Students have been very busy in science class at Rohan Woods….
JK
- read Inquisitive Inman and learned how questioning is a big part of science
- read Jazzy Jett to discover how airplanes fly and created and tested their own paper airplane
SK
- learned how to use a double pan balance and estimated and measured the mass of various objects
- tested the concept that things have the same mass whether in one piece or many pieces
- experimented with using a thermometer and how to read it
- discussed the ways things can move and experimented with making marble runs
1st
- learned about the 4 layers of the earth and created a flip book to illustrate this
- created a mini model of Earth and its layers
- identified organisms that live in the soil and their jobs
2nd
- picked animals to research for biome iMovie
- composed questions for the zookeepers of their animal at the St. Louis Zoo
- researched plants that live in their biome
3rd
- experimented with land and water interactions and specifically investigated:
- Where Does Soil Go? Looking at Erosion and Deposition
- Aerial Views
- When Streams Join: Modeling Tributaries
4th
- launched paper rockets using 60psi of air
- analyzed launch results and created a lab report of the experience
- started using the MIT coding program called SCRATCH to learn computer coding
Middle School
- investigated what lives in soil and the jobs of these organisms
- completed an earthworm dissection
- reviewed for and took a quiz over Earth's resources
Middle School Health
- created an ideal dinner menu that included the main food groups
- created a physical activity plan and a MyPlate goal
- analyzed a weeks worth of school lunches to see their inclusion of the five main food groups
Garden
- continue to grow crops in the low tunnel winter gardens
- preparing for the delivery of our observation bee hive (brought to us by a grant from the Bee Cause Project and the Whole Kids Foundation)