Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Our Frederick field trip!

 
 
 
 
 
 
Our tour guide giving us the history of the Newspost.
 


                                        The sign taken from the old building in Frederick City.


                             Old presses and letters.  Lots of history here!!  Technology sure has changed!!



                     Where the papers are made.  Lots of activity going on!  Interdependence in action!


                                          Rolls of newsprint and containers of the paint.

                                               The newsroom where the reporters send in their stories.


Stop 2:  Listening to our guide giving facts about the Mount Olivet Cemetery and Francis Scott Key.


                                    A new information board that plays the Star Spangled Banner!



                               In the chapel learning more history and looking at the contents of a time capsule.



                                              Stop 3:  The press box at Key's Stadium.


                                                        The Mattress Warehouse suite! 


                                      Looking at the groundskeeper mowing.  What a great view!!


                             The visitor's locker room.  Very sparse....not as nice as the home team's!!!!


                                              In the dugout!  Kids were very excited!




 
Eating lunch at the end of our tour.





                                                        Of course, a visit from Keyote!!

 
          We had such a great time!  Thanks to all of the parents who shared our special time with us!

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Hard at work and our second Mobile Science Lab visit

Using the COW (computers on wheels) to research rocks!  Their own laptops for the week!!!
 

 
 
 
OUR SECOND VISIT TO THE AGRICULTURAL MOBILE SCIENCE LAB!!
 
Do you know what types of dairy cows are found in Frederick County?
 



                                                 What products come from milk?




                                                Glue????  Who knew??



                                  Writing their purpose question...
 
The experiment begins.  Measuring warm milk...


                                            Adding vinegar...

   


                                         Stirring it carefully...



                           Straining the liquid...making curds and whey....








                                Measuring water and adding it to the "curds"....


                                    Cleaning out their strainers...
 

                                     Adding baking soda...stirring it carefully...


                             Listening carefully to the next directions...


                                Making a hypothesis -  Which is stronger????


 
 AFTER THREE EXPERIMENTS WITH CONSTRUCTION PAPER....Ask your child.....which is stronger?????