Students at Rohan Woods have been very busy in the science lab…
JK
- Read Quirkles books Susie Sound, Timothy Tornado, and Underwater Utley and experimented with sound, tornadoes, and how salt gets into sea water
SK
- Learned about celestial objects besides planets
- introduced to what constellations are
- prepared to go into “star dome” to observe constellations
1st
- learned about and experimented with gravity
- learned about and experimented with friction
- learned about and experimented with whether weight has an effect on the energy of a moving object
2nd/3rd
- created biome book detailing the main properties of 6 major Earth biomes
- started researching to create biome iMovies
- brainstormed questions to ask the zookeeper about the animal they chose to represent their biome
4th
- continued to learn computer coding via the Scratch program from MIT
- coded “10 Blocks” program, “All About Me” program, and a “Build A Band” program
- worked on trouble shooting and problem solving by debugging computer programs
- started planning for and advertising for the April 11 bake sale
5th
- learned about and experimented with what work is and how you calculate it (W=FxD)
- started construction of mousetrap car
- started planning for and advertising for the April 11 bake sale
6th
- introduced to indicators that signal that a chemical reaction has occurred
- experimented to observe indicators of a chemical reaction
5th Health
- started nutrition review
6th Health
- continued to work on learning about blood types