History Mystery: The Female Pharaoh

Have you ever heard of Pharaoh Hatshepsut? Don’t be surprised if you haven’t! Someone tried very hard to erase her from history by removing the faces from her statues and destroying hieroglyphics that mentioned her!

Our class used primary sources, new articles, and archaeological evidence to try to solve the mystery of what happened to one of Egypt’s only female Pharaohs. For more information, check out our ‘Evidence Files’ by accessing the link below:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gk2l3CCjxEhAcuMEViSq0br2DfB6_W160-06B8f_HKE/edit?usp=sharing

Colours in Nature

Our class went outside to find leaves, flowers, and plants that matched our paint swatches as closely as possible. We learned about why leaves appear green and extracted chlorophyll from spinach and iceberg lettuce leaves. Did you know chlorophyll turns red under a UV light?

Spooky Science: Extracting DNA

October is ‘Spooky Science’ Month in our classroom! For our experiment, we learned about DNA in plants, animals, and humans. We explored the science behind the cloning of Dolly the sheep. Finally, we extracted the DNA from strawberries using dish soap, salt, strawberries, and isopropyl alcohol.