These awesome 3rd graders are learning how to use technology to conduct research! Studying animal habitats is awesome! Andrew G. Houlihan Union County Public Schools #AnimalScience #Science

This was so fun!

Always great to see you Andrew G. Houlihan! Thanks for stopping by to see what my Sts are working on!

Ecology Club has started! Kimberly Castner & I are thrilled to have over 60 Sts in our club this year! We've already been working on nature journaling and zooming in on what's around us. We love Mondays and can't wait to meet again! Andrew G. Houlihan Union County Public Schools

Sts in the STEAM Lab are celebrating #PumpkinWeek! They are using various tools to measure and weigh them, sorting through and determining the life cycle, & working on motor skills to be a barista Starbucks. I love making math & science hands-on and fun! Andrew G. Houlihan Union County Public Schools 🎃

Love hearing 1st graders saying, "I'm an engineer!" & "This is hard but I can do it!" These sts worked so hard to complete 4 challenge cards today and learned something new with each task. The teamwork was incredible! This is Portrait of a Graduate in action! Andrew G. Houlihan Union County Public Schools

Shoutout to Amelia Herndon from Stallings Elementary School (NC) for being a top 5 elementary finalist in our #UCPS Holiday Card Contest! Stay tuned... the winner will be announced on Friday, Nov. 22! Andrew G. Houlihan

These third grade computer scientists are exploring Dance Party Code.org today for #CSEdWeek 💻 🪩 Andrew G. Houlihan Union County Public Schools

These amazing 3rd graders are exploring Code.org today. Things I heard: 1. Oh my gosh I actually did it! 2. I'm writing code! 3. I got it wrong but I'm trying again. 4. Should I try it on the hardest level Mrs. Erb? Their empathy & perseverance is awesome! Andrew G. Houlihan Union County Public Schools

My students are already looking forward to next week so we can continue our coding adventure!

Kicked off my LIFT Grant Project thanks to UCEdFoundation! These 2nd graders analyzed features on different coins and observed to see which group had the oldest coin. 1977 for the win! Thank you UCEdFoundation for making this happen! Andrew G. Houlihan Union County Public Schools

5th graders observing and analyzing objects they found in nature. This group was wowed by this dandelion! Andrew G. Houlihan Union County Public Schools Thank you UCEdFoundation for the LIFT Grant!

These super smart 3⃣rd graders designed their own experiment today using our microscopes from our #LIFTGrant thanks to UCEdFoundation! They were curious about what the numbers on LEGO pieces meant. They're writing down their data & making conclusions. Andrew G. Houlihan Union County Public Schools

Hey ARCHIVED NASA Astronauts NASA you’ve got some great engineers that are getting ready for their futures! They asked me to send this to you! 🚀 MAGNA-TILES®

Do you have somewhere to #bee? Coming soon...showing love for our pollinators! #science #Apiary

I'm glad people like me for my amiable attitude ❤️ I also love that his cat contributed to this sweet note! #FeelGoodFriday

I think it’s safe to say our students were excited about moving on to the next round of Books and Brackets! Andrew G. Houlihan Union County Public Schools Kimberly Castner 📖

So that’s how Elon Musk does it?

What an amazing way to end the week! #teacher NCDPI Superintendent Mo Green

On Monday, @ErbSTEAM\\\Amy_Erb & Kimberly Castner took their Ecology Club to Stevens Creek Nature Center to explore and learn in nature. Thanks for hosting us Mecklenburg County, we had a great time! #ecology #nature