Stilt Build in 2nd!

We are one step closer to stilt walking at TISA!  The Dragons spent part of the morning measuring and sorting stilts.  They did an excellent job!  We were then joined by Fiona (Aris's mom), Rosalie, Alessandra Ogren (from Penasco Theatre), and some stellar 8th graders for a round of drilling, gluing, and bolting.  Thank you so much to Fiona, Rosalie, Ryan, Kenyon, and Jonathon, and the Dragons for all of your hard work!  

Fiona was cranking out the stilts!

These 8th graders were awesome!  They quickly learned the technique and then took over the job.  And they drilled a hole in only one chair!

Seamus rocked it...even with his cast.

Making Clouds: Condensation Investigation!

We're talking about the water cycle.  Why not make a cloud?  Making a cloud requires water vapor, a cool atmosphere, and dust particles.  The Dragons loved making their own "cloud in a jar" and then releasing the cloud into the atmosphere!

Our Watershed: Water is Life!

The Dragons began working on a large group art project inspired by our watersheds.  They started with the snowy peaks which melted into rivers which branched out into acequias.  Farms and gardens are popping up by each acequia.  I will post more pictures of their art soon.  I do love watching how they work together to make beautiful things.

Tortilla Time!

We were fortunate to have Angelique's Grandma Patsy and Rio's mom, Caroline, come help the Dragons make corn tortillas!  Cooking in class rocks.  It's so engaging... and a little reading instructions and measurement practice is always a good thing.   This New Mexico unit has turned out to be pretty tasty... Thank you to Patsy, Caroline, and Miss Wally, of course!

Reading while the tortillas rise...

Corn tortillas and honey, yum.

Watershed Water Science!

Hooray for precipitation!  Perfectly timed, icy rain began to fall as the Dragons created mini watershed models to better understand the water cycle, watersheds, and acequias.   

We were lucky to get snow the next day, so we piled some on top of the model mountains to see what that mountain snow does as the weather warms.