science
Glimpse of the Ground
Every year we dance in the first snow, but this was my first time ever GROUND Celebration!
It’s an Eaglet!
The first eaglet hatched today! Congratulations, Freedom and Liberty! Watching the parents tote in fish and mice is quite amazing. The other egg may hatch tomorrow, but don’t be discouraged because the live cam has been so popular that the feed has not been working well. Hopefully, you’ll all get a chance to meet our baby (by camera) soon!
(photo courtesy of Hanover, PA, eagle cam site)
Bald Eagle Watching
Mrs. Shedd introduced us to this live stream of a bald eagle nest in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Since the egg watch begins today, I thought I would include an easy link for the children at home this weekend.
Investigating Light
What can shadows show us about light? Students observed four opaque objects, the shadow the object made, and where the sun was located.
We examined the shadows closely to draw conclusions about light waves traveling in a straight line and to make connections to our knowledge of seasons. Then we had some shadow fun. (Make the smallest shadow you can, make the biggest shadow you can, and make the craziest shadow you can!) Long, delicately colored, artistic shadows on the snow are just one of the blessings of a New England winter.
START: Heat, Light, Energy!
Heat Up That Brain with START!
So weeks three and four of START extended our understanding of heat.
Radiation, conduction, and convection skits
Superhero HEAT saves the day!
Writing heat haiku
Now to add the pizzazz!
Ta Da!
More Energy from START
Week 2 began with a rousing game of Simon Says, energy style! Heat! Light! Sound! Kinetic! Potential!
The students had the opportunity to design pinwheels that run by wind power as we thought about green energy connections to our Go Green Racers engineering project. It’s amazing how often the Engineering Design Process comes up from day to day now that we know more about it.
We’re also composing lyrics to an ongoing song, which you’ll be hearing soon!
Thanks, START volunteers! You energize us!
Thank You, VEEP!
Thanks to Lisa Holderness and the VEEP program for bringing us some electrifying learning about electromagnetism today!
The Kentucky Mealworm Derby
I think this is about my tenth Kentucky Mealworm Derby over the years, and it still absolutely belly-laugh cracks me up. There are some things about teaching that are beyond a hoot, like hearing children cheer on mealworms.