mrs. hollibaugh's class

2ND GRADE AT CALVERT ELEMENTARY

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Science

Releasing Butterflies

Our caterpillars arrived!

The kids were so excited our caterpillars arrived! They came in the mail just minutes before specials but we took the time to give them each their little home with a scoop of food. Photos courtesy of Addison W., our… Continue Reading →

Science: Life Cycles

Beginning our study of Life Cycles… I asked the kiddos to come up and draw certain things in the boxes, then had them look and think to determine what we would be studying next. They are pretty clever kiddos! They… Continue Reading →

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Here are some interesting things we learned on our field trip today: Jullisa says “They let in 300 trucks per day at the landfill.” Patience says “People threw trash out of their windows back in the olden days.” Sophee says… Continue Reading →

Static Electricity

We’ve discussed static electricity in regards to weather and lighting and even did a lightning experiment trying to create a spark. Today we read a story about static electricity and got out the balloons to give it a try. Some… Continue Reading →

Measuring Wind Speed

For our most recent science unit, we studied all aspects of weather. One topic we discussed was wind speed. We used homemade ANEMOMETERS to measure wind speed. Ask your child how the anemometer measured wind speed. They should be able… Continue Reading →

Butterfly Life Cycles… Saying Goodbye

  Releasing our butterflies. These were from a while back but I hadn’t posted the photos yet.

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