Category Archives: Science
Postcards to Planets
Last week the 3rd grade students of Mrs. Bridgmon’s class and our 4th graders teamed up for an activity. Â Students divided into “planet groups” with one exception, the Sun group. First, students thought of the facts they had researched and … Continue reading
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Exploring the Solar System
Over the past several weeks, our students have studied the solar system. The students recently used their knowledge of the planets to create a mini-models. Â Students had to chart and organize the planets by size and color. Next, … Continue reading
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Mission: Mars
After reading the nonfiction book Mission: Mars students completed a writing assignment. Â They were able to imagine their life on Mars and create a journal entry describing one day. Students have now been entered in a contest with Scholastic. Â If … Continue reading
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Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Our 4th graders had a fantastic day of learning at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Â By far, the highlight of our day was the Mythbusters Explosive Exhibition. Students participated in many activities. Â Ask your child about what they … Continue reading
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The Gardens on Spring Creek
Today students had a great time using what they had previously learned about organisms. Â In fact, our class partnered with Debbie Bang’s 1st and 2nd grade class to experience the Gardens on Spring Creek. Our students were fantastic leaders and … Continue reading
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Science Learning at the PLC
Our day at the Poudre Learning Center (PLC) was a fantastic chance to take what we’ve learned about Organisms and really explore and make connections. Some parts of our day were sunny and beautiful, while other times were chilly and … Continue reading
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Organisms
Over the past few weeks students have been busy learning about Organisms. Â All students should recognize that an organism is a plant, animal or single cell life form. Cells are a difficult thing to learn about. Â However, students recently took … Continue reading
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Salt Dough Maps
We’ve been learning about Colorado Geography. Rivers, mountains and plains, oh my! To conclude our unit on Colorado Geography we paired up with the students from Nikki Bridgmon’s class to create physical maps of Colorado. Salt dough maps were formed on … Continue reading
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Denver Museum of Nature and Science
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is running a program offering free admission to all school groups until December 2012. Â Our class took advantage of this offer and enjoyed a day at the museum. Most students stopped by the … Continue reading
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Rocks and Minerals
Since the start of our school year students have been busy studying Rocks and Minerals. Â Although we only have a few times during our school week dedicated to Unit (Science and Social Studies) these have been great times of learning … Continue reading
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