Our K-2 students studied sound to present at this year’s Science Celebration. They investigated how sound travels and questioned if we can see sound. They used tuning forks in a bowl of water to see how the vibrations traveled through water. Students investigated pitch by using a xylophone, rubber bands on cups, and created their own instruments using rubber bands on geoboards. They created a model of the eardrum using plastic wrap covering a bowl with sprinkles on top and transferring the vibrations of the sound waves from tuning forks onto the plastic wrap. The most popular experiment was the cup phone where students demonstrated how sound travels through the string from cup to cup. All students chose to present the cup phone experiment at the Science Celebration. 

Our K-1 students are learning about light. They created a long list of things that produce light. To learn about objects that are opaque, translucent, or transparent students completed an investigation titled “Light Passing Through.” They held up a flashlight to objects such as plastic lids, cardboard, tissue paper, a mirror, a glass to determine if that object let all the light through, some of the light through, or none of the light through. Students also tested which objects create shadows. They each collected their data on a chart. Next, students will be learning about light reflection.