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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 >>

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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 >>

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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 >>

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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 >>