Day 2 at Flanders offered a invigorating hike climbing up hills and down challenging rocky paths with Ms. Dianne. While out in the fresh air, the students observed erosion, remnants of the ice age, and rock walls that were once used as borders to neighboring farms. With Ms. Amber, the children investigated minerals. Each student mined a cookie, which represented a rock, rocks are made of many minerals, like a cookie is made up of ingredients. Did you know that many household products are made from minerals? Ms. Lorianne worked with the children to create pollution, yes, they polluted the streams and ponds with kool-aid, chocolate morsels and liquid chocolate syrup. A plastic table size land model, called an Enviroscape, provided students with a visual replica of a community. The edible pollutants showed how everyday human actions cause pollution. Ask your child how we can help keep our water cleaner. Lastly, Dr.Ed facilitated a lesson called "Dragon Fly Pond." The students became business and home owners, conservationist, and farmers. Your children became town planners! Each group planned a community that would benefit the contingency group to which they belonged?
Ninety-six students from Carrington School in Waterbury and Johnson School in Bethel came together for Day 1 of Flanders Academy of Science Exploration. The children participated in 4 hands on, educational, and investigative rotations. Ms Dianne talked about animal skins. Next,the students observed a variety of animal furs then had to match the correct fur to the animal. The kids are experts at using microscopes! Miss Amber had the students counting pumpkin sections. Did you know that the more sections a pumpkin has the more seeds it contains. They also measured the pumpkins circumference and hypothesized about whether or not it would float. Will it float or not? (It will because it is hollow on the inside.)The kids went on a hayride with Dr. Ed. Mrs. Lauren tagged along to lead a sing a long. The hayride brought the students to a large open field. The kids became birds and learned about the hazards bird face on their journey to a warmer climate. Birds are always on the move!!!!
The first field trip to Flanders Nature Center is October 2. The Flanders educators, Miss Amber, Ms Lorianne, Ms Dianne, and Dr. Ed will be waiting with me, Mrs. Lauren, of Education Connection for the arrival of students from Johnson School in Bethel, and Carrington School in Waterbury. The following week, October 9, students from Lincoln School in New Britain and Vogel Wetmore School in Torrington will be at Flanders for their first visit of the school year. Stay tuned for a peek into Day 1 at Flanders Academy of Science!
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