Churchill Science

205, 203 and 206 are learning about the forest. While we were watching Planet Earth and noticing the different layers of the forest, we pointed out many predators and their prey. We also began to talk about how plants make their own energy from the Sun, while everything else that lives must eat to get its energy.

Follow the energy to win the food chain game!

Click the pictures to play.

Click here to play!

This is a fun game for young children to learn about life cycles. 225 played this game in science class!

This is a type of bird. It says "drink your tea!" Click on this picture to play the game.

This game is about nature. It is about the forest. You can see lots of amazing animals. You can learn about the top of the tree, the middle, the bottom, and even the inside and top of a log. One of the best ones is a bird that says, “Drink your tea!!” You will experience the life of nature. This game is amazing.

by Room 203

205 and 206 also played this game!

We can’t get enough of this game! Can you balance out the predators and prey so that all three kinds of living things survive?

Want to learn more about the rainforest? Try out the Rainforest Alliance’s cool interactive game, Jewels of the Earth. Once you’ve placed all the living things into the correct layer, you can click on them to access more information. Or just sit back and listen to the rainforest sounds!

We’re currently in the process of compiling the questions into a Great Book. Stay tuned!

Many of you (222 kids especially) had a ton of questions about sending animals into space. Now you can learn more about the history of monkeys in space. Click on the picture to see National Geographic’s 50th Anniversary photo gallery.

Here’s a video about our dwarf hamster babies!

Click here to explore the kelp forests of Monterey Bay!

Cluster B has been studying ecosystems for the first half of the school year. We are getting to wrap up our study of living things on Earth so that we can debate whether we will find some living things somewhere in space…

But first, Lisa’s favorite ecosystem of them all… ANTARCTICA!

Click the picture to take the WILDERNESS CHALLENGE on the Discovering Antarctica website. How much do you know about Antarctica already?