Both the First and Second Grade classes have been learning about electricity and experimenting with circuits. If your child has really taken a shine to this unit and wants to do experimenting outside of school, consider Snap Circuits. Snap Circuits are a safe, fun and easy way to explore power and electricity. (All wires are contained [...]
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Garlic Mustard is an invasive plant that can quickly invade and dominate American forests. Infestations of garlic mustard displace native plants and out competes tree seedlings – which can affect forest regeneration over time. The presence of the weed also alters habitat quality for birds, salamanders and butterflies. It can choke [...]
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Yesterday the Kindergarteners went out on Mike’s Trail and harvested a few fiddlehead ferns. Today we steamed them up, added a little butter and salt and ate them. They were a big hit! Last night I took a few home and ate them with my dinner. I survived the night so I figured it was alright to serve them! I [...]
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Today in the First Grade Science classes we talked about recycling and I mentioned the Nike Reuse-A-Shoe program. Nike will take any brand of old sneakers and recycle them into new things. The students asked if I could post the information, so here it is! Go to the website for more info: www.nikereuseashoe.com Or, [...]
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Frankenstein’s lab? Alien testing? Despite the dramatic faces seen below, no children were harmed in the making of these photos! This was simply another fun experiment on the topic of electricity. This week the second graders learned about energy generated by chemical reaction. The acids in the lemon react with the metal in the wires. [...]
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The weather has been beautiful lately and I’ve been taking the students out for nature walks. When I take groups of children out into the woods I like to give the experience some structure, but also allow for moments of serendipity. Before each walk I decide on a theme or a task for us to [...]
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The topic of today’s kindergarten lesson was……. In this experiment, the children pushed dry paper towels into the bottoms of plastic cups. They submerged the cups, face down, in a container of water. When they pulled the cups out, the paper towels were – gasp! – still dry! [...]
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The first graders spent time today talking about – and making – static electricity. It was hair raising fun!
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