Colony Collapse Disorder

What an article we read today! The kids had a great discussion on the various causes to the decline in honeybees. We then watched a video of a beekeeper sharing his concerns and how scientist are tracking the honeybee to see where they travel and where they're vanishing to.

Japanese Performance

Here you see a skyscraper before an earthquake standing still.

Here there was a crack at the fault line causing an earthquake. The skyscrapers then sway to protect themselves from structural damage.

A tsunamis however takes out anything in its path.

Science

Look at our plants now! We needed a yardstick to record the height of one particular bean plant.

Plants

Our plants have germinated! We have zinnias, snap peas, sunflowers, and beans.

Happy Mother's Day!

Science

Dissecting a Lima bean.

Global Youth Day!

Friday all our third graders headed down to the bowling alley to help clean up the grounds. They worked hard and it looks great!