Category Archives: science
Photosynthesis
Lower Elementary used movement, signs, and their bodies to study photosynthesis, the process plants use to create their own carbohydrates as food. Students stood on a green mat representing chloroplast which absorbs the sun and held signs representing the sun … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, science
Cosmic Question
Middle School students offered argumentative summaries, presentations, and various discussions on bringing back extinct animals last week. They explored possibilities and any unforeseen complications based on recent scientific research using various reading passages and resources. In this presentation, a few students took a playful approach to the … Continue reading
Posted in Middle School, peace, science
Lungs
Using a cup, straws, balloons and tape, Middle School students created lungs. The cup represents the chest cavity and tape which seals around the straw is the nose and mouth. Inside the cup, the straws replicate the bronchi and trachea. … Continue reading
Posted in Middle School, science
Bones In Primary
Primary students are studying the human body, turning their attention to bones. Works on the shelf include a life-size skeleton puzzle, a layered human body puzzle, and animal bones. Kindergarteners are digging deeper, literally! They are dissecting owl pellets, the … Continue reading
Model Eyes
Middle School students are studying human anatomy and physiology. They use Play-Dough to create a model of a system or organ. Students not only create models of their subject of study, but lead group work using “word bags” to … Continue reading
Posted in Middle School, science
LE Science and Social Studies
First and second graders got messy while exploring the elements that make up soil. This is the time of year that leaves drop and plants begin to decompose, making up leaf litter. Students found a few rocks and saw what … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, science, social studies
Digestion
Primary students have been learning about the human body. First they learned the difference between living and non-living things. Using the melody of “Frere Jacques,” they sang: Are You Living? Are you living? Do you eat? Do you sleep? If … Continue reading
Zoology
Middle School students recently participated in zoology lab activities. They predicted outcomes on natural selection and a peppered moth, advantageous traits and creature fitness, as well as primate adaptations and the importance of the opposable thumb. Students also used their … Continue reading
Posted in Middle School, science, Uncategorized
Glaciers
As Upper Elementary continues to study Earth Sciences, they created models to demonstrate how glaciers affect the land. Using modeling clay, kinetic sand, gravel, and a large ice cube, they observed how the movement of a glacier changes the surrounding … Continue reading
Posted in science, Upper Elementary
DeWitt Cabin Field Trip + Space
Lower Elementary recently went on a field trip to hike, explore the DeWitt Cabin, and had a naturalist talk about birds while enjoying the Bird Blind. Second graders have talked about our distance from the sun and the impact it … Continue reading
Posted in field trip, Lower Elementary, science
