Science Showcase

After weeks of preparation our science showcase opened this Wednesday afternoon. Students worked in multi-age groups to research a topic of their choice within the animal genre. The end result was a colorful classroom full of artwork, information, and lively discussion.

Hazel's group discovered that there are geckos

that come out during the day and at night.

Will explains how to play his Cat Race board game to visiting preschoolers. As players move through the game board they learned facts about how to care for cats. For example, "Don't let them eat paper. Sometimes they like to do that."

The "mad" scientists state their argument that

testing on animals is a good thing for medicine.

The other side gives their rebuttle explaining the

negative effects of testing on innocent animals.

"Don't test on me!"

Savannah the cat tried to convince the audience that animal testing is wrong.

Maggie's group wanted to know when animals and humans first bonded (or became pets).

She learned that Thomas Jefferson was given two bear cubs as a gift and that cave men

took care of wolve pups.