Dear Sparky...

Parents and Students,

The third and fourth grades recently wrote postcards to demonstrate their understanding of electricity, circuits and switches.  Their task was to write a postcard from the perspective of electricity, writing to their electricity cousins about traveling through a circuit.  They were also challenged to use vocabulary that they learned in this unit:  circuit, open,complete, closed, incomplete, positive, negative, switch, insulator,conductor.

Students' stories will be added to the comment sections in the coming weeks.  -- Mr. Lewis

Thomas Edison

We read about Thomas Edison and the process he went through in improving the lightbulb.  What are some of the ways that Thomas Edison was engaging in the scientific process.  How was he "Doing Science"?

Will It Work?? Experiment Results

1.  How did you make your predictions?

2.  When you tested the circuits, did any of the results surprise you?

3.  Why did letter "E" not work?  This was the picture that had the motor with both wires touching one end of the battery (either the positive or negative side.)

4.  Why did people get different results for "C"?  Letter "C" had the picture with wires going from the bulb, but one wire was going to the positive side of the battery and the other wire was touching the SIDE of the battery.

My Questions

1. Are gerbils going extinct? NO!
2.How many different animals are becoming extinct right now? Over 1,000 different animals are extinct encluding birds, butterflies, and many more! Right now we are worried about Polar Bears!

-H.C.

How big of an animal can a Anaconda eat?

A Anaconda could eat a Jaguar by dislocating it's jaw so it could swallow whole.

L.C

How Do Triops Die?

There are 4 ways for a triop to die. No food, the water tempature, eating each other, and their blood by geting smushed.

MPB

Why do mealworms change into beetles? Why do some insects have to build cocoons or pupas to change?

I'm still working on answering this question. All that I've found out so far is that some mealworms are treated with hormones to prevent them from turning into beetles, and some lolipops contain mealworms.

Do tarantulas prefer to drink from rain or puddle?

I am still in the middle of figureing out the answer.

How long does a gerbil run in their wheel everyday?

I think a gerbil would run on their wheel about ten minutes a day.

I.S.C

How do snakes kill their prey?

Snakes coil their body around their prey and squeeze or bite their prey so it will die. JCT

how do darklingbeatals preduce eggs

they preduce after a sertain pireod of time

WHY ARE TRIOPS SO SMALL WHEN THEY GET SO BIG??

Why are triops so small when they get so big ???

They live in small ponds so they cann't be to big. Like in the ocean they would have to be biger. Another cool fact is they live 20-40 days!
MAF

Would A Tranturla Bite You Right Away If You Had A Smell Of It's Food Is On Your Hand When You First Try?

My experiment is going to be incredible!
I predict that Hades is going to stay there & then bite.

Why do gerbils need exercise?

Gerbils need exercise because it is fun for them and it will keep it healthy without them knowing.

STA

what does a gearbal eat do they eat lots of food that we eat??

they eat seeds ,nuts and they eat small food that we do not eat

mmk

Do tarantula eat mealworms?

Yes!They do eat meal worms.They eat insects,frog eggs,and other small animals such as mice that come a long and small birds.So they eat meal worms!



KHC

What is the rock cycle?

The life cycle of a rock is Igneous to Metamorphic to Sedimentary.


ICF

Why, if you were to touch a butterfly's wings, could it die?

If you were to touch a butterflies wings it would die because the roughness on your finger can tare the wing and then it can't fly to get food so it dies of hunger and pain.


G.B.S

Do spiders keep eggs in the abdoman?

Yes, spiders do keep eggs in the abdoman. The abdoman is the largest part. M.A.B.

What weather does a Mealworm like?

Well i did some research to find the question on google. It didn't take much time but i finally found it! All it really said was Mealworms move more when their in hot weather. So it made me think that they like worm weather best. S.S.