This week Jim Greene, coordinator of the Maryland Trout in the Classroom Program, visited the iLab to check on our trout and retrieve a chiller he had loaned us for our tank set-up. Jim was surprised to find more than 200 fry swimming in our tank, as we were supposed to … [Read more…]
Did you know that our blog has been visited by viewers in five different countries? Take a look at the ClustrMap on the lower, right-hand side of our blog. We’ve recently had visitors from a new continent (joining Australia, Europe, and North America). Who can comment and tell us what the new continent is? … [Read more…]
Take a peek at the 4th Grade page and open the Trout Life Cycle Song page to watch a video of our students combining music with science. I’m still working on improving the quality of the videos, but I know everyone will enjoy the singing. 🙂
There was true”hands-on” learning in the iLab when first graders investigated how a layer of blubber can protect against cold temperatures. Visit the 1st Grade page and scroll to Blubber Investigation at the bottom to find out more!
One of the challenging aspects of the STEM Fair is using metric units when listing materials and in the explanation of each step in the procedure. If you are having trouble using metric units, check the STEM Fair page. I have added a link to an on-line tool that helps you convert any customary units … [Read more…]
Second graders worked with Mrs. Henderson last week in the iLab to identify fact and opinion statements. This skill will be applied to selections they read in class as the year progresses. Check the 2nd Grade page for additional photos of the candy car assembly lines from last week.
We have had over 75 comments posted this week from over 25 students and families! It is so exciting to see our “cyber-community” growing and growing. A big thank you to Mrs. Voelker and Ms. Solter, the teachers in our computer lab. They have been sharing the blog with each class and modeling … [Read more…]
First graders are learning different estimating strategies. Peek into a lesson by visiting the Grade 1 page and opening the new page you will find at the bottom. Grade 2 has a new page that shows how students learned about economic principles with a candy car assembly line. Sweet!
This is a reminder for our grade 4 and grade 5 families to check the dates on our STEM Fair page. Due to the days that we have missed in school, several dates for the STEM Fair have changed. If you were unable to attend the STEM Fair parent meeting in January, or just … [Read more…]
The snow may not be falling anymore, but there is a blizzard of comments from staff members on our blog! Be sure to look through our Grade Level Pages and beyond to find out out what our teachers are saying. We’d love to hear from our parents and caregivers as well. I … [Read more…]
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