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A Study of Honeybees

This spring, the students in grades 3-6 engaged in an exploratory study of honeybees that touched on their physiology, role in the natural environment, and current threats affecting their population today. We read from Gail Gibbon’s The Honey Makersto acquire some background knowledge of the life cycle of honeybees, conducted a honey tasting to analyze Read More >>

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Animal Cells

  This four week for our oldest students unit looked at the structure and function of a typical animal cell. The animal cell’s organelles were described and discussed. Students constructed a large model of an animal cell, working in class and independently in pairs on their contracts. Students watched a PBS short and discussed the Read More >>

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Spectra: Energetic Escape!

Students enjoyed four activities that explored friction, kinetic and potential energy and how energy is transferred. In each experiment students considered a key question and after setting up an experiment they collected data. The data was graphed and analyzed. In Fiction Fun they considered what affects the force of friction. Here students set up an Read More >>

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Layers of the Earth

This spring, students in grades 2-4 participated in a unit on the layers of the Earth.  We read The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth, by Joanna & Bruce Cole to gather baseline information about layers within the Earth. We began this unit by creating clay model representations of the different layers found within the Read More >>

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The Water Cycle

We began our study of the water cycle by identifying where we can find water throughout the earth. Did you know that about 97% of the earth’s water is salt water? And that most of the fresh water is frozen in glaciers and the polar ice caps? As we continued learning about evaporation, condensation, and Read More >>

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Cycles of Change

  This winter, students in Kindergarten through Second Grade participated in a class on growing cycles.  We started this class out by talking about our cycles in our own lives. We discussed the months of the year and did an activity where we did all the cycles in a year from the month we were Read More >>

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Animal Habitat 2

To finish up our Animal Habitat unit each child created a collage of an animal in its habitat. First they had to decide where the horizon line was going to be. Then what time of day they wanted to depict. Some picked night, some sunset, or mid-day. After finishing the sky they worked on the Read More >>

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Bubble Science

This fall, students in grades 6-8 participated in a unit on bubbles.  We started this unit by creating a small and large frame that could help us explore soap solution.  Students were then asked what they would like to know about soap bubbles and what surfaces they would like to test to see if they Read More >>

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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 >>

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Animal Habitat

Our world is a magical place. Students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade have been exploring the unique qualities of each of the seven continents. First we looked at maps of the world, showing the seven continents, and then we made our own map. After each child was assigned a continent they read books learning about Read More >>