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Science
This week our Eanes Elementary School fourth graders have been continuing our research about energy, force, and motion in our science classes. We learned about Newton’s Laws of Motion, and we decided to put our knowledge to the test. In a wonderful STEM activity, our students created balloon racers using their science knowledge. My class …
The 2016 Iditarod class has been learning about mixtures and solutions in our science class, and I wanted to try combining our demonstrations and experiments with our amazing connection to Alaska this year. I decided to bring my fascination with the aurora borealis to class and combine it with some science magic, a good book, and a …
What is a parky? A parky is quite simply, the northern term for a parka. In the Aleutian Islands the word simply means “animal skin”. They are longer coats with a hood, usually lined with fur. Most are decorated with lovely fabrics and decorative trim. I remember seeing many parkys in the winter in Alaska, and wanting …
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” John Burroughs How could one teacher be so lucky? This summer I was fortunate enough to come face to face with two special animals in the wild that have been on my “bucket list” of nature connections for, …
Many people record and track the number of calories they consume daily since an increasing amount of tools and apps have become available. It seems like everyone knows the exact number of calories they should consume and burn per day. Why are they tracking calories? Why are calories important to your body? Through this lesson, …
This year, two mushers will be carrying special packages on their sleds to make a special delivery in Nome. In order to promote vaccine awareness, Martin Buser and Aliy Zirkle will carry vaccine from Anchorage to Nome. Vaccines are given to children to help prevent various diseases. This event is being organized by Lisa Schobert, …
As you probably know, we were thrilled to be able to announce to all of our followers that our favorite musher Monica Zappa had gotten a new sponsor: Petchup. LINK So my kids were really intrigued by the whole idea of ketchup and mustard for dogs. We knew that Monica was experimenting to find out …
The weather continues to be the big story as we prepare for this year’s Iditarod. It seems like the world has turned upside down… at least it looks that way on our weather graph! The line tracking the temperatures in Baltimore keeps dropping down below the lines tracking the Alaska weather! My students have been …
Well – at one point yesterday it was colder in Oakland, Maryland than the South Pole! At one point it was – 15⁰ in Western Maryland and -7⁰ at the South Pole! In Baltimore, we didn’t get quite as cold as the South Pole, but we did beat Alaska! For the first time, on our …
“How cold is it going to be in Alaska when you are there?” is the question I seem to be asked most often these days. I decided to get my students started on the task of tracking the weather in Alaska and comparing it to what is going on here in Baltimore. We are creating …