Soil LabsOur young scientists and gardeners have explored seeds in the Science Lab with Mrs. Lee through seed dissections and explorations of how seeds travel or disperse. In the classroom, we have focused on soil. What is soil? What is in soil? This week we started an experiment testing 5 soil types: clay, sand, compost, garden soil (from our garden), and a soil mix (from the store). Next week we will start another experiment on water and finding the optimal amount of water for growing plants.
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Field Work to the Elfin ForestWe had an adventure in the Elfin Forest, courtesy of The Escondido Creek Conservancy. One major highlight, as surely all students shared with family and friends, was crossing the creek on a stone path. It was a proud moment to watch our 2nd graders help each other hop across. In addition, we learned about native, non-native, and invasive plants. We returned to the classroom with this knowledge, and will begin researching the native plants that we wish to grow in our garden at school. Thank you Simon Breen and Mrs. Lee for helping us begin our journey. We launched in the garden...Lots of fun. Lots of excitement. Lots of pointing. Lots of noticings... Lots of wonderings, which students then sorted into subtopics... Then we returned the next day with our science notebooks, because scientists record their observations with pictures and words. We noticed even more life in the garden, and had more questions.
And we checked out the middle school garden with Mr. Vega, and recorded more observations and had even more questions. Mrs. Lee's Science LabStudents have begun exploring the world of plants in Science with Mrs. Lee. On Thursday, students studied the structure and function of different plant parts.
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June 2019
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