GATE
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GATE/VAPA Coordinator (831) 786-2100 ext. 2144
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Origami Activity: Flapping Bird
Pause the video after each step to follow along as you create your flapping bird.
Origami Activity: Jumping Frogs
First make your rectangular paper into a square like this:
Then follow the directions in this video. Enjoy!
PVUSD 3rd Grade Field Trip Opportunity: Postponed!
Students engage in the engineering process as they build a Newton's Cradle! To sign up your third grade call, call Darren at 831.515.2752
GATE STEAM NIGHT, FEBruary 2020
Stop Motion Animation Videos
GATE STEAM Night, September 2019
Students using Depth and Complexity Icons
GATE STEAM Night, December 2018
Engineering, Math and Break Out Challenges
A Selection of GATE Strategies
Appropriate strategies for gifted students include (but are not limited to):
- Integrated Thematic Units for Houghton Mifflin reading series (Click here to access ITU's)
- Literature Circles and Novel Study
- Rubrics that set clear goals for advanced writing
- Use of Depth and Complexity Icons to extend the core curriculum
- Research Projects or I-Search (Click here to access resources)
- Reader-writer workshop
- Higher level of Thinking Taxonomy (Click here to access resources)
- Choice Boards and Extension Menus
- Noyce Foundation Problem of the Month (www.noycefdn.org/pom)