TK-1: Oops- Dinosaurs

Sorry families- I've been a little overwhelmed getting this year going.
Last week we worked on water. We focused on the water cycle, remembering all of that hard vocab with fun songs, and also how energy moved the cycle along. Our experiment was a focus on the affect water had when traveling through color pen marks. I am so very excited to be working with these students- they constantly surprise me with their interest and willingness to try their best!

This week we will be working on dinosaurs. I want to focus on the different types of dinos, the many periods when dinos lived, and especially fossils. Hopefully our experiment will be on fossils, making some of our own and even excavating (if all goes well :)

Be safe this Halloween!

2-5: Oops- Dinosaurs

Sorry families- I've been a little overwhelmed getting this year going.
Last week we worked on sound- with a major focus on the smallest particles that make us up and how sound is transmitted. Students were able to make their own phones and discuss how sound moved across tight wires. I was very excited to see some students break off from the initial example experiment and try to connect multiple phones, cross wires, and even try to make longer phones. It was a fun week, hopefully you at home have enjoyed playing with our experiments.

This week we will be working on dinosaurs. I want to focus on the different types of dinos, the many periods when dinos lived, and especially fossils. Hopefully our experiment will be on fossils, making some of our own and even excavating (if all goes well :)

Be safe this Halloween!

TK-1: Body Senses

This week is all about our bodies and the senses we use to interact with the world around us. What would life be like if we couldn't see? How do we know what is cooking the kitchen with just your nose? Can you tell if that dog is happy or sad by the noise he's making? Sight, taste, smell, touch and hearing are the five basic senses- we will focus a great deal on sight and taste this week.
Looking forward to seeing everyone!

2-5: Rocks and Minerals

We will be talking about the Rock Cycle this week and explore what makes a rock a rock. What sort of things can you use to identify one rock from another? Where do rocks come from? If your child starts picking up rocks and exploring their luster, color, streak, hardness, taste or smell please explore with them (caution with taste that it is safe first please).
On a side note- I am so very impressed with the reading ability of the students. We talked about igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks- all big concepts to take in and hard words to pronounce. Keep up the reading and the hard work :D

Lima Beans! (TK-1)

I am very excited to be doing science with such a young group of students. I'm working on adapting my experiments to their needs and abilities- and I'm sure this will be a wonderful exploration of new topics for them. We will be growing lima bean plants. I want to focus on the scientific method while we go through each experiment; I am asking students to learn scientific words like "observation" (to look at things), "hypothesis" (to make a guess), "experiment" (still thinking of a good easy way to define this), "record" (to write things down) and "conclusion" (were you right?). The plants seem to be growing nicely- wonder how they do that with only a paper towel, some water and sunlight.
There are no hand outs this week but hopefully next week you will have found your way here from the small note I will send home. Until next week

Lima Beans! (2-5)

Since this week is a little odd I had to do things a little differently. I met the 2nd-5th students and started our first experiment on the same day. We will be growing lima bean plants (and as a secret surprise we will then dissect them as well!). I want to focus on the scientific method while we go through each experiment; we didn't have enough time to properly discuss it on that first day but we will be going over it next week. The plants seem to be growing nicely- wonder how they do that with only a paper towel, some water and sunlight.
There are no hand outs this week but hopefully next week you will have found your way here from the small note I will send home. Until next week

Welcome to Science!

Welcome Parents and Students!
I wanted to make a site that I could post the resources I've been using in class. Everything is made by me but some of the images are copy right and I post where I got them as often as I can.

When you are viewing a post there will be a quick introduction telling you what your student learned that day.

There will be a link to any materials I used that week, a quick list of the experiments done, any videos I showed, science vocabulary we've learned, and any resources I think might be useful I will also add at the end.

By clicking on a material link you will be taken to a Google Doc share page where the document should show up. You can view it there on line or click on the Actions button and save it to your own computer.

Here's an example of the Google Doc and the Actions button- clicking on the image will make it larger.

Click on the Actions button to view options on how to save the file.

Under the link I will try to post any hand out I sent home or an image of the hand out. By clicking on the image it should enlarge and then you can print it or save it.

I'm going to do my best to keep up with the postings, but if you have any questions feel free to comment here or email me at miss.axworthy@gmail.com or vaxworthy@mrpk.org .


Please note: I will not post any specifying information about any student on this blog; this site is intended to keep all parents and family members informed and involved in the learning process.

I hope this is helpful.
Thank you,
Miss Axworthy (Miss A.)

***NOTE: This blog is my own, professional work. It is not supported or endorsed by any school or school district.

**DISCLAIMER: The Moorpark Unified School District does not endorse any of these sites or the products that may be advertised. This list is provided for informational purposes only.