Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs!

In seventh age science we are learning about weather. Today we created our very own "worst weather experience." Each student had to make up a story that incorporated the different types of weather we learned about. I saw a lot of volcanoes erupting with hamburger lava!

VOLCANOES!

7-1 learned how to make a volcano!

Tornadoes!

We are learning about different types of weather in science. Today, 7-A learned about tornadoes, tornado alley, and how to make a tornado in a bottle!

CLOUDS, CLOUDS, AND MORE CLOUDS!

We are learning about different types of clouds in seventh age science. The students created cirrus, stratus, and cumulus clouds using cotton balls!

The Water Cycle

This week in science we learned about the water cycle! The seventh age scientists found out that the water cycle is continuous, it includes: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. We even made our own water cycle in class!

Animal Collage

This week in 7th age science we learned about a special kind of invertebrate; the spider! So far we have covered all of the different kinds of vertebrates and a few invertebrates. Today 7-2 made a collage consisting of a variety of vertebrates and invertebrates.

Animal Habitats

7-2 took a trip down to the woods to find 5 different types of animal habitats: mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and fish.




Is it a snake?



It looks like they found a perfect habitat for a reptile...




Nice job!

Amphibians!

7-1 created their own kind of amphibian using traits from some common types of amphibians. Today we learned about frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders.



This one looks dangerous it must be a poison-dart frog.




Some students created a different kind of red-eyed tree frog. The "X" stands for danger.




Very creative!

Reptiles!

We are learning about reptiles this week. Each class made their own reptile with Model Magic!

A sea turtle and a snake!

Nice Work!

7th Age Scientists

Welcome to the 7th age science blog! So far the 7th age scientists learned about living and non-living things. Each student gave great examples and were able to classify each given item.

All students created a science journal which included living and non-living things found on our nature walk.

Great job 7th age science!

Dr Jenkner's visit

As we prepare to head to the Science Museum and to see Hubble 3D, the girls of 7B were visited by Dr. Jenkner, the deputy head of the Hubble Space misison. The girls were so excited, asked fantastic questions and really learned a lot. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity, Dr. Jenkner!

Please check out the video below from his presentation. The audio's volume is a little low, but you can hear some interesting facts if you listen carefully.

In honor of Earth Day we read Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax" and discussed what how the story applied to each of us. We finished by describing what we would do to bring the Lorax and his friends back. Several of our friends came up with a variety of "reverse factories" which planted seeds or cleaned the air! Thanks to these 7th agers, the Earth is sure to be a better place to live!

7th Age Science Rocks

The Seventh Age science students are rocking and rolling this week as we learned all about rocks! We have focused on the three major groupings of rocks (Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary), their characteristics and how the "rock cycle" works. We all found it quite interesting that marble is formed from limestone, which is created from shells!

We also had several students bring in rocks from home to share with the class.

Below is a web we created as a class to visually attach ideas to each rock catagory.

7th Age Science Gets Excited for Spring

The Seventh Age Science students are getting into the Spring Spirit. We have discussed and diagrammed the lifecycle of butterflies and planted flowers. We are excited to share our flowers with our Pilot Friends who will be planting them on Earth Day!

Tornados and Hurricanes

Seventh age science is spending time learning about tornados and hurricanes!

After making our own tornado with two-liter bottles...

we spent time online creating interactive tornados.

You can try it out at home at: http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/storm-chasers/handbook/handbook.html .

Feel free to check out the storm chaser videos or learn more about the tornado rating system! How exciting!