Kindergarten
What do you wonder?
The Rieke Elementary School student have a lot of questions as they explore, interact, and learn about the world around them. When they have a wonder, they can submit it to the Wonder Tree and earn a bud with their name on it. These questions are then added to the Wonder Wall for students to pick and conduct research to try to find an answer to the question. When they return their research sheet, they earn a leaf for the tree.
Let's watch the Wonder Tree bloom and grow!
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
What are stars made of?
5th grade
Wonder Quest - returned 10/2/13
Guess: I think they are made of gas
Method of research: I am going to interview people
Researched answer: My research told me that stars of made of gas and light
5th grade
Labels:
quest completed,
space
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
Who invented school?
5th grade
Wonder Quest - returned 9/29/13
Guess: I don't know
Method of research: online search, google
Researched answer: There are a few different answers but Horace Mann was the one who came up with the idea of organized school.
5th grade
Labels:
quest completed,
school
Why does a car key start a car?
2nd grade
Wonder Quest - returned 9/29/13
Guess: I don't know yet but I think from the car key to the engine is a long rod that turns a part of the engine on
Method of research: online search
Researched answer: I found out that the car key turns in the ignition and starter relay. The starter relay is a tiny magnetic switch that collects and electric jolt from the battery when the key is turned. Then a small gear with teeth interlocks with the car's fly wheel. The spinning fly wheel turns the crank shaft which turns the engine on.
5th grade
Why are stems green?
4th grade
Wonder Quest - returned 9/28/13
Guess: Because nutrients from the Earth are brown and sunlight is yellow and they go through the plant stems. Brown and yellow = green
Method of research: online search of an encyclopedia
Researched answer: Like leaves, plant stems can contain chloroplasts which look like flat green disks under a microscope. So stems that are green are converting sunlight into energy for the plant.
1st grade
Labels:
plants,
quest completed
How many tree are there in the USA?
1st grade
Wonder Quest - returned 9/20/13
Guess: 1 million
Method of research: internet
Researched answer: There are more than 1 billion trees in the US including Hawaii and Alaska
1st grade
Labels:
plants,
quest completed
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