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Science |
Editor: Mrs. DeChristofano,
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Children’s Garden Contact Mr. Nickerson Mr. Pennington Mr. & Mrs. Whybrew Lab Assistant Program: Lab Session Assistants: Live Specimen Consultant: Robotics Lab Science Bulletin Board |
Welcome Back!
In Earth Sciences, our Sands of the World collection continues to grow. This past summer, we shared our sands with over twenty Brevard Teachers during the Newer Teacher Workshop. The teachers were ecstatic when they received specimens of sands from across the U.S. and overseas. |
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Explorations Our grade level labs have been extraordinary! In Kindergarten, students are learning about the senses. These scientific kids have experienced a mysterious edible glob and have identified a mysterious smell.
In second grade, students explored soil and examined a soil profile from our garden. Students also used microscopes and lenses to examine a sample of Georgia clay that was collected by one of our parents. Students agree that parents are great collectors! In third grade, our young “rock hound” geologists are exploring rocks and minerals. Third grade rock hounds, took a trip back into time in order to explore an ancient sea bed and the formation of sedimentary rocks. Students used sedimentation tubes in order to observe the sedimentation of clay, sand and silt.
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Wow! A New Robotics Lab!
Wow! We have a “cool” new Robotics Lab. Fourth graders come to the lab to explore the growing field of Robotics and to build robots. Mr. Roth has been very busy putting this lab together. Students think Mr. Roth is awesome! |
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Help Wanted 1. Lab volunteers from 9:00-11:30 2. Garden volunteers 9:00-10:00 Materials Wanted 1. Old insect collections and tools or just dead insects 2. Old Botanical Prints showing the complete plant and seed. 3. Cuttings or seedlings of White Beard Tongue, Purple Cone Flower, Milkweed, and Paw Paw. |
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The
Science Center has some wonderful new Life Science exhibits and
specimens. Mr. Musser has been very busy putting together our Lagoon
specimen tank. This tank will hold our native brackish water specimens.
The new tank will finish our three tank exhibit that includes specimens
of African and South American Cichlids. Awesome Mr. Musser! We also have
4 new bird’s nests and several snake skins that have been added to our
collections.
We
are presently working on building our botany and entomology collections.
If you wish to help with these collections, please contact me.
Our
first graders compared their senses with that of worms when they
“warmed-up” to worms. During one session these same first graders
became chemists when they used process skills and droppers to examine
four white substances.
Our
fourth grade Botany students took a different spin and explored
parts of plants, photosynthesis and dissected monocot and dicot seeds.
These scientific kids will help with our botany and entomology
collections.