Students at Rohan Woods have been very busy in the science lab…
JK
- read the Quirkels book called Ronnie Rock
- investigated different types of rocks and minerals
- grew two different types of crystals
SK
- started unit on space
- learned basic facts about each planet and the order of the planets in the solar system
- created planets out of paper mache and are painting planets to look like the real planets
1st
- started study of animal life cycles
- examined the honeybee life cycle
2nd/3rd
- dissected owl pellet to identify the food chain of the owl
- did a seed stomp in the native prairie habitat and covered the grass of the next section of prairie with cardboard to kill the grass off
- started biome unit
4th
- dissected owl pellet to identify the food chain of the owl
- started unit on computer coding using “Scratch”
5th
- conducted experiments on friction
- experimented with and learned about simple machines
6th
- learned about the periodic table of elements and how it is arranged
- investigated different elements
- created models of molecules
5th Health
- learned how to read food labels
- identified what portion size should be for different foods
6th Health
- studied the path blood takes through the heart and body
- learned about the different types of blood and the parts of blood