Float or Sink?
Kindergarten students visited the iLab this week to investigate buoyancy. Enjoy this slideshow that captures their enthusiastic exploration!
Kindergarten students visited the iLab this week to investigate buoyancy. Enjoy this slideshow that captures their enthusiastic exploration!
Our trout are growing and are no longer called alevin. They are now in the “fry” stage of their life cycle. You’ll notice that all of the trout have “buttoned up” – that means that they no longer have any of the yolk sac attached and they are ready to begin eating real food. If … [Read more…]
We’ve had a lot of visitors ask about the Legos that third graders are using for their engineering challenge. The title is Crazy Action Contraptions. You can see from the photo below that the kit comes with all of the pieces needed and includes a book with directions. I’ve seen this title in several stores and on-line … [Read more…]
The alevin are 3 centimeters long. That is 30 milimeters. The pictures in the screen above show me measuring the trout. ~ Anna C. A big thank you to Anna, our guest blogger from the Environmental Club! 🙂 Mrs. Austen
Do you know that there is a Lego language? Well, maybe not a Lego language, but there are definite vocabulary terms that are used to name and describe the different pieces. Today our third graders played a game to identify the specific vocabulary we will use as Lego engineers and began building zipline runners. For more about … [Read more…]
Our third graders began a Lego engineering unit this week. During our first lesson, students examined the building elements that we will be using and described their properties. Although many of us have used classic Legos at home, we may not be familiar with some of the plates, axles, gears, and connectors that will be used as we become … [Read more…]
We love hearing from students and families who visit the blog. It’s always exciting to share our learning with others. A gentle reminder – when you comment, please remember to share your first name. This is part of the genuine conversation that we have on our blog. I preview all comments before they are posted, … [Read more…]
This bulletin board in the intermediate hallway shows photos of our fifth graders as they applied the engineering design process to create windmill blades. You can also see several examples of the blades that were built. Enjoy this slideshow that showcases the many parts of our learning experience. Fifth graders, can you … [Read more…]
We made the “What’s Trending” segment of the BCPS Education Channel again! Check out the video about our Trout in the Classroom program below. This segment will also air on Comcast channel 73 and Verizon channel 34 at the following times: Mon – Sun – 12:30 am, 5:30 am, 8:30am, 6:30 pm, 9:30pm. 10:00pm.
Students from the Environmental Club joined our morning announcement crew to congratulate the classrooms that found the correct total of trout that had hatched by 9 AM last Thursday. The answer was 211 trout. Our club members sported their original trout hat designs – very fashionable! Here is a photo of our trout from this … [Read more…]
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