Sunday, November 18, 2012

Let's Get Excited About Science!!!



In order for students to remain globally competitive, we need to expose them to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).  Their future careers will be in the STEM career.  To learn more about FIRST, please go to the website:
www.usfirst.org


Friday, March 2, 2012

Scientist of the Week

This week, we learned about Rachel Carson.  We read an assigned biography on http://www.biguniverse.com/ and took notes.  If you are interested in finding more information about Rachel Carson, go to http://www.rachelcarson.org/

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Elapsed Time

Calculating elapsed time, or time that has passed, can sometimes be tricky.  Here are two interactive activities to practice finding elapsed time.  The links will direct you to the activity, so to read about elasped time, click on the tab "learner".  Have fun!

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ElapsedTime/

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ElapsedTimeTwo/