Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Dec. 6

Phone a Friend



For the past two weeks fifth graders at Keeney have been investigating sound.  In this investigation they were challenged to make a phone using paper clips, cups, and fishing line.  Then they had to explain how they thought their sound made it to their partner's ear, how they could stop their sound from getting to their partner's ear, and how to make their sound louder or clearer without changing their voice.

Getting Ready for the SFWIC

Science Fair With Invention Convention



The past few weeks have included lots of time spent encouraging students to participate in the district's Science Fair with Invention Convention. We featured six students in our Humans of Manchester (Public Schools) gallery ...







... and also added one STEM teacher -- Bill McDougal of Bowers ...













The best part was this hype video (CLICK HERE TO SEE IT), which featured taped segments made by students who took part last year: