Classroom: Iris
Teacher: Kassie Nordlinder
Curriculum: Physical Science
October: The Earth and our very own star
- Overview of the solar system
- Earth’s elliptical orbit around the sun
- Earth’s tilted axis
- Demonstration of our sun’s role in the seasons with a flashlight on the globe
November: Autumn
- Discussion of fall on North America
- Photosynthesis and it’s slow down in the fall
- Leaf painting and rubbing
- Classroom Fall collage
- Thanksgiving tree
December: Our atmosphere and moon
- The layers of the atmosphere
- Condensation and conduction experiments
- Moon charting-waxing & waning
- Holiday project
January: Winter
- Discussion of winter in North America
- Snowflake cutting
- “The Mitten” projects and games
- Martin Luther King
February: Winds and clouds
- Cloud classification
- How is wind formed
- Pinwheel making to demonstrate wind
- President’s Day discussion
March: Weather forecasting and storms
- Meteorologists and their tools
- Making our own weather chart
- Storm classification (hurricane, tornado, monsoon, etc)
- Pressure experiment: sucking an egg into a bottle
April: Spring
- Discussion of spring in North America
- Rain gauge
- Continuing our weather chart
May: Pollution and climate
- Air pollutants (smog and carbon monoxide)
- Land and water pollutants (solid waste and littering)
- The cost of pollution (El Nino and Greenhouse gases)
- Mother’s Day project
June: Summer
- Discussion of summer in North America
- Making a sundial
- Father’s Day project
- Create a gift for Father’s Day
