Week of April 21 - 25

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

• Kindergarten: We learned more about recycling: what to recycle, how to sort it, and where our trash goes.
• 1st grade: We explored magnets today by magnet "fishing" and racing.
• 2nd grade: I didn't get to see my second grade friends this week because of STAAR testing, but they continued to study the ocean with their homeroom teacher. 
• 3rd grade: This was week two of our mini-unit over owl pellets. Most of us were able to excavate the majority of our pellet's bones this week. Next week, we'll start trying to identify which prey they came from!
• 4th grade: I didn't get to see my fourth grade friends this week due to STAAR testing, but I'm excited to see them next week!

Week of April 14 - 18

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

• Kindergarten: We studied a pillbug's body, life cycle, and habitat.
• 1st grade: We learned more about leaves and made a "Leaves of Old Union" book for our homeroom.
• 2nd grade: We studied more about ocean creatures by picking a marine animal and researching it. {We'll share our findings in a couple weeks!}
• 3rd grade: This was week one of our three week mini-unit over owl pellets.
• 4th grade: We studied thermal energy by doing some product testing on sunscreen.

Week of April 7 - 11

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

• Kindergarten: We planted a seed of our own and learned about the parts of plants and a plant's life cycle.
• 1st grade: We participated in tree stations to learn about 3 important parts of trees -- bark, cones, and tree cookies.
• 2nd grade: We participated in ocean stations to learn more about the ocean ecosystem.
• 3rd grade: We did several light activities to illustrate light energy.
• 4th grade: We made circuit quiz cards to demonstrate our knowledge of circuits while practicing a few math questions for our upcoming STAAR exam.

Week of March 31 - April 4

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

• Kindergarten: We learned about the parts of animals and plants, and how babies usually resemble their parents.
• 1st grade: We learned about the parts of an ant, an ant's life cycle, how ants walk, and we got to see an ant farm in action.
• 2nd grade: We watched a really cool IMAX movie about oceans to kick off our ocean unit!
• 3rd grade: We finished our mini-unit on simple machines by making our own models with K'Nex.
• 4th grade: I didn't get to help my 4th graders perform a science investigation this week because of the STAAR writing exam.