Posted by Laurie Sullivan at 5/22/2011
Although we have not been blogging while the APS website goes through transition, we would like to share some recent activities from Project Discovery.
- Please ask your 5th grader to tell you about the videoconference with Astronaut Clay Anderson — http://www.space.com/3622-astronaut-biography-clayton-anderson.html
- Ms. Ratcliffe’s kindergarten class enjoyed listening to the first Space/Earth Duet http://www.examiner.com/education-headlines-in-baltimore/space-flute-duet-video
- Kindergartners rotated through three centers related to Living and Working in Space and the Planets
- 1st graders started a Recycling Unit
- 2nd graders built a Gantry/Launch Tower and learned about planets using the iPads http://www.flickr.com/photos/32561453@N05/sets/72157626661997394/
- 3rd and 5th graders participated in a Science Review
- 4th graders completed a Nature Scavenger Hunt in the outdoor classroom and spent “free time” enjoying the Discovery Lab
- 4th graders learned about Invasive Plants through a skit and interactive lesson with AmeriCorps http://www.flickr.com/photos/32561453@N05/sets/72157626537522433/
