March Updates

We had a forester from St. Louis County visit.  She not only taught us about trees, but also got us thinking about future careers in the outdoors and science.

 March came in like a lion and out like a lamb....  oops, well, maybe. 

 Second graders really "dug"fossils.  Future paleontologists?

 First grade "chemical engineers" worked through the process of making play dough.  The ingredients varied with each batch.  Good old salt-flour dough won out as the most marketable.  Shaving cream and corn starch was a close second.

 We Jurassic, Triassic, and Cretaceous murals for the Science and Art Fair.  

 Designing ants kicked off the insect unit for Grade 1.

 Graphic organizers are a key piece in understanding concepts in reading and science.  First graders had their first experience making a diagram.

 Snow pants are in the closet and spring is in the air!

Tapping Maple Trees

We found the biggest maples we could tap.

Thanks to Mrs. A. for bringing the equipment!

Adding real world knowledge to our classroom understanding of volume and measurement.

A big pay off for the first day!

By tapping five trees, all students were involved in some part of the process.

By weight:  Day 1 - 26 pounds, Day 2 - 0 pounds, Day 3 - 26 pounds.
Theories offered for Day 2:
1.  The sap froze in the tree.
2.  Someone stole the sap. 
3.  Animals drank the sap.
   4.  It got too cold.