Category Archives: Math/Science Links

On May 23, 0ur class will be using the scientific method while participating in a science experiment to find out which cookie can float the longest.  To provide permission for your child to eat a cookie after our experiment (they … Continue reading →

Thanks for bringing in a wonderful variety of seeds!  Can you tell your family why it’s important for seeds to travel away from their parent plant and the different methods of seed dispersal?  I think Mother Nature is very smart…just … Continue reading →

Fruit is defined differently depending on whether you’re a gardener or a chef.  It’s the part of the plant that contains mature seeds.  Can you spot the fruit on our Brassica Rapa plants?  We’ve observed cut cucumbers, tomatoes, apples, coconuts, … Continue reading →

Dear Parents,In our next science unit, we will be exploring the similarities and differences in characteristics when comparing offspring to parents and siblings to siblings.  This is especially fun for the students if they can bring in pictures of themselves … Continue reading →

They don’t call the Brassica Rapa “Wisconsin FAST Plant” for no reason!  They have already flowered and students have been “Busy Bees” making sure they get pollinated!  We’ve learned the parts and functions of flowers and the purpose for pollinators.

We are doing a S.T.E.M Challenge this month for which we need some cardboard tubes, so please consider dropping them into your child’s backpack to donate to our class by Tuesday, February 20 .  Thank you!!  🙂

Using a flashlight and small teddy bear, students discovered a way to create a four-foot tall shadow.

We said goodbye to our butterflies yesterday!  It must have been a little too windy, because it was hard to coax them out of their habitat and once they flew out, they flew away fast!  Often, they will land on … Continue reading →