The students in Mrs. Rachel Hatch's class had a visit from snakes, armadillos and more animals from the Loveland Living Aquarium. Students asked lots of questions about the different animals that were visiting and learned a lot about the ecosystems and what these animals need to stay healthy.
Mrs. Katie Miller's class learned about Newton's Laws of motion and particularly how the size of the coaster car (either a BB or a Marble) affected the acceleration of the car as it traveled the different turns and loops of the roller coaster! What great scientists these students are becoming.
The students in Mrs. Heidi Broderick's science class were learning from phenomenon and creating their own Dancing Rice!
Katie Miller's class learned the importance of safety. One student from each class had the opportunity to pie her in the face to prove that safety glasses really protect your eyes!
For Fun Friday in Mrs. Hannah Nelson's class, students learned about different scientific root words and their meanings. Students then created a root monster based on various different words of their choosing and then drew their monsters! Students also wrote stories about their monsters!
Maple Grove had its first science fair this year. First place was Brayden Barney. Second place was Isabella Heier and third place went to Taelynn Zobell. Four students also received honorable mention: Kason Broderick, Cora Madsen, Ben Forsey, and Evangeline Hammer! Congratulations to the winners!
Students in Hannah Nelson's class used a scroll of adding machine paper to try and predict how close the planets in the solar system are (or are not). Then the students folded the paper to reveal the actual scale model. The students were SHOCKED at just how close the inner planets were.
Katie Miller's class learned about the scale of the solar system by creating the planets. Clark Planetarium also joined Mrs. Miller's class to discuss the scale of the solar system and the students learned distance of the planets based on their size and hung them in the halls of Maple Grove Middle School