Quest Communique
October 2024
π What's Happening at Quest π
π‘ Did You Know?
While gifted students might excel in certain areas, we must differentiate their learning to address other academic areas along with their social and emotional needs. To learn how to best serve gifted students-- and what not to do please click the picture.
π Mars Quest Sneak Peak π
π Base Operations Specialists
Students designed, created, tested, and modified various forms of rockets.
Straw Rockets
Foam Rockets
Stomp Rockets
Mission Payload Specialistsπ
Space Biologists
2nd & 3rd grade space biologists learned to identify geologic formations on Mars using the Elements of Art.
Astrophysicists
5th grade astrophysicists examining regolith to classify different elements in their samples during their βA Sample from Marsβ lab.
Planetary Geologists
SGA planetary geologists describing the layers in candy bars using geologic field-note style descriptions during the βCandy Bar Geologyβ activity.
π Rover Exploration Specialists
Students used the engineering design process to construct Mars rover prototypes.