(Taken from Mrs. Yates’ Classroom Blog)

Mrs. Yates:

11/9/09

Dear Friends,

If you look up “science” in the dictionary it says the following: “Science is a continuing effort to discover and increase human knowledge and understanding through research. Scientists collect observable evidence, record measurable data relating to the observations, and analyze this information to explain how things work. The methods of scientific research include hypotheses (guesses) of how things work, and experimentation that tests these hypotheses.”

I hope this year you become inspired to ask your own questions, come up with your own hypotheses of how things work, and create your own experimentations to prove or disprove your ideas. You all have intelligent and curious minds and through innovative thinking, you can change the world! Think BIG! Tell me, what does science mean to you? What questions do you have? Maybe you are curious about biology: the study of the body and how it works, or maybe seismology: the study of earthquakes or seismic waves, or maybe physics: the study of matter and energy… the list goes on and on!

What interests you? Please respond in our new “Friendly Letter” format! Room 22 ROCKS!

Warmly,

Mrs. Yates

Max:

Dear Mrs. Yates,

Science is fun to learn! We are learning about fossils. Fossils are fun to learn about because they teach us and tell us what lived long ago. It also tells us what size and shape the plant or animal was. Fossils are also fun to learn about because we can use fossils to help us learn more about what it ate and what kind of plant or animal it was. I want to learn more about the moon, the solar system and lots of other things.

Your student,

Max