Here is what's happening in our Science Lab!
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
FLOOD RESISTANT SHELTER STEM (1-3)
How will you design and create a flood resistant shelter for your house?
INSTRUMENT STEM CHALLENGE (1-2)
How can you design and create an instrument that makes its own unique sound?
How can you design and create an instrument that makes its own unique sound?
INVESTIGATING MAGNETS AND STATIC ELECTRICITY (3-5)
Students investigate magnets and static electricity at 7 station rotations.
Topics: how magnets and static electricity work, how do you know if something is magnetic, how do static charges work, how does static electricity shock, what does magnetism look like, and how do some materials give away and some materials take these electrons
Students investigate magnets and static electricity at 7 station rotations.
Topics: how magnets and static electricity work, how do you know if something is magnetic, how do static charges work, how does static electricity shock, what does magnetism look like, and how do some materials give away and some materials take these electrons
VIBRATION EXPLORATION (1-2)
How are sounds made?
What will you find out about forces and motion?
DISTRICT STEM CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS
FREEDOM STEM CHALLENGE WINNERS
STEM CHALLENGE 2019 (K-5)
How can you design and build a load bearing tower that includes a suspended container?
HOUR OF CODE (K-5)
How will you solve an unplugged programming problem?
How will you solve a programming problem?
LIFE SCIENCE
INVESTIGATING PLANTS AND ANIMALS (3-5)
Students investigate plant and animals at 6 station rotations.
Topics: animal behaviors and survival, plant life cycles, owl pellets, season changes and leaves, tree structures and functions, plant, habitat, and ecosystem exploration
Students investigate plant and animals at 6 station rotations.
Topics: animal behaviors and survival, plant life cycles, owl pellets, season changes and leaves, tree structures and functions, plant, habitat, and ecosystem exploration
INVESTIGATING PUMPKINS AND TREES (1-2)
Students investigate pumpkins and trees at 6 station rotations.
Topics: pumpkin life cycle, measuring pumpkins, observing pumpkin vines and pumpkins, the importance of trees, writing like a scientist, and why leaves change colors
ANIMALS IN WINTER (K-2)
Students identify and apply the adaption of camouflage some animals use for winter survival.
ENGINEERING
THE ITSY BITSY SPIDER (K-2)
Can you plan, create and test an umbrella to keep the Itsy Bitsy Spider dry?
MARBLE RUN (3-5)
Can you plan, create and test a marble run that must be at least 30 centimeter long, free-standing and the marble must travel 30 centimeters when it exits the run?
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
The Scientific Method Rap
The Scientific Method Rap
PENNY EXPERIMENT (1-2)
What is my hypothesis about what will clean the pennies best? Salt or vinegar?
BERTIE BOTT'S FLAVORED BEANS (3-5)
What is a dichotomous key?
How is it used to classify things?
Scientific Tools (K)
What kind of tools do scientists use?
Scientific Tools (K)
What kind of tools do scientists use?
Gummy Bear Experiment (K)
What will happen if a gummy bear soaks in water overnight?
TEAMWORK
CUP CHALLENGE (3-5)
What skills help us be good team members?
LEGO CHALLENGE
(K-2)
What skills help us be good team members?