Macy's Day Parade!

St. Louis School First Graders designed and built their own version of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this past week as part of a cross-curricular STEM lesson. In Language Arts, students read the book "Balloons over Broadway" by Melissa Sweet, which is a biography of Tony Sarg. Tony is the puppeteer behind Macy’s Thanksgiving parade. They learned all about helium balloons, the route for the parade, float building, balloon designs, and the lineup for the year. They also recreated the parade route in New York City to display the buildings, streets, and Central Park.
In Computer Class, the students learned how to program #Ozobot robots using color codes to power their floats during the parade. The Ozobot, a mouse-sized self-propelled robot, is capable of reading colored line combinations and performing corresponding actions.
Kindergarten spectators cheered as the parade floats moved across the stage while the SLS First Grade engineers carefully positioned their robot floats. A huge thank you to Mrs. Vicendese, Mrs. Phelps, and Mrs. Sugatan for their guidance and support on this lesson. Well done First Grade! #STEMatSLS #AOBCatholicSchools #CarlyandAdam