5th graders tested different surfaces to see which allowed their dragon to travel the farthest. Friction played a huge part in how far their dragon moved!
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Volcanoes!
4th graders have been learning about changes to Earth's surface (fast and slow processes). We watched a short Discovery Education clip on the three types of volcanoes and then the kids worked in groups to build a volcano. We used math to measure the diameter and height of the volcanoes. After we erupted the volcanoes, students measured the flow of "lava" that erupted. The activity was so much to teach the kids about landforms.
Gobstopper Erosion
Who knew learning about weathering and erosion could be so much fun! 4th graders weathered away Gobstoppers and saw the different colored layers that were present. The activity was a great learning experience to see how weathering occurs.
Friday, November 22, 2013
Landforms!
4th graders have been researching different landforms and learning about how they were made. After researching, students constructed their landform out of clay and will create a poster with their landforms information. Here's our work in progress..
Monday, November 18, 2013
Aluminum Boats
In second grade, students have been discussing why certain objects float while others sink. In this activity, students designed a boat to sustain weight. They predicted how many marbles their boat could hold. The winner for today...27 marbles!
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Force and Motion
5th grade just started a new unit on force and motion. After learning about Newton's three laws of motion, students played marbles to observe the laws in action.
Monday, September 30, 2013
5th Grade Ecosystems
Fifth graders have been building ecosystems to understand the interdependence of plants and animals!! | |
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Air Art
Students used water colors and air to create art. The activity reinforced the states of matter and allowed the kids to show off their creativity!
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Solid or Liquid?!?
After reading Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss, we had to check Ooblec out for ourselves! The kids were investigating whether the mixture was a solid, liquid or both...?!?
Monday, February 11, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
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