Week of February 17th

     This week in K, we will be learning all things lunar! We will learn about the moon, how it orbits the earth, basic moon phases (full, new, first quarter, last quarter), and what the surface of the moon looks like. In their classrooms, students will be making moon craters with balls and flour/cocoa powder. Pictures are from last year...



In first grade, we are launching rockets in some classes and  making edible solar systems in others. All classes will get to do both activities in the next few weeks.

Check out Mrs. Smith's class launching their rockets yesterday...

 



In second grade, we are meteorlogsists learning about extreme weather that affects us in Florida. In the upcoming weeks, we will be learning about extreme weather around the world and making emergency preparedness plans and dioramas to present to other students.

 

 

 

 

 

Week of February 10th

This week in the science lab...

Kindergarten is learning about rotation (spinning in place) and revolution/orbiting (moving around another object). We have modeled both until we are all dizzy! :) Students get a mini "solar system" at their group table and must place the "sun" in the correct spot (center) and make an "earth" revolve/orbit around the sun.

 

In first grade, we are Junior Astronauts building our straw rockets that will be launched next week.

 

 

In second grade, we are learning about soil and classifying soil. Students had to draw and label the layers of soil and using edible substances, had to create and explain their labeled "soil".

 

 

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