Week of February 24 - 28

StarLab is in full swing! The planetarium will be in the OUES Science Lab until March 4th. During that time, please make sure your student wears socks on his/her Science Lab day. Younger students may wish to wear slip on or Velcro shoes, as we have to take our shoes off before we get into the tent.

Upcoming Events:

• March 27: Our wonderful PTO funded our first ever "Family Science Night." FSN is hosted by the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. The museum will have various science stations -- including a StarLab -- available for students to explore between 6-8 pm. All families that attend will receive 2 adult passes and 2 child passes to enter the museum for free. In addition, the Fort Worth Astronomical Society will set up giant telescopes in the playground area, starting at 6:30. Mark it on your calendar -- it will be a fun night!

Week of February 17 - 21

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

• Kindergarten: We learned how different objects (and people) can move.
• 1st-3rd grade: We went through our first week of StarLab. We got to see the "real" night sky and several constellations there, and then we moved to the "dot to dot" pictures and heard some star stories.
• 4th grade: We made electroscopes. Ask your 4th grader to show you how it works.  

Upcoming Events:

• March 27: Our amazing PTO funded our first ever "Family Science Night." FSN is hosted by the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. The museum will have various science stations -- including a StarLab -- available for students to explore between 6-8 pm. All families that attend will receive 2 adult passes and 2 child passes to enter the museum for free. In addition, the Fort Worth Astronomical Society will set up giant telescopes in the playground area, starting at 6:30. Mark it on your calendar -- it will be a fun night! 

Week of February 10 - 14

Happy Valentine's Day! Here's what we did in the Science Lab this week:

• Kindergarten: We learned about heat and how it can change different objects. To illustrate this, we conducted an experiment to see which would melt first: a gummy Lifesaver or a hard Lifesaver. Ask your kinder kiddo to tell you the results!
• 1st grade: We finished our two week lesson about seeds by sorting, measuring, comparing, and contrasting a variety of seeds.
• 2nd grade:We got excited about StarLab by making constellation tubes.
• 3rd grade: We learned about gravity and how it affects objects with different sizes, shapes, and mass.
• 4th grade: We played an interactive force, motion, and energy game show game on the Promethean board.

Upcoming Events:

• February 19 - March 4: StarLab is visiting OUES. Please make sure your student wears socks during on Science Lab days during that time. Younger students may wish to wear slip-on or Velcro shoes, as we will need to take our shoes off before we get into the tent. 
• March 27: Our amazing PTO funded our first ever "Family Science Night." FSN is hosted by the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. The museum will have various science stations -- including a StarLab -- available for students to explore between 6-8 pm. All families that attend will receive 2 adult passes and 2 child passes to enter the museum for free. In addition, the Fort Worth Astronomical Society will set up giant telescopes in the playground area, starting at 6:30. Mark it on your calendar -- it will be a fun night!

Paperless Classroom

It has been a dream of mine for a long time that the Science Lab might be able to go to paperless. With the district's fairly new "Bring Your Own Device" policy, I know that a paperless classroom is more possible than ever, and I am so excited about it!

Just for clarification: 

• No student would be left out, even if they don't own or couldn't bring in a device. I would either find devices for everyone or go back to paper. 
• Any apps requested for download would be 100% free. 
• A paperless Science Lab would not only save paper, pencils, and glue, but it would allow parents to see their child's Science Lab progress throughout the year. Currently, students do not bring home any work from Science Lab until the very end of the school year. With a digital approach, parents could log on at any time to view their child's work. 

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Week of February 3 - 7

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

• Kindergarten: We learned about light energy by doing some simple investigations and playing a light game.
• 1st grade: We started a two-week lesson about seeds. This week, we got to dissect a lima bean!
• 2nd grade:We explored sound some more about sound by making telephones and clucking chickens with cups.
• 3rd grade: We made magnet cars and got to race them around the room. :)
• 4th grade: The wonderful PTO allowed a company to visit our school to teach about wind energy and help our students make wind turbines. It was a great STEM lesson!

Upcoming Events:

• February 19 - March 4: StarLab is visiting OUES. Please make sure your student wears socks during on Science Lab days during that time. Younger students may wish to wear slip-on or Velcro shoes, as we will need to take our shoes off before we get into the tent. 
• March 27: Our amazing PTO funded our first ever "Family Science Night." FSN is hosted by the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. The museum will have various science stations -- including a StarLab -- available for students to explore between 6-8 pm. All families that attend will receive 2 adult passes and 2 child passes to enter the museum for free. In addition, the Fort Worth Astronomical Society will set up giant telescopes in the playground area, starting at 6:30. Mark it on your calendar -- it will be a fun night!