Famous auto races: Daytona. Indianapolis. Monaco. And now … Martinez. On Thursday May 30, the multi-purpose room at John Muir Elementary school was transformed into a workshop and racecourse for the entire 5th Grade class. Thanks to funding from the JME PTA and with support from Principal Kathy Frazer and […]
Community Science Workshops
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Fresh, clean water is a valuable resource. In our watershed lesson, we talked about the importance of conserving and recycling the water we use. Students used simple recycled materials to design and build a model “rain catcher” to store and distribute rain water for every day use — watering plants, […]
What do you get when you start with corks, cardboard, and a hot glue gun? Boats, of course! Our students worked in pairs to design a boat that would carry a cargo of two cups full of sand. After drawing their design and creating a “parts list”, our teams constructed […]