That was just one of the ideas from the story Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty. Students in Kindergarten - 6th grade listened to the story of Iggy during this week's STEAM classes. Afterwards the children used their math and engineering skills to plan and build structures with only toothpicks and Play Doh.
One lesson focused on wind where the students learned how an anemometer is an instrument that measures the speed the wind. The students did an experiment to see how many puffs it took them to blow a cotton ball from one line to the next. They had to make a hypothesis before the experiment began. [...]
The PreKindergarten class has been learning about apples during the month of September. They learned about the life cycle of an apple, the different kinds of apples. They also visited Frecon Orchard to learn more about apple trees and to pick apples.
Elementary is beginning to wrap up a unit on plant cells! We have worked very hard and wanted to bring our skills into the kitchen by making plant cell pizzas. We made two pizzas, one with tomato sauce and one with pesto sauce. This classroom of scientists took turns identifying parts, placing the edible version on the crust, and then labeling on a poster chart for comparison.
Students and teachers at Brookeside Montessori School combined their craft skills and creativity to create this collaborative project. The wreath is on display at Glick's Greenhouse near Oley and we're happy to report that we won third place for creativity!
