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| Kindergartners make an Earth model after learning the Earth's structure. The model shows the crust and atmosphere. |
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| Teacher Juliette helps the owls understand what causes wind. The kids learned about the atmosphere - I showed them a book and short video explaining what causes wind and then brought this demonstration. The aquarium has a cold side (with ice cubes) and a warm side (lamp). We burned an incense over the aquarium and the kids were able to see the smoke traveling from the cold to the warm side. |
Magpies
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| First and second graders study motion. The kids were really excited about the Rube Goldberg machines, and teacher Pa and I gave them some challenges to help them better understand motion and improve their machines. |
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| Kids explore the relationship between angles (ramps) and distance traveled. |
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| One group decided to decrease friction in order to increase distance traveled. |
Hawks
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| The third and fourth graders have been really busy - they are doing research projects, playing the evolution game and developing the native area. These pictures were taken during our field trip to the nurseries. |
Crows
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| Sean Almeida, expert on solar panels, gives a presentation and answers questions about the history of photovoltaic cells. He also helped us choose a solar pump for the kids' project. |
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| In health, kids learned about the digestive system. A big thank you to Dr. Colleen Callaghan, who prepared and presented hands on, interesting lessons for the kids (hawks and crows). |
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| Fifth and sixth graders draw their ideas for the aqueduct and fountain projects. They had to include specific labels and a list of materials needed for their ideas. |
| The kids worked hard designing and constructing the aqueduct and fountain. |
