Looking forward to my first labs tomorrow!

As all of my followers know, I love to take photos of my students to share on this blog. I am soooo excited to have a new phone that takes amazing photos to begin the school year. The following are some pictures of God’s beautiful artwork that I just captured on Hilton Head Island. I didn’t even need to edit them!

As I was walking into school to feed the lab animals, I discovered this beautiful female Eastern Hercules beetle, that had recently died, on the sidewalk. What a great science treasure!  Click here for more information about this large beetle.

My daughter captured this image as she was on her way to the airport early one morning in Orlando. She found out later it was the SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral. Click here to learn more.

I look forward to studying weather with my first and fourth grade scientists each year. I am always amazed at the beauty and power of weather systems. Mrs. Denard, one of our fourth grade teachers, captured this approaching storm.

We have a pair of vultures that are often spotted around school. When I visited school last week, I discovered they have a new addition to their family.

I made my students laugh and inspired them to change the world. My year is complete. Happy summer everyone!

These guys are so much fun! I was cleaning out their tank today.

I always end my fourth grade labs with the popular Diet Coke and Mentos experiment. The results are explosive! We used five, then six and finally seven Mentos. You could change up this investigation by using warm and cold sodas, different types or brands of soda, or sodas with the tops left off for varying amounts of time.

What would happen to your stomach if you washed down a Mentos with a glass of coke?

I sure will miss these scientists next year when they move to middle school! I hope they visit me often.