

4th Grade Energy Discover Box
Students spend time making connections about how energy is used in daily life. They choose an item from the energy discovery box and...


5th Grade Starts New Unit!
We started exploring our new Essential Question, "How do we use shadows as artists and scientists?". After our brief pre-assessment,...


6th Grade Field Trip
6th grade went on a walking tour of the Cultural District today. Jen Saffron joined us just in time to jump start our tour by...


4th grade kicks off Unit 2 with a Design Challenge
Unit 2 will be focused around the Essential Question: How can we use art and design to learn about energy? We started Unit 2 last week...


Jen Saffron visits!
Jen Saffron visits 6th grade to speak and share about public art in Pittsburgh. #6th


Fourth Grade Finishes Design Challenges
This week in TL2 fourth grade students take one more day to finish their design challenges. Students consider how to make it feel...


Local Artist Visits 6th Grade
Kelly Bogel comes by to give students the opportunity to experiment with light painting. Some examples of light paintings students...


5th Graders Continue Painting
This week, we continue painting onto our canvases. We will layer acryics to go over dried colors, add details, and show texture (both...


4th Grade Design Challenge Begins
This week in Thinking Lab students have started their Final Design Challenge for Unit 1. Students have been challenged with the problem:...