CCS Elementary

Science Newsletter WELCOME TO THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE CCS ELEMENTARY SCIENCE NEWSLETTER

The CCS Elementary Science Newslet-

ter is a new school publication where

CCS Elementary teachers share and

celebrate the science activities and labs

that are taking place in their class-

rooms and on field trips.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Famous Scientist ..................... 2

Hildene Nature Center ............ 2

Edible Apple Experiment ........ 3

Mr. Romack Visits 3rd Grade . 4

Our Amazing Earth…………...5-6

Volume 1, Issue 1

October 2019

CCS 3rd Grade students had an opportunity to investigate Hildene’s wetlands to discover the prop-

erties and functions of these unique habitats. Students were encouraged to assess the water quality

of the wetland based on the macroinvertebrate population.

FAMOUS SCIENTIST

3RD GRADE VISITS HILDENE NATURE CENTER

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Dr. Joseph Lister— Dr. Joseph Lister was a very good surgeon

working at the University of Ediburgh in Scotland. He was very

worried because some of his patients got serious infections after

having surgery. He believed that there were germs in the air

that could make his patients sick if the germs got into an open

wound. He decided to try soaking his patient’s bandages with

different mixtures of carbolic acid, resin, and alcohol. He would

place these bandages on the wounds created from the surgery.

Soon, none of Dr. Lister’s patients were getting infections and

dying!! He proved that germs could be killed. Because of Dr.

Lister’s important discovery, hospitals became much cleaner,

safer places.

MRS. WHITMAN AND MRS. INGBER'S CLASS PERFORMED AN EDIBLE APPLE EXPERIMENT

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Mrs. Whitman and Mrs. Ingber's class performed an edible apple experiment. They used

water, orange juice and milk to explore "Why do some bubbles pop faster than other bub-

bles?"

Fellow students taught us about air from what they had learned in reading group. We

used that knowledge to blow bubbles into the liquids. After each bubble blowing attempt,

we talked about our observations and experiences. We found out that each liquid has

more or less bubbles and faster and slower popping rates. Our question was answered

when we talked about the thickness of the liquid and surface tension.

MR. ROMACK VISITS WITH CCS ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

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Mr. Romack visited the

3rd Grade classes and

spoke to us about diver-

sity of species and ad-

aptations for survival.

Children discovered

how selected plant and

animal species are

uniquely adapted for

their specific habitats!

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT OUR AMAZING EARTH

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1) Earth is the third planet from the sun in our solar system. Its name

comes from the the old English and Germanic words meaning ‘the

ground’.

2) Our amazing planet has been around for quite some time. By re-

searching our planet’s rocks, scientists have calculated the Earth to be

around 4.5 billion years old!

3) Like all the planets, Earth orbits (travels around) around the sun.

And it does so at some serious speed –– around 30 kilometres per

second, in fact! It takes 365 days (one year) for the Earth to complete

one full orbit.

4) Have you ever wondered why we have different seasons? We’ll tell

you –– it’s because the Earth is tilted 23.4 degrees on its ‘axis’, an im-

aginary line straight through the middle of the planet form the North

Pole to the South Pole. This means that different parts of the globe

are tilted towards the sun at different times of the year (or at different

times during its orbit).

5) Not only does Earth zoom through space, it also spins on its axis.

The result? We have daytime and nighttime! As the planet rotates,

the side facing the sun receives daylight and the the other is in dark-

ness.

6) People often think of Earth as a gigantic sphere. But, in fact, its

shape is more like a squished ball that bulges out at the equator ––

an imaginary line around the middle of the planet, exactly between

the North Pole and the South Pole.

7) This ‘bulge’ is caused by the Earth’s spin and the effect of ‘gravity‘.

Gravity is an invisible force that attracts objects towards each other.

It’s this force that pulls things towards the Earth and stops us floating

off into space!

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8) The Earth’s diameter (distance straight through the middle) measures

a huge 12,800 kilometers, making it the fifth largest planet in the solar

system. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are even bigger!

9) Earth is the only planet in our solar system known to support life.

This is because it has two very important things that living creatures

need to survive –– lots of oxygen and lots of water! Its distance from the

sun means it’s not too hot and not too cold for creatures to live on, too.

10) Earth’s ‘atmosphere’ is also hugely important for sustaining life. The

atmosphere is a huge blanket of gases – mostly oxygen and nitrogen –

wrapped around Earth, protecting our planet from the sun’s strong

rays. At the same time, the atmosphere helps keep the Earth’s tempera-

ture comfortable for living beings – and it protects us from meteors, too!

Source: National Geographic Kids