Friday, March 25, 2016

Latest Trout Update

Augmented Reality Sandbox

Ron Myers, a teacher in my district, got a grant to buy the supplies to create this amazing virtual reality sandbox. Below are pictures of pure white sand that are made to look like a topography map or a landform relief map using a projector and a first release Xbox! So cool! Watch the videos below to listen to Ron turn these amazing pictures into science lessons.






VIDEOS OF THE AUGMENTED REALITY SANDBOX





Science Fair

East Elementary's annual Science Fair is May 10th. No fear here! We have all of the resources you could possibly need. Go to our website: jabernethy.com Then click on Science Fair to find all of the resources you need, from Science Fair project ideas, to forms to keep you organized, to project board ideas. You will be well prepared to present a winning science fair Project. There are even a few contests you can enter if you're project is that good!

Below is the presentation Mrs. Abernethy used to introduce the school to the Science Fair. You can use it to get ideas or to help you remember some of the do's and don'ts.



Here are links to some important documents you might need to help you with your science fair project.

SEVEN PARTS OF A SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT

SCIENCE FAIR RUBRIC

SCIENCE FAIR DISPLAY PLAN

SCIENCE FAIR PLANNING FORM

Don't forget our website for your research needs: http://jabernethy.com/portfolio/sciencefair.htm

Friday, February 12, 2016

Friday, January 29, 2016

RC Car Racing

Today in science we raced RC cars and robots. Afterward, we learned the rate = distance divided by time formula and used it to find the speed of each vehicle.


Racing RC Cars

A newer Sphero, an older Sphero, BB-8, and Dash had quite a few runs. New Sphero is hands down the fastest!

Racing BB8, Newer Sphero, Dash, Older Sphero

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Water Quality Testing

Today students from Allegheny College and the Creek Connections program brought water samples from Little Shenango River. We did tests on the water and posted the results on an online database along with dozens of other schools.

Water Quality Testing

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Trout in the Classroom

Our class participates in the "Trout in the Classroom" program sponsored by Trout Unlimited and the PA Fish and Game Commission. Here are a couple of slideshows showing highlights of what has been going on up to this point. Hope you enjoy!