Gracie's School Blog

  Activity: Evidence of Innovation KiwiCo Crate #7 Innovator (Name): Gracie Hegland Date: 4-5-2021 Crate Theme: Kiwi Crate Name: Capillary Action 1. What do you think this crate is for? What will it do once it's built? I will try to put leaves on a tree. 2.a. What did you notice while building your crate? When I was making the flowers, I noticed how the colors get to the flower. The dye gets carried up by the threads in the string to the paper flower. 1.a. Were you right about what the crate is for? Kind of. 1.b. How would you change the crate to make it better? I put another sticker in the middle of the frame because it kept opening. I also used food coloring for three of the flowers so i could have more colors. The food coloring was a little thick so we added some water to it so it could go up the string.

  Activity: Evidence of Innovation KiwiCo Crate #6 Innovator (Name): Gracie Date: March 4, 2021 Crate Theme: Kiwi Crate Name: Mirror Illusions 1. What do you think this crate is for? What will it fo once it's built? It is going to trick your brain. 2.a. What did you notice while building your crate? The trick box surprised me. 1.a. Were you right about what the crate was for? Yes 1.b. How would you change the crate to make it better? I added a mirror.

  Activity: Evidence of Innovation KiwiCo Crate #5 Innovator Name: Gracie Hegland Date: 2-3-21 Crate Theme: Kiwi Crate Name: Kaleidoscope Puzzles 1. What do you think the crate is for? What will it do once it's built? I will see through a kaleidoscope. 2.a. What did you notice while building your crate? What was fun was drawing the shapes. 1.a. Were you right about what the crate is for? Yes. 1.b. How would you change the crate to make it better? I made my own design. 

  Activity: Evidence of Innovation KiwiCo Crate #4 *Video shows the improvements Gracie made to her crate.*

  Activity: Evidence of Innovation KiwiCo Crate #3 Innovator (Name): Gracie Date: 12-2-2020 Crate Theme: Kiwi Crate Name: Exploring Stars 1. What do you think this crate is for? What will it do once it's built? Show stars. 2.a. What did you notice while building your crate? I learned that the earth rotates. 1.a. Were you right about what the crate is for? Yes 1.b. How would you change the crate to make it better? I used some tape that way the string didn't fall out of the holes.