Muta, Mae, Syris, Greer, Noah, Lola and Moebius took part in the Bugsocopters science unit. Bugscopters are a t-shaped, paper, helicopter-like creation of Larry Schafer, formerly professor of Science Teaching at SU. The students completed six experiments in which they compared their standard bugsocopter to another that varied in just one way. Each experiment consisted Read More >>
Archives for April 2014
Ancient Greece: Daily Life
This Fall the youngest group of students took part in the school wide study of Ancient Greece. They focused on the daily life of children and compared their own schooling, clothing, homes, food, games and pots to those of Ancient Greece. Each student created a book documenting their comparisons of each topic. They colored maps Read More >>
Building Number Sense and Mathematical Thinking
Five of our youngest children took part in a TERC Investigations math unit on Building Number Sense and Mathematical Thinking. An integral part of this unit is having students explain their mathematical strategies that they did by drawing pictures, using numbers, words and manipulatives and counting in their head or on their fingers. Each Read More >>
Ramps
Children in grades Kindergarten through Second Grade have been exploring ramps in science one afternoon a week. We started by discussing what a ramp was and what it might be used for. Our first experiments looked at the different surfaces on our ramps and how that effected the distance our car would go off the Read More >>
Little House and maple syrup
Our youngest eight students have been having a wonderful time exploring the time period of pioneers by using Laura Ingalls Wilder’s book Little House in the Big Woods. We started by reading a biography about Laura and then started reading her first book. As we explored the big woods with Laura and her family, we’ve also Read More >>