MazeBot

Robotics Club students use light sensors to guide their robots through a complicated maze.

Observing the Sun

      

Ms. Carter's 4th grade class celebrates "Astronomy Day" by participating in a video conference with McDonald Observatory. The students were introduced to high-powered telescopes that enabled them to observe many of the incredible features of the sun.

Math Lessons on YouTube

Ms. Kirk records multiplication tutorials using her FlipCam and posts the 

videos on YouTube for her students to access at school or home.

CRE Students Get SMART for Field Day

Cactus Ranch students visit the SMART booth to learn about healthy living.

Animal Skull Examination

Ms. Carter's 4th grade class participates in a video conference about examining the skulls of various animals.

SMART Music

Cactus Ranch 3rd graders use an interactive keyboard to gain knowledge about the layout of the notes before beginning a keyboard unit in music class.

Cactus Ranch Weather Station

A big thanks goes out to one of our many invoolved parents, Bob Eckstein, who donated  a Davis Vantage Pro 2 weather station to Cactus Ranch. Teachers and students can now monitor numerous amounts of data including temperature, wind speed and direction, rainfall, barometric pressure, humidity, and UV index.