Week of Setepmber 30 - October 3

Here's what we did in Science Lab this week:

• Kindergarten: We practiced using our sense of sight during a color mixing activity.
• 1st grade: We practiced using a balancing pan to weigh various objects.
• 2nd grade: We learned how to use a spring scale and weighed objects with a pan balance.
• 3rd grade: We learned how molecules in various types of matter look, and then we played a game where we pretended we were the matter molecules.
• 4th grade: We learned more about making our own microscope slides. We had the opportunity to view living creatures swimming in pond algae, prepared slides of different plants and animals, a piece of our hair, a dyed piece of onion skin, and our fingerprint. 

Upcoming Events:

• Next week, 2nd graders will be participating in a scientific method experiment involving Tic Tacs. We will be using orange Tic Tacs, and students will be asked to consume 1 during our investigation. If you do NOT want your second grader to consume an orange Tic Tac, please contact me or your child's teacher ASAP. 
• In a couple of weeks, 4th graders will start an adaptations project during Science Lab. This project requires the use of lots of arts and craft supplies. If you have any extra craft supplies at home that you would like to get rid of, please send them to the lab! I do have some supplies but probably not enough for the entire grade. Students will be constructing a brand new animal of their choice with adaptations. I'm encouraging students to think creatively for this project, so almost any supply goes!  
• The Super Science Sale will come to OUES for the second year in a row on December 2 - 6. It will be set up much like Book Fair -- where students have an opportunity to preview at the beginning of the week and shop the rest of the week. I'll post an updated list of shop hours when the date gets closer.