Our Tiger Salamander transformed from a Mud Puppy over This is our green house which will be used in growing
last summer. The Salamander is located in Mr. Huffman's plants for the science lab.
aquarium.
Banneker Elementary Science and Technology Magnet
Our Tiger Salamander transformed from a Mud Puppy
over This is our green
house which will be used in growing
last summer. The Salamander is located
in Mr. Huffman's
plants for the science lab.
aquarium.
5th Grade Class Project
Below a 5th grade class explores "rocks" they
have made. They are looking for different "minerals". This
lesson showed that rocks are made up of individual minerals and that the
minerals are the bases for rocks.
Students observing homemade rocks through different microscopes.
A student breaking apart the rock to observe
and record
A broken rock, notice the different "minerals" that make up
what different "minerals" he finds.
this rock.
5th Grade Class Project
5th grade class is participating in the Junk
Food Rat experiment. They will have a control rat eating healthy
food and another rat will eat junk food. The hypothesis is that the
healthy food rat (control) will weigh more than the junk food rat.
They will weigh them and measure their tails once a week. The experiment
will last approximately 5 weeks. The rats are supplied by the Dairy
Council.
Students from the room are preparing the meal
for the rats!
2nd Grade Fruits, Roots, and Shoots...
Mr. Manning and Ms. Brenneman held a "Parts of
the Plant" workshop for the second grade classes in the science lab.
Mr. Manning and Ms. Brenneman prepare the food
and
students for the day's workshop.
Students are peeling and examining nuts from a variety of plants.
A student is grinding up the nuts.
Second grade girls are making "Food Art" with a variety
of fruits and veggies!