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Family Engineering Night

Cannon Elementary School's Annual Family Engineering Night

Family EngineeringNight Cannon Elementary School's Annual Family EngineeringNight
Please join us as Cannon families work together to design exciting engineering projects and learn more about how students engage in learning through STEM at school!
Event Information

Family Engineering Night

Beginning at 5:30 pm, families are invited to visit the STEM truck or the Book Fair. All classroom engineering activities will be open from 6:00-7:00 pm. The STEM truck and Book Fair will remain open until 7:30 pm for the convenience of all families.

When?

Thursday, Nov 16, 2017, 05:30 PM

Where?

1300 West College Street, Grapevine, Texas, United States

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Engineering Design Process

We are excited to invite all Cannon parents & families to experience an Engineering Design Challenge in your child's grade level during this event! Come learn how your child is utilizing the Engineering Design Process in their STEM learning at Cannon.

Check Out The Engineering Activities Planned For This Event!

Parents are invited to participate in the engineering project planned in for your child's grade level(s). Feel free to stop by other grade levels to check out other engineering projects!
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Kindergarten: Makey Music

Students will explore sound energy with their families as they work together to code a song using Makey-Makey's.(Electrical Engineering)
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1st Grade: Turkey Tech

Maps + Thanksgiving turkeys + robots = Turkey Tech!

Join 1st grade to learn about coding with Sphero, Ozobots, Cubetto, Roamers, Dot and Scratch Jr. (Computer Software Engineering)
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2nd Grade: Play Dough Properties

Families will engineer a high quality play dough using recipes students created in class. Students will share their understanding of properties of matter and how those properties can change when combined. (Chemical engineering).
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3rd Grade: System Models

3rd grade scholars and families will complete the design portion of the Engineering Process by working together to create a moving model of the sun, earth and moon. (Mechanical Engineering)
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4th Grade: American Indians - Early Engineers

Come help your student design a device to transport food for a Native American tribe using only the natural resources of the region in which they live. (Civil Engineering)
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5th Grade: Critter Crossings

Families will be creating critter covers for their robotic Spheros that represent animals from a variety of biomes. They will use these to test animal crossings in each biome. Come and learn about the animals that inhabit various biomes (Civil and Environmental Engineering).

VISIT THE STEM TRUCK - TAME TRAILBLAZER WILL BE AT CANNON!

TAME's (Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering) traveling Trailblazer will be at Cannon on Family Engineering Night!


The Trailblazer is a one-of-a-kind STEM museum-on-wheels. Exciting, hands-on exhibits teach students about energy, space, weather, biotechnology, and aerodynamics while also introducing them to educational and career opportunities in STEM.


The Trailblazer will be open from 5:30-7:30 - 30 minutes before and after Family STEM Night activities in the classroom, which will be open from 6:00-7:00 pm.

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Don't Forget To Shop The Book Fair!

Our Book Fair will be open during Family Engineering Night, so please stop by the library and browse all of the great selections on display! This is a great time to take care of some early holiday shopping!


The Book Fair will begin on Monday, 11/13 and will end at 11:00 am on Friday, 11/17.