Category Archives: Science

Our Next Video Conference

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Salmon I have scheduled a video conference through the California State Parks Dept.  We will be speaking with Ranger Ryan on Wednesday afternoon while he is in the Del Norte Coast State Park near Crescent City.  We will be learning about the life cycle and habitat of salmon and the importance of our natural resources.  We are preparing thoughtful questions and hope to make this an engaging learning time. One thing I find  pleasantly surprising is that this virtual field trip is totally free to our students.

Mrs. P 😀

P.S. I have another video conference scheduled for June, but I’ll tell you more about that one later.

Dinosaurs and Fossils

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We have been learning about dinosaurs and fossils.  One fact is some dinosaurs walk on 4 feet and 2 feet, like the maiasaura.  We enjoyed researching dinosaurs and studying them.  Another fact is fossils can be found in mud, sand, and ice.  Minerals seep in to make the bones turn into stone.  We made Sponge Bob turn into Fossil Bob.  It was fun to make a fake fossil.  Have you studied dinosaurs and fossils?

Malia, Aidan, Justin, and Cailie

Learning About Rocks and Minerals

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We have learned about rocks and minerals. People use minerals everyday.  For example, toothpaste is made out of minerals.  We also learned 3 properties about minerals.  The 3 properties are color, hardness, luster.  Some names of rocks are gabbro, chalk, basalt, ironstone, and obsidian. In conclusion, rocks and minerals are amazing.  Have your ever analyzed rocks, minerals, and gems?  What facts do you know?

Sufian, Meher, Karisse, Jayden V

Moth Observation

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Mrs. Petuya found a  dead moth.  While walking, she found a dead moth and brought it to the classroom.  We analyzed and we used a magnifier.  We know that it was a female because it had green eggs that were coming out from the bottom.  The moth was medium size.  Why are moths so hairy?  Did you know that sometimes when moths lay eggs, they die? Why did the moth die?  Are moths mammals?  In conclusion, it was fun learning about the moth.

Zaire, Oscar, Yaseen

Tulip Tragedy!

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Our tulips have been bringing color and loveliness to the schoolyard for several weeks.  Unfortunately, someone didn’t appreciate them and cut off four blooms and two buds and left them laying next to the stems.  I noticed this tragedy late on Thursday.  This follows another incident  on Monday when we had to replant a flower that had been pulled out, bulb and all.  That could have been a curious child who just pulled too hard when investigating the garden. It is much harder for us to understand why someone would purposely damage our garden. :(..

Tulip Progress

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We have been watching our tulip garden for signs of spring.  It’s exciting to count new sprouts, but it hasn’t been easy!  We are pretty sure that we have 20 sprouts pushing up out of their winter bed.  A few of them are over an inch tall and growing quickly.  The recent rain and warmer temperatures have signaled that it is safe to come out.  Hopefully, the rest of the bulbs will soon send up their sprouts to enjoy the spring weather.

What other signs of spring have you noticed?  Bring your observation to class by Friday and get a treat!

Mrs. P.