The Arctic!!

The children are making the Arctic's  Northern Lights and learning about chromotography at the same time.   They used non permanent black markers to make small dots on large coffee filters. Then, using droppers filled with water, they dripped small amounts of water on the black dots.  As the water touched the black dots, it caused the black to dissolve into different colored pigments. The children were so excited as the colors were carried through the filters.  As a result of combining science with art, we have some beautiful Northern Lights for our arctic scene.

Sammie and Max are making Snowy Owls for our arctic scene.  The children could choose between making a male, female or baby owl, each one with its unique markings.   The they told us an important fact about the owls.  Our children are definitely  Snowy Owl experts!

Anna, Laura, Jack and Jonah are painting arctic flowers for the arctic scene in our class.  The children were surprised to learn that flowers grow in the snow!  Anna and Laura are making the  Arctic Poppy,  Jack is making the Red Bearberry, and Jonah is making the Wooly Lousewort. After they painted each flower, they added texture to their flowers. As with the Northern Lights, the flowers add beautiful color to the snowy arctic scene!

Thanks to Heidi the children were able to use magnifying glasses and sticks to explore an owl pellet.  The pellet was from a Barn Owl.  Even though we are studying the wildlife of the arctic, the children were able to connect the information about the Barn Owl to our study of the Snowy Owl. This kind of exploration provides the children with the opportunity to apply facts from books to hands on learning!