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Monthly Archives: November 2015
Crayfish- 3rd Grade
Third graders observed inherited traits of a crayfish. We looked at both the dorsal and ventral sides of our crayfish identifying each structure that tells us it’s a crayfish.
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Balancing Objects- 1st Grade
First graders tested different ways to balance objects. We call the place we can balance the balance point. We also introduced the words counterweights to help us balance as well as stable when the objects stays balanced without moving. … Continue reading
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Plants Test-3rd Grade
This week 3rd graders completed their plants unit by answering questions about all their plants learning
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Electromagnets- 4th Grade
Using what we know about creating circuits to get electrons to travel we created electromagnets. Turning an iron core into a magnet by coiling our wire and connecting it all in a circuit. We looked further into our electromagnets by … Continue reading
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Boats- 5th Grade
This week fifth grade students tested a variety of boat sizes to show how to collect data, make observations, and use their work to make claims.
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Balance and Motion- 1st Grade
After finishing up rocks and soil we began to start thinking our next topic, balance and motion. We used K’nex to build different objects that showed a variety of ways things can move and balance.
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Brassica Sprouts- 2nd Grade
Second graders observed their brassica seeds going into sprouts.
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Conductors and Insulators- 4th Grade
Once we found the best material (plastic or rubber) to show static electricity we investigated what we need to get electrons to travel. This week we used a Van De Graff generator to show how conductors and insulators work. … Continue reading
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Planting- 2nd Grade
This week second graders planted brassica seeds. We also discussed and showed what we already know about how plants grow.
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Levers all around Us-5th Grade
This week 5th graders investigated how tools all around us act like levers. We looked at scissors, can openers, hammers, brooms, tweezers, pliers, etc. We identied each tool’s load, effort and fulcrum helping us separate them into different lever classes. … Continue reading
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