This reported by Mrs. Schmaus …. “Last Wednesday, over 20 adult volunteers and 50+ children weeded, trimmed and planted in the learning garden. The results are amazing!!” We thank all of our families, students, and teachers who coordinated this effort. These images above are even more amazing when we consider what our learning garden USED … [Read more…]
Second graders have been using Legos to create Stranger Danger stories. After reading about strategies for staying safe from strangers in their health books, cooperative groups of students created a comic strip to plan the characters, setting, problem, and solution for their own stranger story. Next, teams chose figures and props to tell their … [Read more…]
Someof the rainbow trout in our iLab are already 4 cm long. We have almost 100 trout sharing the 55-gallon tank. One of our favorite parts of the day is feeding the trout. The photo below shows how eager the fry are to get their food. It’s fun to watch the trout leap to eat the tiny pieces of … [Read more…]
Fourth and fifth grade students will soon share their STEM projects with our judges (March 31). Before conducting their investigations, fifth graders created comic strips to show each step of their procedure. What a fun way to plan! Here are just two examples of our comic strips: Look for photos of our STEM judging … [Read more…]
What could a squid dissection possibly have to do with literature? Some of our fifith graders could tell you after dissecting a squid as an extension of their study of Scott O’Dell’s Island of the Blue Dolphins. In this novel, the main character encounters an animal she describes as a devilfish. Students investigated an actual squid in … [Read more…]
You may be glad to see the flakes finally disappear, but first grade students haven’t had quite enough snow … they created a super-saturated solution of Borax and water in order to form their own crystal snowflakes in the iLab. Take a look at the slideshow below to join in the lesson. (* It has come … [Read more…]
This virtual quilt displays quilt squares that we have received from schools all over the US who are participating in the Trout in the Classroom program. As part of this project, students in the Environmental Club created their own quilt squares to send to the other schools. Photos of our quilt squares will appear … [Read more…]
Fourth graders are working as a class to investigate the question, “How does changing the material a spoon is made of affect how much heat is transferred to the spoon?” In these photos you see students using temperature probes to find the temperature of a wooden craft stick. Notice the graph that is created on … [Read more…]
Students in the Environmental Club shared our experiences with Trout in the Classroom at the MAEOE (Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Educators). Our presenters impressed over 30 educators who attended the session and have encouraged others to adopt the TIC program in their schools. | View Sample Photo Books | Create your own … [Read more…]
Family Learning Night was a great success, in the iLab and around the school. Members of our Environmental Club greeted visitors and introduced them to our trout and our blog. Other students showed our visiting students how to turn an aluminum can into a fish. A great time was had by all!
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