Balloon Rocket Races

by Sheri Christiansen | Sunday, February 21, 2010

This week fifth graders in Mrs. Christiansen’s science classes learned about Newton’s Second Law. It states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Students learned this by making their own balloon rockets. This week, they made their own balloon rockets and tested them. This is a two week project. Next week . . . read more

Fun with Newton's First Law

by Sheri Christiansen

Newton’s first law has never been so much fun! Fifth graders experience some more fun with distance learning by designing seatbelts for eggs and then simulating a crash. They were very successful. Mrs. Zab’s class used 3 feet of . . . read more

Bag a Student

by Sheri Christiansen

Fifth graders at Jefferson Elementary were so excited to see ESU scientist Matt Gerber (Dr. G.) in person again! Dr. G. visited our classrooms to do a demonstration lesson on air pressure. First, the students learned the definition of . . . read more

Tectonic Dessert

November 10, 2009

Fifth graders in Mrs. Christiansen's science classes were given a piece of wax paper with a glob of strawberry cake frosting to represent Earth’s magma. They were then given graham crackers to represent the continental tectonic plates. . . . read more

Going On a Germ Hunt

by Sheri Christiansen

This month fifth graders went on a germ hunt to see the different types of bacteria growing all over our school. They learned what bacteria is, what it looks like, what bacteria does, and where bacteria grows. Check this out! read more

Aluminum Foil Boats

by Sheri Christiansen

This past week fifth graders in Mrs. Christiansen’s class used their knowledge of the scientific method to make aluminum foil boats. Students worked in small groups to design their vessels. They then placed their newly constructed . . . read more

Learning with Vortex Cannons

September 18, 2009

Fifth grade science students had their first lesson with “Dr. G.” He is ESU 5 scientist Matt Gerber. “Dr. G.” typically comes via distance learning from his classroom in Beatrice once every two weeks. They were excited to meet him . . . read more

Milky Fireworks

by Sheri Christiansen

Students in Mrs. Christiansen’s 5th grade science class are learning about the scientific method. They are practicing forming questions, hypotheses, and conclusions. Students are following the steps of the scientific method when . . . read more

Summer Science Camp

August 14, 2009

Eight Fairbury students in grades 4-6 participated in a two day science camp in Hebron, NE. Justin Peterson, Shaye Stall, Bladen Ahl, Trevin Likens, Ryan Umland, Kelsey Snyder, Dalton Hinrichs, and Brittany Ward participated in this . . . read more