Live Eagle Nest Cam

Great resource for teachers: The Raptor Resource Project (www.raptorresource.org) brings you the Decorah Eagles from atop their tree at the fish hatchery in Decorah, Iowa.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/decorah-eagles

Magnet Schools of Minnesota Merit Award now availalbe

Magnet Schools of Minnesota Merit Award
And
Magnet Schools of Minnesota Excellence in Equity and Achievement Award
2011
Application Guidelines

Application Deadline: July 1st, 2011
¢ Schools will be notified of award status during the week of Sept. 12, 2011.
¢ Awards will be presented at the MSMN conference on Oct. 7, 2011.
For more information contact:
Shane Schmeichel
President, MSMN
Shane.Schmeichel@district196.org

The RERUN Method

Today third grade scientists use the RERUN method to write their crayfish investigation conclusions. we use sentence starters to get them all writing!
¢ Recall what you did

Our class completed a crayfish investigation

¢ Explain why you did this lab and what you were trying to find out.

We wanted to know¦

¢ Results- what happened, here is where you report your data, this is where you share if your data supported a hypothesis you had

Our results showed¦

¢ Uncertainty- Any errors in the investigation that you could not control (for example, if your stop watch did not work) or anything that did not go well- perhaps your crayfish did not move, or you changed crayfish mid investigation for some reason.

One thing we were unsure of¦

¢ New questions or new information you learned

We still want to know¦

LEGO Engineering

Students learn engineering and programming skills while working with the Lego Mindstorms NXT robots and software. [caption id="attachment_144" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Student LEGO Engineers "][/caption]

Earth Science Picture of the Day

A favorite science web site is: Earth Science picture of the day   The photo above seemingly shows a sky calligraphed with clouds above Davos, Switzerland. In actuality, they're remnant contrails from Swiss Air Force F/A-18s jets made some hours before. These jets were engaged in training maneuvers. The spirals near the top of the picture result from a mock "dogfight" and are related to hole punch clouds and fall streaks. Note that the zenith is at the top of the photo and southwest is toward the bottom. The fact that these contrails remained intact since the training exercise ended indicates that both sufficient water vapor was present at the level of the jet maneuvers (perhaps 20,000 ft or 6,000 m) and that wind shear was minimal. Where the jets were guided in a steep trajectory, the contrails are more confined; longer sausage-like contrails appear where the jets followed a more horizontal flight path. Photo taken on February 14, 2011 at 4:30 p.m.

Family Engineering Night a Huge Success

Over 200 people attended our first annual family engineering night.   The event was hosted by our friends at The Works: Children's Engineering Museum. Students made ring gliders, sounds sandwiches, investigated circuits and much, much more! This event was a celebration of National Engineers week 2011.

Weaver Lake Recieves National Award

Weaver Lake Recieved the National Magnet Schoolof Excellence Award! Learn more at the Magnet Schools of America Web Site. http://www.magnet.edu/modules/content/index.php?id=138

Investigating Crayfish

Third grade students are beginning their annual crayfish investigations this week.  each group of students participates in an open or guided inquiry investigation based on their questions about these wonderful creatures.