This spring, students in grades 2-6 participated in learning about space in their science class. In a mixed age group, we discussed what the word “astronomy” means and then had students share what they knew about astronomy. We started the unit by talking about early astronomers and their discoveries/ models. Students created a timeline of Read More >>
Egg Drop
How egg-citing!? Over the past three weeks, students have been working on blueprinting, designing, and editing a device to protect an egg from high fall. The egg drop challenge has been an exciting activity for students to work in collaboration or independently with free access to materials. There were a few scrambles along the way, Read More >>
Chicken Life Cycle
We received fertilized eggs from Farmer Jenn, along with an incubator. We talked about the difference between fertilized and unfertilized eggs. We discussed what made egg shells different colors and what makes an eggshell so strong (you can’t break it by squeezing it in your hand) but also fragile at the same time. We broke Read More >>
Seven Minutes of Terror
This spring the three seventh graders participated in a class called Seven Minutes of Terror. The launch window for the Mars 2020 mission opened July 17 and closed Aug. 5, when Earth and Mars are in the proper positions in the solar system to enable a direct interplanetary journey. The rover was scheduled to land Read More >>
Electricity
Over the past few months the students have been learning about electricity. This is a very exciting topic for the students because electricity means a lot of activities and experiments! We learned how to light up a lightbulb only using a battery, lightbulb and two wires and that it makes a complete circuit which the Read More >>
Lego Class
In Lego class 2nd and 3rd graders have been learning about simple and powered machines using hands-on activities. First, they investigated structures and forces, incorporating both rigid and flexible shapes in building deck chairs and drawbridges. Applying principles they learned about levers, they made drumming machines. Attaching a motor provided more opportunities to explore. For Read More >>
Water Cycle Class
We began our study of the water cycle by identifying where we can find water throughout the earth. An ocean evaporation demonstration helped us understand how the polar caps and glaciers are made of fresh water. As we continued learning about evaporation, condensation, and precipitation, we had questions about a single water drop. That led Read More >>
Electricity and Magnetism
Students in the oldest group have been learning about electricity and magnetism this winter and spring. We started off reviewing what static electricity is and enjoyed doing some experiments with our charged balloons that would make each others hair stand on end! As we moved on to other forms of electricity as well as magnetism, Read More >>