Field Trip To The Great Lakes Science Center

On Friday, our class went on a field trip to The Great Lakes Science Center.  This field trip directly relates to our fourth IB Unit Of Inquiry, "How The World Works."  In addition to exploring the museum, we participated in an educational program about the three states of matter (solid, liquid, & gas) and saw a bubble show.  Thank you to Jenny Eppich, Barb Horrigan, Lynn Lehmann, and Erin Zelin for chaperoning our field trip!

Tired from a fun day!

Our second field trip to the Woodbury Science Lab - Energy

On Wednesday, we took a field trip to the Woodbury Science Lab.  This was part of our IB Unit Of Inquiry - "How The World Works."  All of our experiments had to do with energy.   

 

We learned about energy transfers.  We experimented with this concept using metal washers.

 

We learned about conducting energy.  We passed energy through a circle of classmates to light up an “energy ball”. 

 

We also experimented with a battery, a wire, and a light bulb.  Mrs. Hochman challenged each student to light his/her bulb.

 

We learned about potential and kinetic energy.  We used this knowledge to create “roller coasters” using foam tracks and marbles. 

 

Thank you to Erin Zelin & Todd Wilson for chaperoning!  J