Winter blues got you down?
Head over to Primary in a few months as we grow all the ingredients for salsa from seed to table.
Tomatoes, cilantro, chives, peppers, and even strawberries will be featured in our homemade salsa.
¡Bienvenidos!
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
More Peas Please
2nd grade is gearing up for a new planting challenge! We have learned so much about how to take care of our plants due to our successes and failures. We will be planting and comparing peas and butter crunch lettuce using soil and hydroponics. Students will be meeting with 4th grade students to compare results and in the end make a decision about which they think worked better. We are excited to begin this journey and can't wait to share our results and progress with you!
Out with the Old in with the New
Third graders are going to be using hydroponic butter crunch seeds to see how they grow in soil!
We will be using our knowledge of plants to research Mexican culture. We will examine how their climate influences what they grow and eat.
We will be using our knowledge of plants to research Mexican culture. We will examine how their climate influences what they grow and eat.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
New Seeds, No New Fish
5th grade's long, leafy, green lettuce began to look like this during the last week of January:
We found out that leaf lettuce comes to maturity after about 40 days. Since we planted ours in October, we should have harvested them around Winter Break. But keeping them in the Aquaponics system a month longer caused them to become less than appetizing.
On January 29, we planted new seeds in our peat pods: a lettuce seed designed just for hydroponics systems, cilantro, basil, spinach, and squash. When the seeds have sprouted to about 3-4 inches long, we will transfer them into the Aquaponics system and start all over again with new, healthy plants! This time, we'll be sure to harvest our plants before they wilt.
Here is what we wonder:
-Will the different seeds sprout at the same rate?
-Which sprouts will need the most sunlight (so we can place them in the middle of the Aquaponics system)?
-Will the new lettuce seeds really grow better than our first lettuce plants?
-Will having so many different types of plants affect the health of the fish?
-When will the fish lay its eggs?
We found out that leaf lettuce comes to maturity after about 40 days. Since we planted ours in October, we should have harvested them around Winter Break. But keeping them in the Aquaponics system a month longer caused them to become less than appetizing.
On January 29, we planted new seeds in our peat pods: a lettuce seed designed just for hydroponics systems, cilantro, basil, spinach, and squash. When the seeds have sprouted to about 3-4 inches long, we will transfer them into the Aquaponics system and start all over again with new, healthy plants! This time, we'll be sure to harvest our plants before they wilt.
Here is what we wonder:
-Will the different seeds sprout at the same rate?
-Which sprouts will need the most sunlight (so we can place them in the middle of the Aquaponics system)?
-Will the new lettuce seeds really grow better than our first lettuce plants?
-Will having so many different types of plants affect the health of the fish?
-When will the fish lay its eggs?
Friday, December 4, 2015
Our Field Trip to Umstead State Park
Today the first graders took a field trip to explore the woods of Umstead State Park. They went on a hike, played games, explore dirt and soil, and befriended a tree! Here's what they have to say about their experience:
We played games. We played Beetle, Frog, and Hawk.
We got to play in the dirt!
We went hiking.
We explored the dirt.
I learned that the leaves turn into soil.
I learned about the soil.
We dug holes in the ground.
We learned that trees give us oxygen.
We met a tree.
We learned that there is clay underground.
We got to explore the trees.
We were able to touch worms.
We saw worms.
We guessed what tree we met.
We found clay.
We actually got blindfolded then we hugged a tree.
We got to know that the more wide a tree is the older it is.
The soil was kind of like clay.
We touched the worms.
This was my first time riding a bus.
We played Bat and Moth.
We saw millipedes.
We played a game called Fire.
The worms looked like they were dead... but they weren't!
We explored part of the woods.
We used our "deer ears" to listen to nature.
There was a bird's nest.
We went on a hike.
We saw a centipede that was moving all around. It did not want to be picked up.
I dug a millipede out of the ground.
We got to look around and we got to hear lots of things in nature.
We dug in the dirt.
OUR FIELD TRIP WAS AWESOME!!!!!!
We played games. We played Beetle, Frog, and Hawk.
We got to play in the dirt!
We went hiking.
We explored the dirt.
I learned that the leaves turn into soil.
I learned about the soil.
We dug holes in the ground.
We learned that trees give us oxygen.
We met a tree.
We learned that there is clay underground.
We got to explore the trees.
We were able to touch worms.
We saw worms.
We guessed what tree we met.
We found clay.
We actually got blindfolded then we hugged a tree.
We got to know that the more wide a tree is the older it is.
The soil was kind of like clay.
We touched the worms.
This was my first time riding a bus.
We played Bat and Moth.
We saw millipedes.
We played a game called Fire.
The worms looked like they were dead... but they weren't!
We explored part of the woods.
We used our "deer ears" to listen to nature.
There was a bird's nest.
We went on a hike.
We saw a centipede that was moving all around. It did not want to be picked up.
I dug a millipede out of the ground.
We got to look around and we got to hear lots of things in nature.
We dug in the dirt.
OUR FIELD TRIP WAS AWESOME!!!!!!
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
In third grade, students have been charting growth and comparing and contrasting our classroom plants! Broccoli fans will be pleased to hear that broccoli is in the lead. By far, our broccoli plants both inside the classroom and outside in the greenhouse is growing much more than our lettuce and pansies. Check back for more updates soon!
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Primary Onion Plant Update
The Primary classes have been using all their senses and what they have learned about being a scientist to observe the seeds we planted. Our first observations were how small onion seeds are. We compared the onion seeds to other types of seeds that the children brought in: apple, avocado, orange, sunflower, corn, pumpkin and pear. The onion seeds were the smallest.
^^^ Observing seeds ^^^
We observed the soil using all our senses (except taste). We planted our seeds in a variety of settings. The seeds we planted outside and inside grew about a half an inch in one week! They are now standing 2 inches tall. The seeds we planted in the greenhouse struggled due to the heat.
^^^ Inside ^^^
We observed the soil using all our senses (except taste). We planted our seeds in a variety of settings. The seeds we planted outside and inside grew about a half an inch in one week! They are now standing 2 inches tall. The seeds we planted in the greenhouse struggled due to the heat.
^^^ Outside ^^^
We are looking forward to seeing how big our plants will be next month. We are predicting that if our plants survive, they might have an onion forming under the soil.
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