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Destination Imagination

Team D.I.R.T placed third in the Destination Imagination State Competition in Joplin, Missouri!  Congratulations to all their hard work!

I Wanna Be an Engineer

The junior high Challenge students created a parody of "I Wanna Be a Billionaire."  They wrote the song, "I Wanna be and Engineer" to thank the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE) for supporting the Future City Competition. 

Caldwell Memorial Wildlife Area

Thanks to the Missouri Conservation Department and the Discover Nature Schools grant, Edgar Murray students had the opportunity to do field investigations at Caldwell Memorial Wildlife Area in Washington, MO.  Using the Nature Unleashed curriculum, students participated in inquiry based activities at the pond, prairie, and forest.  With out a doubt, their favorite location was the pond!

Sam Faith gives students last minute directions in the Prairie area.  Students learned that prairies aren't always plains with wildflowers.  Most of the prairies have very few trees because fires cleared the trees.  

Students measure the temperature in various locations to see where they can find a comfortable fit for their randomly chosen cold-blooded animal.  Students used strategies to change the temperature, such as placing the thermometer in the shade, sun, under a leaf, in a hole, etc... 

Our parent chaperons helped keep our young scientists on track.  The activities were student led, but our parent volunteers were available to help students with questions.

Jarod and Zachary view one of their living organisms through a hand lens.   They got a close look at their frog's webbed feet, a specialized structure of their frog friend. 

Here is a closer look of our froggy friend!

 

Jessica and Sophie discuss specialized structures they've discovered on living organisms in the pond.

Mrs. Hawkins enjoys observing an earthworm.   Don't eat it Mrs. Hawkins!

Students collected living organisms to view under the microscope.

Nature Unleashed

 The third, fourth, and fifth grade Challenge classes have been participating Nature Unleashed, curriculum provided by the MO Conservation Department.  In the pictures below, students are looking for producers, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and decomposers.  Their favorite part was digging in the soil.

Second and third grade students dissected owl pellets. As the dissected the pellets, they put the bones in categories. They then evaluated the data they collected.

Hoodwinked Movie Trailers

Some of our 7th grade students created flipped fairy tale movie trailers using MUVIZU.  Enjoy!