Dream Playground - STEM Challenge

 Students were asked to design and engineer their own dream playground. They worked in groups of three and first had to draw up a plan. Everyone had to have at least 5 playground features that needed to be labeled. They used card stock, cardboard, bottle caps, pipe cleaners, craft sticks, string and paper towel rolls. The goal was to make sure each of the five features actually worked and they did! Each group presented to the class and explained what they had built and demonstrated how each feature was designed to work. They all had a great time and are looking forward to our next STEM project. 😊

Halloween 2021

                                                              👻  Great Costumes!  👽

Walk-A-Thon October 2021

                                 Another successful Walk-A-Thon. What a great day to be outside!

Plants and Their Parts

 Students in Grade 3 have been learning about plants and their parts. Most plants have the same basic structures that help plants get what they need in order to survive. Many plants have roots, stems, and leaves. Roots take in water and hold a plant in place. They also take in nutrients to help the plant grow and stay healthy. The stem holds up a plant and leaves are attached to it. The stem also carries water, nutrients, and food throughout the plant. A leaf is the structure where a plant makes food in a process called photosynthesis. 

We wanted to observe how material is transported through a plant stem. We used celery stalks with leaves, water, jars, and food coloring. We noticed that colored water moved up through the stem and eventually colored the leaves. We witnessed how stems really do transport materials throughout the plant right before our very eyes! 

Welcome Back To School!

 Grade 3 is jumping for joy and ready to start a new year of learning and adventures! 

Wax Museum 2021

Students dressed up as a president of the United States and recited important facts about each one for students, staff and parents. They all did an excellent job!

Water Cycle In A Bag

First, the class drew a sky in the upper half of the plastic bag and included clouds and the sun since they are important parts of the water cycle. Next, they added a couple of drops of blue food coloring to a cup of regular tap water and poured it into their bags. Then, they picked a window that got a lot of sunshine for best results. By hanging the water cycle bag in direct sunlight we were able to see water evaporate and condense into tiny droplets. When the droplets became bigger, they ran down the side of the bag like rain. The water pooled again at the bottom of the bag like it does with lakes and oceans. 

Students used a Ziploc bag, permanent marker, water, blue food coloring and clear tape for this activity.