We have been very busy in the LS Science Lab this week. The 2nd grade is finishing up their labs on "Why leaves change color in the fall" and the 3rd graders having been testing the toughness of leaves using an instrument called a "penetrometer".
A special welcome to our 1st grade classes who have been coming to the lab this week for their safety lesson, and learning how to use some of the tools of science. They are so excited about being up in the lab and they are curious about everything. You can see the excitement shining through their safety goggles. We are looking forward to learning about weather, worms, and magnets as the year goes on.
Also, once a week, I put some object under the FlexCam in the lab and send it out to all the classrooms. Each classroom can log into the camera and send me their collaborative guess. The classroom that responds first with the correct guess wins a prize. This week it was a snake skin shed. Congratulations to Ms. Bair's class for the first correct guess.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Welcome Back to Lower School Science
It is great to be back in full swing now in Lower School Science. We have been very busy since the first full week of school. It started with the students coming in for a safety lab, going over expectations, and discussing the rules for the science lab. All grades, SK, 2nd, and third visited the lab for this talk. Fourth grade discussed safety in their classrooms,and first grade will start visiting next week.
SK is very busy with their insect unit, including a "bug hunt" on the USM grounds, and observing the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly. Second grade is busy with their science/social studies unit looking at ants, and also an interdisciplinary study of why leaves change color in the fall. They are completing a lab called "Hidden Treasure". Third grade is very much involved in their plant unit, and have taken the 2nd grade question (why do leaves change color in the fall)a step further. Using chromatography, they are separating colors in a solution of leaves and isopropyl alcohol. The fourth grade habitat unit is also well underway at this time. The classes have been doing habitat walks and studies on the USM campus, and are beginning to study adaptations.
Keep tuned into the LS Science blog to learn more about the exciting adventures taking place in Lower School science.
SK is very busy with their insect unit, including a "bug hunt" on the USM grounds, and observing the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly. Second grade is busy with their science/social studies unit looking at ants, and also an interdisciplinary study of why leaves change color in the fall. They are completing a lab called "Hidden Treasure". Third grade is very much involved in their plant unit, and have taken the 2nd grade question (why do leaves change color in the fall)a step further. Using chromatography, they are separating colors in a solution of leaves and isopropyl alcohol. The fourth grade habitat unit is also well underway at this time. The classes have been doing habitat walks and studies on the USM campus, and are beginning to study adaptations.
Keep tuned into the LS Science blog to learn more about the exciting adventures taking place in Lower School science.
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