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The Ladybug Project is a project to catalog ladybug sightings across North America. It is a great way to get kids involved in science research. When a student finds a ladybug, they take a picture of it and upload the picture along with some information about where they found it to the Cornell University lab studying the different types of ladybugs and their range of habitat.
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Explorers explored the world of microscopy and magnification. First, they wrote down what they already knew about microscopy and magnification and what they wanted to learn from today's adventure. Next, they watched a short BrainPop video on microscopes. Then they broke into groups of 2-3 and found a station. There were 5 stations set up. 1 with a dissection microscope, 1 with a digital microscope, 2 with compound microscopes and the final station had an assortment of magnifying glasses and loupes. Each station also had an assortment of prepared slides, sand, pond water, leaves, nuts, shells and insects to view. Explorers worked at each station for roughly 5 minutes before moving to the next one. They were to write down their observations and draw what they saw. After they had visited each station, they wrote about what they had learned from the experience. Lastly, the shared with the group their findings. To sum it up, they learned that "not everything is as it seems." Links: The North Carolina Science Festival is a two-week, 500-mile-wide celebration of science! Museums, universities, businesses, parks and other North Carolina organizations host hundreds of science-themed events for the public.. To find out the dates and times of events in our area, click here - quite a few of the events in the Greenville area are free to the public. If you are able to attend any of the events, we look forward to hearing about them at one of our meetings! Take pictures and notes!
Links: Explorers were recognized at the Wahl-Coates Science Assembly, February 7th, for their first place finish in the 3rd-5th grade science division at the Unnatural Resources fair with their recycled project, "Mission to Mars."
For the past two months, Explorers have been working on their entry for the 20th Annual Unnatural Resources Fair competition. The Unnatural Resources Institute hosts the annual fair and competition to inspire people to look at objects in a different light and to recycle. Explorers used cardboard, newspaper, paper tubes, thread spools, foam hose, bottle caps, buttons, etc that were destined for a recycle bin or trash can to create their sculpture of an astronaut holding an American flag and walking its Martian dog. Their entry, "Mission to Mars", was entered in the science category at the fair. They won first place with their entry! Thank you to Mr. Phillips and Ms. Moore for their assistance with this project. Note that we were so busy constructing cubes and covering them with paper mache that we forgot to document all of the steps and all of the Explorers helping. We will work on doing a better job next time.
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