Past projects 3
Classroom Go Bucket
Funded Apr 19, 2023Thank you so much for funding our classroom Go Buckets. It is always difficult to think about tragedy striking at school, however it is preparedness projects that help to reduce the risk and anxiety. Our classroom is now fully stocked with all of the first aid/trauma care supplies recommended by McLaren Hospital for classroom preparedness. We have privacy film installed to ensure that students can enjoy the natural lighting of our windows while minimizing exterior line of sight. We have supplies for students in the event that we would need to spend an extended period of time in the classroom; things like a toilet, privacy screen, emergency blankets, drinking water, and glucose tablets for any of our students with diabetes or blood sugar needs. And our classroom is now equipped with a glass breaker to provide an additional exit to our classroom through our windows.
As we continue our ALICE drills, students will have the opportunity to interact with some of the items purchased through your donations. It is my hope that our children know that I am prepared and our classroom is prepared to keep them safe in any eventuality.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Carswell
Science Play!
Funded Oct 23, 2021I want to send all my gratitude to you for donating to our classroom! So far, our 7th graders have generated scientific/testable questions for five major physics phenomena: radiometers, spinning (tops), melting plates, pendulums, and rolling cans. Our young scientists have tested and developed scientific models to explain the energy transfer of light to the radiometers. Today, we are preparing to expand our understanding of energy transfer to include thermal energy as we compare a Hero's Engine to our radiometers. We will collect evidence through investigations that will lead us to a better understanding of the how the melting plate phenomenon works. By the end of January, our young AGS 7th graders should be able to explain so much about how energy transfers between systems. The 6th grade scientists in my classroom will start to work on explaining motion using the pendulums and tops after Christmas. We will use the physics toys to explore balanced and unbalanced forces and model the motion of objects. All of this real-world science is thanks to your incredible generosity. Thank you for everything you do for our amazing AGS kids!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Carswell
Is It Hot in Here?
Funded Nov 1, 2018Thank you for your generous donations, and for your example to our students that supporting science education is a lifelong endeavor of value. We have had our thermal imaging camera for only one day, but already we are engaged in investigations with our new instrument. Today we looked at the transfer of energy from our hands to our surroundings. We also answered the incredibly divisive question- "will someone show up as hotter or colder than others when they wear a coat?" We are currently debating this question, and we will test it in the next few days as we start to investigate insulators and conductors. Students are excited to see thermal energy transfers, and I am so proud of them! I know you are proud of them, too!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Carswell