Fun at the Science Museum

We had a very successful trip to the Museum of Science last week!  Many thanks to the brave chaperones who accompanied us:  Mrs. Denis,  Mrs. Ordman, and Mrs. Podgurski.  I could not have done it without these parents! I was very proud of the students as they were great listeners and very respectful.

The following Flipagram highlights our day at the museum.  Watch it with your child.  Hopefully viewing the pictures with him/her will spark some conversation.  :)  Some of the more popular exhibits included: Science in the Park, To the Moon, and the Hall of  Human Life.

Click the dinosaur for more information about the exhibits.

A big thank you to TESPTO for funding this fabulous trip!

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Rainy Day Windsocks

Essential Question that is guiding our learning:  How do weather changes affect me?

As part of our weather unit, we enjoyed a rainy day activity which integrated science, reading, writing, and creative expression.  To begin with, students drew rainy day pictures.  They were inspired by the pictures in several books we've been reading about rain:   To help get the creative juices flowing, the children listened to the following  Epic Rainstorm Audio while they drew.

After competing their fabulous drawings, the children each got strips of paper and were assigned to do the following: write three facts about rain, include their favorite book about rain, and write about what they like and don't like about rainy days.

Finally it was time to put the windsocks together.  Thanks to Mrs. Gustafson for helping with this project.