The Astronauts and the Pumpkins recently finished their electric cars. After learning about simple circuits and how electricity can power machines, the students built their own cars using batteries and motors. The students then painted and modified the cars in art with Kate. Take a look at some of these creations!
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The students in the Astronauts and Pumpkins classrooms are "pumping up the volume" this year in science class as they learn to measure liquids! Liquid measurements (i.e., measuring volume) are exciting for students: they get to use real science tools and play with water at the same time. Some students may be able to use the tools in 10-mL intervals, while other students with more developed number sense may be able to measure and read the syringe down to a 1-mL level of accuracy. Still others may be able to complete problems involving addition or subtraction of these quantities. During our lessons, we break kids into groups and give individualized goals and tasks to make sure all of our students have successful experiences in science class.
The Lily Pads are sprouting seeds this spring as part of a plant unit. The first experiment was trying to sprout a bean in a plastic bag without soil. After wrapping the seeds in wet paper towels, we checked on the bags yesterday. Many students were surprised that the seed sprouted even though it was not underground. These types of potentially surprising outcomes are perfect for science lessons in early education because they are the venue for that "aha!" moment of discovery.
The students in the Lily Pad classroom helped raise newborn bunnies! These bunnies came to our school, along with their mother, shortly after their birth. The students brainstormed classroom jobs to help take care of them, experimented with different types of foods, and even created bunny mazes to explore how the bunnies think and solve problems. This project offered many opportunities to incorporate emergent reading and math skills into a high-interest project for the students.
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