Monday, June 15, 2009

summer science camp



Thistle Whistle Farm and The Kampe Foundation have been hosting the NFCMS summer science camp on tuesday afternoons. the farm is a great place for applied science experiments, exploring and making new friends (animal, vegetable and mineral-types)! this was our first class in the new classroom. last week we had a basic introduction to the farm, started and decorated our science journals, and made some time to study atoms & molecules! the students had the opportunity to milk goats, then experiment with the molecular structure of the goat milk using food color and a few other ingredients. The students are getting great exposure to the diversity of the plant world. Mark grows so many interesting plants on his farm! 

classroom complete!




just a short post of some pictures of our completed yurt classroom! everyone has responded so positively to this beautiful classroom space. we are very grateful to be working with the wonderful folks at Thistle Whistle Farm!