Wednesday, Sept 21: 5th Grade Center of Mass

We completed several activities to help us learn about "center of Mass". One activity had us stand with one side against a wall (knee and upper arm must touch). The we tried to lift our opposite leg which is really quite impossible.
In the computer lab, students are working hard researching their unsolved mystery!

Tuesday Sept. 20 - Fourth Grade SPONGE CREATURES

Today was Part 1 of a Two Part Series called: How Scientists Do Science. This unit focuses on learning the Scientific Method. Students tested the time of emergence of a sponge creature in different temperatures of water. The hot water was MUCH faster than our cold water.
Next week we will study how acidic and alkaline solutions effect rate of emergence of sponge creatures.

Invasive Species / Wetland's Most Wanted / 6th grade CSI

Today we learned about invasive species to the Gulf Coast area of Texas. When we visit Armand Bayou in the next couple of weeks, we want to be aware of any of these species and see if we can locate them!
The students wrote news interviews to be published with their recorded voices. There was lots of creativity going on here! One group wrote their interview as a trial. Other groups chose to be a character which is "invaded" by the invasive species.I am looking forward to sharing these in the next few weeks.

All About Me!

One of the favorite times of the morning at CSI Grade 4 is our "All About Me" time. This is similar to Show and Tell except I really encourage the kids to bring something that others may not know about you.

Mallory showed some really cool "flip books" to show running cougars, bears and other animals of Yellowstone Park where she went on her vacation with her family this summer.We loved her picture of "Old Faithful" with her brother, Brady.

Carson brought his bamboo sticks from his karate lessons he participates in after school. We loved seeing some of the moves with the sticks!

Jackson spends some summer time finding live sand dollars under the Gulf of Mexico water! He finds shallow sand bars to dig up the sand dollars.

We celebrate each student's birthday by buying them their favorite candy. Our summer birthday students celebrated theirs this month!
Garrison, Alexse, Jackson, Colton, Alldyn, Carson, and Mallory!

Real September birthday wishes go to Justin and Kylie!

Thanks for sharing these special things about you today!!

Milk and Amelia!

The Great Milk Experiment. We used milk, food coloring and Dawn dish soap to show how the particles of milk interact with the particles of water! You should have seen that milk move.






We completed an activity using protractors which showed us how Amelia Earhart could possibly have "deviated" from her course on her flight from New Guinea to Howland Island. Other theories explain that she was a governmental spy and disappeared mysteriously or was held captive by the Japanese army. Some of the students are excited to begin research on Amelia Earhart or their own Unsolved Mystery.

What about that Milk Experiment?

Tuesday, September 6

Hello Fourth Grade! The fourth grade students LOVED getting their gmail accounts and learning about internet safety! In the science lab, we completed an activity which showed us some optical illusions! I will email the powerpoint with the optical illusions to you so you can share them with your friends and families.
Thanks, parents for bringing snacks for us. With our early lunch, it really helps in the afternoon.

Here are a few more scientist pictures: Einstein, Mr. Ogg, Marie Curie, and Benjamin Franklin like you have never seen!!

6th Grade Wildself Portraits

Here are some of the 6th grade Wildself Portraits that we created in class last Friday.
If your name is here, I have your Wildself in this set of pictures. If not, please go to www.wildself.com and email it to me at: kmiec.janis@gmail.com

Lizzie, Sergio, Austin, Sadie, Caroline, Elise, RC, Jason, Ashlyn, Spencer, Carter, Pierce, Mrs. Albrecht, Landon, Peyton, Devyn, Belle, Robyn, Mrs. Kmiec, Haylie

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