by Alex Melnick | Jun 14, 2026 | 2025-2026, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, science
Starting in February, our third, fourth, and fifth graders began a unit of study on Matter in Science class. Students began by learning the definition of matter before diving deeper into the different states of matter, molecules, and changes in matter. Students have...
by Alex Melnick | Jun 14, 2026 | 2025-2026, grade 2, grade 3, science
When students were first asked what they knew about the life cycles of living organisms, they shared a variety of thoughtful ideas and prior knowledge. Although each child could initially identify at least one stage or concept related to life cycles, students became...
by Alex Melnick | Jun 14, 2026 | 2025-2026, grade 2, grade 3, science
The students in 2nd and 3rd grade participated in these classes. At the beginning of class, students were asked what they knew about coding, and they shared a wide variety of thoughtful and creative responses. It was interesting to see that, even though students knew...
by Alex Melnick | Jun 14, 2026 | 2025-2026, grades 6-8, science
After exploring microscopes, students moved on to genetics. Students learned about Gregor Mendal and the genetics he discovered in his garden with yellow and green peas. By doing surveys and questionnaires, students explored traits of themselves and their classmates....
by Alex Melnick | Mar 6, 2026 | 2025-2026, grades 6-8, science
This winter and spring of 2026, students in grades 6th, 7th and 8th have been learning about plant and animal cells. We started our cellular exploration by looking at many parts of the cell and learning about the most important parts that help the cell function. ...
by Alex Melnick | Nov 4, 2025 | 2025-2026, science
In Science class, students learned about the water cycle. In the first experiment, they observed how collected water evaporates and condenses inside a glass jar representing our earth and its atmosphere. We observed how the water droplets pull together and become...
