spring is in the air, I hope you can feel it.

Spirit Week This Week!

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Period 1 - Robotics

Tinkercad sign-up link - use your first name

Typing Class Link

Sphero Class Code - 7QMRG3

Project STEM Link - 

• Computer Science - 69499f
• What is AI - 

Monday - Morning Routine

Lego Spike - Help - Portfolio Post

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Lego Spike - 

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Lego Spike - 

Thursday - Morning Routine

Lego Spike - 

Friday - Morning Routine

Lego Spike - 

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Period 2 Advisory

Monday - Morning Routine

What do you know about the CAASPP Test?  Take this survey

CAASPP Minute

Tuesday - Morning Routine

On your own

CAASPP Minute

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Leader in Me - Lesson 11

CAASPP Minute

Thursday - Morning Routine

Leader in Me - Lesson 11

CAASPP Minute

Friday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Minute

On your own

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Period 3 Science

Join our typing team.  Click here

Tinkercad sign-up link  - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - ELY98AXG5

Monday - Morning Routine

Shark Unit

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Tuesday - Morning Routine

1. Changing Seats - Collect your things first, at your current table. 

    After you have your journal, shark book, etc..., go stand next to the wall and wait to be assigned a seat. 

  After you are assinged a seat, open your journal, write in the date, and answer the following question:

2. Who are your new tablemates?  Write their names in your journal.  Write down what their favorite ice cream flavor is and write it down next to their name. 

3. Tablemates Trivia - Ocean Version

    Keep your points on the board

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Shark Unit

Thursday - Morning Routine

Shark Unit

Friday - Morning Routine

Shark Unit

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Period 4 - Science

Typing Class Link

Tinkercad sign-up link  - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - C5GFEQ2SV

Monday - Morning Routine

Shark Unit

Tuesday - Morning Routine

1. Changing Seats - Collect your things first, at your current table. 

    After you have your journal, shark book, etc, go stand next to the wall and wait to be assigned a seat. 

  After you are assigned a seat, open your journal, write in the date, and answer the following question:

2. Who are your new tablemates?  Write their names in your journal.  Write down what their favorite ice cream flavor is and write it down next to their name. 

3. Tablemates Trivia - Ocean Version

    Keep your points on the board

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Shark Unit

Thursday - Morning Routine

Shark Unit

Friday - Morning Routine

Shark Unit

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Period 6 - Tech Tales ELD

Typing Class Link

Tinkercad sign-up link  - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - AUDDGHSGY

 

Monday - Morning Routine

Pixton - All About Me

Tuesday - Morning Routine

1. Changing Seats - Collect your things first, at your current table. 

    After you have your journal, shark book, etc, go stand next to the wall and wait to be assigned a seat. 

  After you are assigned a seat, open your journal, write in the date, and answer the following question:

2. Who are your new tablemates?  Write their names in your journal.  Write down what their favorite ice cream flavor is and write it down next to their name. 

3. Pixton - All About Me - When finished, post on the P6 class padlet

4. Pixton -  Start on Recycling Project - look over the data.  What do you think?  Write a comment about the data (your choice) in your journal.  Talk about it with your tablemate.

Wednesday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Prep

Thursday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Prep

Friday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Prep

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Period 7 - Tech Tales ELD

Typing Class Link

Tinkercad sign up link - If you have a Tinkercad account, you may need to add this code - GVNCWEREF

Monday - Morning Routine

Pixton - All About Me

Tuesday - Morning Routine

1. Changing Seats - Collect your things first, at your current table. 

    After you have your journal, shark book, etc, go stand next to the wall and wait to be assigned a seat. 

  After you are assigned a seat, open your journal, write in the date, and answer the following question:

2. Who are your new tablemates?  Write their names in your journal.  Write down what their favorite ice cream flavor is and write it down next to their name. 

3. 3. Pixton - All About Me - When finished, post on the  P7 class padlet

4. Pixton -  Start on Recycling Project - look over the data.  What do you think?  Write a comment about the data (your choice) in your journal.  Talk about it with your tablemate.

Wednesday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Prep

Thursday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Prep

Friday - Morning Routine

CAASPP Prep

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Space Out Friday

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Special Stuff

Here are some Google Chromebook shortcuts that can help you out.  Try them when you can.  You can find a more comprehensive list here.

History of Robotics -