And here's a song we sang to learn all the big scientific words: The Water Cycle
set to the tune She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain Water travels in a cycle, yes it does! Water travels in a cycle, yes it does! It goes up as evaporation, It forms clouds as condensation, Then comes down as precipitation, Yes it does!
What is Hour of Code? It's an annual event in December where we head into the computer lab and try a variety of one-hour long tutorials designed for all ages in over 45 languages.
We joined millions of students and teachers in over 180 countries.
One of our aims at Seabury School is to provide meaningful, real life projects for our students. After learning how to read graphs and how to order data, the Mathematicians (what I fondly call my students):
chose a question
came up with a way to record their data
surveyed their lower school schoolmates and teachers
made a bar graph on graph paper
made computerized bar, line, and pie graphs
analyzed their findings
Here is the process and the results. Be sure to take note of their interesting questions.
In order to better understand our wonderful earth,
one must go outside.
And that is what the Navigators did
to experience first hand the beautiful
WEATHER of the Pacific Northwest
(yes, even the RAIN)
and the important WATER CYCLE.
We hopped aboard our new bus
and headed to the Cascade Mountains.
Destination:
the Cedar River Watershed
Education Center
along the shores of Rattlesnake Lake.
We danced a jig and did "the floss" to the beat of the rain drums.
We learned about the importance of the Cedar River Watershed, where Seattle gets its water.
The water levels of Rattlesnake Lake are low at this time of year.
We explored the tree stumps and roots
that are submersed in the summer.
Mrs. Moon told us that she goes paddle-boarding here in the summer and that the water is higher than these tall stumps.
Look! We're having so much fun together!
School outside is the best!
The town of Moncton was located here in 1906-1915.
It was destroyed by flooding caused by seepage of water
from the newly created Chester Morse Lake.
We saw a few foundations of buildings
as seen here in this drawing by a Navigator.
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We then went inside the education center and learned more about the importance of taking care of the world's important natural resource - WATER. It was a great review of science vocabulary.
And it was a great visual way to "see" the water cycle as our individual water droplet balls made their way through the labyrinth of tubes throughout the building.
"Start Here" with your water droplet and watch it evaporate.
"There it goes!"
We learned that our bodies carry about 3 1/2 gallons of water!
We went on a scavenger hunt and learned many things.
Even the wolf relies on water. :)
We saw a variety of skeletons, skulls, and nests of PNW animals.
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We then went back outside to have lunch and spend time in the Forest Court.
