As you know, our class visited the historic Orpheum Theater last week to see the show CSI-Live!The show was about using scientific methods to gather evidence and solve a crime. Students learned about making observations, forming and testing hypotheses, and different methods for gathering evidence. The show was very engaging, and all the students had a great time! They were also very well
behaved.
When we returned from the field trip, we discussed and reflected upon all the different things we learned. We learned that scientific methods can be used anytime, not just to solve crimes like we saw in the show. Students can make observations and test ideas about anything! There are also many exciting careers that require a strong background in science.
Another piece from the show that students found fascinating was fingerprinting. We learned that people leave prints everywhere and no two fingerprints are the same. Not even identical twins have the same prints! On Friday afternoon we did an activity using students' fingerprints.
The students used an ink pad to make a print of their index finger on a card.
Next they used magnifiers to make observations about their own prints and those of their classmates.
We learned from the show that fingerprints can be sorted into three different types- loops, whorls, and arches. We used this information to classify, sort, count, and graph the students' prints.
I know the students had a great time and learned a lot! Thank you to all the parents who joined us on our trip. Our next field trip will be in the spring. Hopefully any parent who missed out on this trip will be able to join us next time. I love field trips as a way to show students how the things they are learning in the classroom are applicable in the real world.
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