Grade 2 engineers have been working on learning the science behind what makes a popsicle melt in order to build the best "cooler" they can to keep a popsicle frozen for 30 minutes! In a group, they designed their cooler, including materials they thought would work best. During the next class, they built the cooler. After that, comes the testing step in our Engineering Design Process and measuring how much liquid melted off. Small numbers mean a successful design! Finally, students explain to the class how they built their cooler, how much water had melted off, what they think worked well on their design, and what they would improve. Then, we have a real popsicle treat to finish off our hard work!
Drawing and sharing cooler ideas
Building Day!
Testing Day!
Reading our measurements
Recording our Measurements
Explaining to others what worked well on our design
Young Fives
Young fives have been learning about living and non living things, the five senses, and what living things need to stay alive. We built bird feeders and bug hotels to put outside. Then, we built animal habitats for our clay birds and squirrels we had made!
Bird and Squirrel Habitats
Bug Hotels
Birdfeeders
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