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| Students collecting data (number of species and individuals) on their study area |
On February 12th we had our big planting day. Karleen Vollherbst from US Fish and Wildlife Service helped us plant ~ 300 plants in our native areas. The kids added compost to the soil, planted all plants and made signs for the native areas. The kids also created a gravel path around the planting areas. We got a lot done. It was a very exciting day.
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| Bench built by students and interns with the grant money. |
Below you will find pictures, with short descriptions, of the kids getting ready for the science fair. The younger kids (k-1) studied space, 2-4 graders studied borax crystals/scientific method, weather and engineering, and 5-6 graders studied climate change (Earth Science) and engineering.
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| Owls learned about the planets in our system through books and experts. Two aerospace engineers visited the class and helped them make a summary poster. |
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| Kids making space helmets. |
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| Owls making models of the solar system. |
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| Older elementary kids helping owls make their space station. |
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| Kids dehydrated food to take to space, and bagged them. |
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| Painting space background to transform their classroom into a space station. |
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| Learning what causes the phases of the moon. |
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| Making jet packs. |
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| Writing summaries explaining everything in their space station. |
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| Painting planets |
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| Eagles (2-4) building boats |
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| As part of their weather study, Eagles reviewed the water cycle and made models showing how water evaporates from different areas - including lakes and ocean. |
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| Kids presenting their boats and sharing rationale for their designs. |
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| Working on steam boat model |
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| Testing steam boats. |
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| Crows (5-6) learned about the carbon cycle and climate change. They wrote essays, watched Fuel documentary and engineered things to lower the school's carbon footprint. Kids built bicycle powered blender and generator. |
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| Kids working on bicycle powered generator and blender. |
Unfortunately I wasn't able to take pictures during the science fair. If anyone has pictures of the kids presenting their projects please email me so that I can add them to the blog. : )
