Students have been very busy in science class at Rohan Woods….
JK
- read Hallie Heat and experimented with the way sunlight is absorbed and reflected in dark colors vs. light colors
- took a STEM challenge to create the tallest pine tree possible using only popsicle sticks and play doh
SK- studied different types of footprints to learn how feet are adapted to an animal's way of movement and environment
- created our own footprints and identified to whom they belonged
- looked at different types of leaves and discussed how they are adapted to their environment
- learned how to use a double pan balance and discussed the concept of more and less massive
SK
1st
- collected rocks and opened them to understand what is inside
- learned about the difference between rocks and minerals
- created rocks using model magic and inserted various items (pennies, marbles, etc) into the "rock" to represent minerals
- created geodes
- learned about fossils and participated in a "fossil dig" to find a chocolate chip cookie in sand
- extracted "fossils" (chocolate chips) from "rock" (cookie)
2nd
- took states of matter quiz
- discussed biomes and created books containing information about the basics of each biome
3rd
- examined earth's materials and how they behave in water
- learned where drinking water comes from
- experimented with pore space in earth's materials
4th
- raced balloon rockets to test Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
- worked to create paper rockets to launch using 60psi of air pressure
Middle School
- experimented to learn the properties of different parts of soil
- used their knowledge of the parts of soil to identify what was in their "mystery" mixture
- discussed the importance of plants in helping to eliminate erosion and experimented with this concept
Middle School Health
- investigated fat and sugar in food and how we can make better food choices
- revisited the five food groups and how many servings of each we need a day
Garden
- harvested our abundance of radishes
- made and ate our yummy radish cake (think carrot cake, but substitute radishes for carrots)
- covered our two winter garden beds with low tunnels for the winter