5th Grade - CA Science Center Homeschool Class - February 27, 2012

CA Science Center - Homeschool Day

http://www.californiasciencecenter.org/Education/GroupPrograms/HomeSchool/HomeSchool.php 

February 27, 2012: All About Air
You can't see it, but over 14 pounds of it are pushing on every inch of your body. Students will explore the properties of air and harness its power as materials drop, hover, and fly around the Big Lab. 

Tariq's Group - Hot Air Balloon Take Off 

Tariq's Group - Hot Air Balloon in the Air!!! WooHoo!!!

5th Grade - RainGutter Regata - February 13, 2012

Kids For Peace

RainGutter Regatta

http://www.raingutter-regatta.com/ 

Tariq put together and painted his own RainGutter Regatta

RainGutter Regatta In Action

Rain Gutter Regatta Kit

5th Grade - 1st Day of My Learning Connection Classes - Math, Geography, & Art - September 13, 2011

5th Grade - 1st Day of Nature Class - September 8, 2011

http://oakcircle.org/program/field-study/
At the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve Visitor Center in Murrieta
In this unique field study program, students will keep nature journals documenting their immersion into the unique and beautiful local natural setting of the Santa Rosa Plateau. This interdisciplinary class will combine science, art, and poetry as we practice the scientific and artistic skills of observation, pattern recognition, problem solving, experimentation, and thinking by analogy in our writing and observational drawing. Students will practice naturalist skills as they learn to identify plants and animals and gain an understanding of the interconnections of species within ecological communities.  We will immerse ourselves in an appreciation of natural surroundings and of poetic language and creative self-expression, and gain insights into the natural history of the Plateau. As artists and writers, students will develop creative expression along with a deep sense of personal connection to the natural resources and setting.