On October 6 the children at The New School set out to enjoy an overnight camping trip at Highland Forest. The weather was spectacular – blue skies, temperatures in the 70’s and yet there was a chill in the air during the night. The wood stoves in the cabins fixed that! On Thursday we hiked Read More >>
Wiggly Worms!
All of the students at school this fall have participated in science classes where they are learning about earthworms. We have read worm books, discussed and observed worm body parts, tested whether worms are sensitive to light and dark, and whether they prefer moist or dry environments. The younger children are creating a diorama of the worm’s Read More >>
Earth Day
Earth Day fell during April Break this year, so a week later we brainstormed ideas on what we could do to help care for the Earth. We came up with lots of ideas and ended up with students collecting trash, sweeping the parking lot, raking leaves, cleaning up flower beds and creating posters. We spent Read More >>
Chicken Science
The Kindergarten and First Grade science class has recently been learning about chickens. Students have explored the life cycle of the chicken, looked at and ordered the 21 days it takes to hatch a chicken egg, and named the parts of a chicken egg. We’ve also read great books on chickens and had discussions on Read More >>
Nature in the Neighborhood with Brett
On Friday afternoons all the children had a chance to make a microscopic slide, put it on the stage, focus the microscope and change the magnification of the microscope. They were then asked to draw the images they saw. Older children used stains (iodine and onion cells) to make their slides more visible. Our goal Read More >>
The Periodic Table
The older students spent four weeks studying The Periodic Table and creating a Wanted Poster for an element of their choice. We introduced the project by listening to Tom Lehrer singing “Elements,” his well known song where he rattles off all the elements of the Periodic Table. Students had to research their element and creatively Read More >>
Physical and Chemical Changes, Acids, Bases and Salts
In science class, students have been learning about physical and chemical changes as well as acids and bases. We have learned about the characteristics that provide us with evidence that either a physical or chemical change has occured. We have had labs that dealt with testing multiple solutions and the students were required to record Read More >>
Block Centers
Every day kindergartners and first graders enjoy opportunities for creative play. In small groups of three or four, as they play with blocks, cars, geotracks and marble runs, they learn how to collaborate, share ideas, and negotiate with each other. The children have also collaboratively designed a landscape of popcorn kernels, rocks, and twigs, explored seashells and Read More >>
Mystery Powders
Mystery Powders – Who Done It? Older children (grades 5 – 8) are excited about becoming forensic scientists as they try to figure out who stole the youth group’s money from the Temple. Incriminating evidence was left behind in the form of a white powder. After researching local white powder manufacturers we found three companies: Read More >>
Solids, Liquids and Gases
One of the younger students’ science classes, started out exploring how to describe “mystery” objects. Pairs of students were given bags with one object inside and had to come up with five words that described how these objects felt. Students’ lists included words such as: bendy, fluffy, hard, soft, rough, smooth, sharp and silky. When we Read More >>
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