First Grade Engineers

Students in First Grade design a way to keep the rabbit's out of Mr. McGreely's Garden.

Kindergarten Engineers

Students in Kindergarten learned all about Engineers and the important jobs they do. Then students were challenged to make an insulated hut to protect a miniature snowmen from melting. Working in teams, students planned, designed, built and tested their snowmen huts under a heated fan to see which hut could protect the snowmen the longest.

Holiday Science with Beginners

Today we discovered that Leprechauns visited Ranney and hid their gold inside magic Leprechaun Rocks. We had fun searching for them throughout the school. Then we carefully cleaned our rocks in a special solution to see if gold was hidden inside.

On Valentine's day, students learned all about the human heart and then made their very own "Love Potions".

Pre-K Engineers

 

Students in Pre-K had a blast designing and building snow dens for their arctic friends to hibernate in.

Exploring Force & Motion

Students in second grade are learning all about Force & Motion. Today we tested different lubricants to see how they reduce friction. 

We also learned about inclined planes and how when you reduce the amount of force needed to pull or push an object there is a "trade-off" meaning that the object must be moved over a greater distance. 

Let it Snow!

Pre-K students have fun making "snow" before winter break.

You can easily make this at home. Simply mix 1 and a half cups of baking soda together with 1/4 cup of hair conditioner. You may also add glitter for a touch of sparkle.
(Then it is all about feel. If you want it more moist, add more conditioner. If you want it more fluffy, add more baking soda.)

Can Popcorn Kernels Grow?

Scientist in second grade wanted to know if popcorn kernels could grow and if so, could they grow without soil? To test our hypothesis, we gently wrapped some kernels in damp paper towels and hung them on the window for a few days. 

Look what happened after a few days in the sunlight....

We also experimented with ears of dried Indian Corn. We placed one in water and one in soil. 

After a week...we discovered that the ear of corn in the water started to sprout. 

The corn that was placed in soil did not change at all.