Category: Science

We have BEAN busy planting!

We have been learning about plants! We planted three types of beans. We planted the Runner beans and Bush beans in our class planter.

We sprouted the Pole beans in our “sprout houses” (in Ziploc bags). We sprayed water in our bags and taped them to our classroom windows so they can absorb the sunlight. In days, our beans began to sprout! We noticed that the seeds absorbed the water and soon, we saw roots pushing through their seed coats. We documented this and what we have learned in our Plant Journals.

We soon transferred our seedlings to soil in our class planter. Within days, they began to grow, grow, grow! We will continue to water our beans and watch them grow. The Pole beans can grow up to 20 feet tall!

 

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Cherry Blossoms

Cherry blossoms are such a welcome sign of Spring. We are so fortunte to have beautiful white and pink cherry blossoms outside our school!  Last week, we went outside and studied these trees.

We decided to paint some cherry trees. First, we painted a dark blackground. We used black and white with shades of gray. Next, we painted the wider tree trunks with thin tree branches. Finally, we used cotton swabs to create different colored cherry blossoms.

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Here is what our hallway bulletin looks like:

Animals that Hibernate

 

Our class ended our Winter theme unit by building homes for some of the animals that hibernate in the winter time.  Each table group chose their animal(s), gathered materials and then built the home together.  We were so impressed with how everyone worked collaboratively and helped each other out!

Hunting for Animal Tracks

 

We had so much fun looking for “animal tracks” in our little forest area! We first looked at what animal tracks we might find and then each table group was responsible to find two sets of tracks.  Afterwards, each team read a short animal tracks booklet to help them match the tracks to the right animal.  Then they had to find the “animal” in the classroom.  Everyone worked so well together and accomplished the goal as a team! 

Apples Taste Delicious!

We have been learning about apples this term. Here are some photos from our apple tasting experiment in October. Students sampled three varieties of apples – red (Royal Gala), yellow (Golden Delicious) and green (Granny Smith). Students chose which color apple they liked best. We created this graph below. For some fun photos of your child eating the apples, please log into your child’s Blogfolio.