This is How the Scientist do ItIt all starts with a question, such as, "Which will cause dry ice to sublimate more rapidly, electric heat energy or combustion heat energy?" Generate a thoughtful hypothesis, establish a plan and a way to quantify results, gather materials, experiment and then make sense of the experiments outcome. The crew is now in the final leg of completing their official scientific write-ups. Once done, they will each be published in our official Renaissance Journal of Scientific Discovery (Ask your child to share--the doc is in their Drive account). Below are a few photos that capture a bit of the process used to guide groups through their experiments. Students broke into small research teams, generated their own question and created a plan to attempt answering that question. Notice the drafting and redrafting of an investigable question, prep-work for experiment and the clear and concise note-taking and data collection. Ask your student about possible errors that potentially skewed their data--making it a challenge to draw up a clear conclusive answer.
Good Stories have a MoralAs much as I enjoy a mind-bending novel I believe I get greater satisfaction out of short stories that inspire me to ponder my own moral code. Our genre study in fables has come to end, relatively. We explored the classic work of Aesop and modern writers such as Cynthia Rylant and works from the Humanity Project. Identified fable elements, drafted, redrafted, illustrated and finalized an adorable story with a lesson. Last Friday Mr. G's first grade and Mr. Tyler's 4th grade visited our crew for the Fable unveiling. Renaissance Adventure Day (R.A.D)
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Gettin' our Andy Goldsworthy onLast week Ms. Jills' 1st grade reached out to the whole school requesting all interested students bring natural stuff from around yards, such as pine cones, sticks, bark..., for the purpose of spreading over the OLE so kids can simply play with raw natural materials. This video. The one sent out by the 1st graders reminded me of the renowned artist, Andy Goldsworthy, and his almost 100% environmental, land based art. I found a trailer capturing Goldsworthy's work, shared with the crew and wa-lah. After recess, this is what I found on the OLE. Important Dates:No School: 9/21
Fall Break: 10/8-10/22 Care Center: 10/23 No School :11/6 Care Center: 11/20 Thanksgiving Break: 11/21-11/23 Care Center: 12/4 Winter Break: 12/24-1/7 Care Center: 1/15 No School: 1/18 No School: 1/21 Fall Voyage: 1/22-1/25 Comments are closed.
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