6th grade

Exploring erosion of varying soils in a lab titled Sand Hills.
Measuring height and width...
What happens when more is added!

6th grade

What is the effect of raindrops on soil? What kind of water erosion takes place?
At varying heights,the students dropped water onto dry soil to see the results.

8th grade

Working on Newton's First Law of Motion and using spring scales, blocks and various surfaces.
Great time to take it outside!

4th grade- recycled art projects

After a field trip to the Transfer Station where the students learned about WHERE recycling, compost and garbage really "go" after we put the bins out, they also got to see the Artist in Residence program.
They met an artist and got to see former artist's works. They were inspired by the use of recycled material or items pulled from the landfill.
We shared a class Gallery Walk of the finished items and read the title, the list of items and the importance of REusing, REcycling, composting and the biggie- REDUCING!
Here are a few of them, the rest will be coming.

5th grade

Learning about simple machines and force and work.
Students created a compound machine and a brief explanation of the use as well as a diagram that identified: fulcrum, applied force, load and which simple machine was represented.

5th Grade simple machines- exploring levers

Working on a lab to discover what happens when the fulcrum is moved. Does it affect the applied force and load? Does it balance?

4th grade

More fieldtrip pics.
In debriefing with the students, they seemed to really have enjoyed themselves. Lots of sharing and discussion afterwards.
I hope you all get a chance to use the passes in the books the students received.
Thank you chaperones for keeping them on track with their scavenger hunt worksheets and for traipsing around with them. You are a huge help and support.
Thank you Rock Program at California Academy of Sciences for providing a great opportunity for our 4th grade class - Free admission, lab AND transportation.