Students have been very busy in the science lab at RWS…
JK
- students read Andy Acid, Botanist Bert, and Colorful Caroline from the Quirkles book series
- students experimented with acids and bases, celery and food color, and mixing primary colors
- planted seeds in winter garden
SK
- students learned about the four basic animal needs
- observed our honeybee hive to identify the four stages of their lifecycle
- learned about the needs of plants
- experimented with seeds to find out what they need to grow
- planted seeds in the winter garden
1st
- learned about and experimented with mixtures
- tested different methods of separating mixtures
- learned soil is a mixture and experimented with parts of soil
- planted seeds in winter garden
2nd/3rd
- planned out how to place native plants in the native prairie habitat garden
- planted plants in native prairie
- observed outside and around garden
- observed and experimented with seeds and seed parts
4th
- experimented with the concepts of reflection and refraction
- reviewed concepts revolving around the planets in our solar system
- compared planet size
- experimented to find out the relative distance between planets in our solar system
- planted seeds in winter garden
5th
- reflected on Cottonwood Gulch/New Mexico trip
- created individual books about the trip modeled after The Very Hungry Caterpillar; students wrote text and illustrated
- began unit on cells
- learned cell theory, what makes something living, and what organelles are
- planted seeds in the winter garden
6th
- reflected on Cottonwood Gulch/New Mexico trip
- created individual books about the trip modeled after The Very Hungry Caterpillar; students wrote text and illustrated
- began unit on the scientific method
- practiced writing “If, Then” hypothesis
- experimented with the concept of variables and why they need to be controlled
- planted seeds in the winter garden
5th Health
- started unit on nutrition
6th Health
- started unit on skeletal system
Gardens
- 2nd/3rd Graders planted the next section of the native prairie habitat
- students in grades JK-6th planted seeds in the winter garden