Prisons, haunted houses and more
Young scientists devise lighting for mini buildings
One of the highlights of our 4th grade science class is the construction of a lighting system for a dollhouse. With a lot of dedication, students had built small rooms out of shoe boxes and decorated them in various forms. Whether the building models were a prison, a cockpit, ghost house or Lego room, the students were eager to put lights in their mini rooms and decided that installing a light switch will save energy and battery life.
After careful planning, they sketched their ideas and drafted 鈥渟hopping lists鈥� for materials such as pole clamps, light bulbs, batteries and lead wires.
After much enthusiastic scientific work, the teachers Ms. Colopy and Ms. Pence heard exclamations from all work stations: 鈥淚t shines!鈥� or 鈥淚t works!鈥�. At the conclusion of science class each team proudly presented its radiant room.
by Andrea Pence and Steffi Colopy
