What Does 10 Below Zero Feel Like?

When you study "temperature" in science, how can you engage students to understand freezing and warming?  At Lakeside, we visit the cafeteria and take a quick field trip into the walk-in freeze where the temperature is 10 below zero.  These scientists made predictions on what will happen to water, milk, liquid glue, a banana, and other items in this cold.  And what about rubbing alcohol -- we called it the stuff mom uses to clean things.  Surprise!

 We didn't stay long.  Just long enough to scream for the ice cream all around us.

Fabric Fun

Here is a hands-on, fun and memorable way to conclude our study of FABRIC in science.  Students bring in something they wear that needs to be repaired and, with a little help from me, get to use my sewing machine.  Such smiles after their projects are completed and a true sense of accomplishment. 

Happy New Year

Happy New Year!   The cheers, smiles and excitement were everywhere on our first learning day of 2014.  After donning party hats, just for fun, we got down to talking and writing about the favorite part of our holiday.  We had a lot of fun weaving in science and practicing non-standard measurement and geoboard designs in math.  Even though some kiddos said their New Year's resolution was "sleeping all day" (no kidding -- really), you can be sure these hands on learners don't close their eyes for a minute with all this fun going on.