Learning About Our Eyes

During their current unit, the grade 1/2/3 class is learning all about their bodies. Here are some interesting stories and experiments about our eyes:

• Experiment: Are Two Eyes Better than One?
• Experiment: The Red, White and Blue
• Experiment: Catch the Penny

• Really Cool Optical Illusions 

• I was born blind, Julia's story

Solar Oven S'mores

We are starting the STEM year off with some sweet memories of summer. We are going to build solar ovens to melt s'mores.

Here are some websites that provide ideas:

• Adding Chocolate and Marshmallows to Your Creations
• Solar Oven Plans

We will use one class to plan, then the next class to build and bake. Here's hoping for sun on Wednesday!

Inventions that Were Mistakes

Did you know that many useful (or sometimes just fun) things that we use and see every day were invented by mistake? Check out this great article from Amazing Kids Magazine:

• Inventions that Were Mistakes

Welcome back 2016-17!

This year in PYP STEM, there will be many fun challenges and activities, including, but not limited to:

• Global Cardboard Challenge Day
• Caribou Math Contests
• Programming in Scratch, and Hopscotch
• Experiments related to our Units of Inquiry

I'm really excited for another great school year!