Science Lab Update

It's been a busy and exciting fall in the science lab.  Here's what we've been working on....

Kindergarten- We have been studying different types of motions.  We made a sidewalk chalk obstacle course, used toy cars and blocks to show different movements,  tested the way different shapes move, and talked about the motions we see in the world around us.   We  will be learning about gravity next and how the sky looks different in the day vs. the night.

1st Grade- We have been learning about magnets.  We learned about magnetic forces, how magnets attract and repel.  We predicted which materials would be attracted to magnets and then tested to see if we were correct.  We also tested to see which materials allow a magnetic force to pass through.

2nd Grade- We studied fall trees and started our unit on energy.  We learned about the different types of energy (solar, wind, battery, electricity, gas) and why it will be important for our students' generation to find clean sustainable energy.  We watched a video on how solar energy is being used in our world, and studied how the sun's energy gives us heat.  We also did an experiment on which type of sunscreen is best at blocking the sun's energy.

3rd Grade- We have been learning about rocks and minerals.  Students examined some beautiful mineral and rock samples from the Tellus Musuem.  They described and tested different types of minerals and we learned how metamorphic rocks and pancakes are similiar. We will be continuing on by learning about sedimentary and igneous rocks, as well as different types of soil.

4th Grade- We finished up our unit on weather and have moved on to simple machines.  Students are working in groups to create Rube Gold berg machines that are mouse traps.  Their machines will have 5 steps and use at least 3 simple machines.

5th Grade- We finished up our unit on constructive and destructive forces by using stream tables to see how elevation effects stream erosion.  We kicked off our unit on physical properties by using popcorn to learn about volume, density, mass and physical changes. 

Stay tuned for pictures!