Osage Cuestas
| Sunday, January 3, 2010
Greenwood County is located on the boundary between the Flint Hills region of Kansas and the Osage Cuestas region. Cuesta is a Spanish word for cliff. This region is characterized by a series of escarpments that face east. A rock escarpment is a feature located in the outdoor classroom at our school. It faces . . . read more
News from Marshall Elementary
Letter from Mr. Leis April is an exciting month at Marshall. We all anticipate the many fun activities that . . . read more
Regional Science Fair Results
Twenty eight Eureka students attended the Neosho County Community College Regional Science Fair on Saturday. Eleven of the projects placed high enough to qualify for the Kansas State Science & Engineering Fair which will be . . . read more
SciJinks Interactive Weather Laboratory
“ SciJinks" is a highly interactive web site that provides audiences of all ages an amazing science education opportunity. Provided by NOAA and NASA, the Web site transports visitors to the wild world of weather to learn about . . . read more
ePals Water Project
What is a life straw? Who created it and what is it used for? Sixth graders have found the answers to these questions and more through their research during the ePals water project. The life straw was . . . read more
6th Graders Design Experiments on Plant Transpiration
Do plants transpire water and waste when they are dormant? Will a conifer transpire waste through the needles? Students are developing experiments that answer these questions by . . . read more
Osmosis Experiment
Sixth graders used raw chicken eggs to represent cells in an experiment to observe the passage of solutions through a membrane. The eggs were placed in oil, vinegar, and water. Blue food coloring was added to the water. . . . read more
Plant Root Investigation
Is the root structure of a plant found in the wetlands different than the root structure of a plant found in the upland prairie region of the outdoor classroom? Sixth grade science students investigated this question today. . . . read more
School/Community Partner ~ Mrs. Faith Butler, EMT
Mrs. Faith Butler has served Greenwood County for several years as an Emergency Medical Technician. Her role as a first responder has impacted many citizens in our community. The sixth grade science classes were treated to a . . . read more
Does the Intensity of Exercise Affect Heart Rate?
After studying the cardiovascular system of the body, sixth graders completed an experiment in which they tested the effect of intensity of exercise on their bodies' heart rates. Final results were written into lab . . . read more
Digestion Simulation
To reinforce understanding of the human digestion process, students in sixth grade science analyzed the functions of stomach and small intestine fluids. Students simulated stomach acid with a vinegar solution and the bile found in the . . . read more
American Association for the Advancement of Science Field Test
Sixth graders at Marshall have been selected to take part in a field test for the Spring of 2009 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Project 2061. Founded in 1985, Project 2061 is a long-term initiative of AAAS to . . . read more
Results of Kansas Science & Engineering Fair
Fourteen Eureka students competed at the Kansas State Science and Engineering Fair held at Friends University in Wichita this past weekend. The students competed in two divisions. Division I included grades 9-12. Division II included . . . read more
Regional Science Fair Results
Eureka students made a great showing at the NCCC’s Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Twenty-three Eureka students attended the regional fair. Here are the results: Bronze medals were awarded to Tori Hoover, 9th grade; Abby Stever, . . . read more
How does the viscosity of magma relate to the formation of volcanoes?
How does the viscosity of magma relate to the formation of volcanoes? Students worked on solving this questions and four other essential questions about magma by designing their own experiments. Ketchup at 25ºC . . . read more
Viscosity Experiment
Science students designed an experiment to test the viscosity of five different liquids. Viscosity is a substance’s ability to resist flowing. The liquids that were tested were water, vinegar, oil, starch, syrup, Milk of Magnesia, starch . . . read more
Proving Density - Mathematically
“Seeing is believing” and sixth grade science students could see that when water, alcohol, and vegetable oil were poured into a graduated cylinder, the liquids separated into three distinct columns according to their density. The . . . read more
Science Fair
The Eureka Science Fair was held at Eureka Jr/Sr High School on Tuesday, January 13 th . First place was awarded to Marshall 6th Grader, Lucas Hare. Lucas’s project tested air resistance in parachutes of different . . . read more
Archimedes' Principle
Sixth graders tested the buoyancy of an aluminum boat and a foil ball. Students found that when they dropped the ball of aluminum foil in the water, it had a completely different result than the boat. Although both pieces of . . . read more
Animal Adaptations
One of the goals in sixth grade science is to help students understand that adaptations of organisms (changes in structure, function, or behavior that accumulate over successive generations) contribute to biodiversity. Students . . . read more
Investigating Emergents
The wetland area in the outdoor classroom is full of cattails. These plants provide a great source for looking at plant structures. Students completed an investigation where they were able to look closely at the vascular . . . read more
Biomedical Mysteries
"You hired on as crew to help sail a yacht across half the Pacific. Now, two weeks later, in the aftermath of a gale 500 miles from land, you find something new added to your job description - Detective." Students . . . read more
Plant Part Scavenger Hunt
Recognizing plant parts and relating them to their function is what the sixth grade science students have been working on. They created plant part scavenger hunts for each other as a way to practice identifying parts of organisms in . . . read more
Vinegar as a Herbicide?
Prior to the widespread use of chemical herbicides, cultural
controls, such as altering soil pH, salinity, or fertility levels,
were used to control weeds. Sixth graders have designed an
experiment where they are testing vinegar . . .
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Alternative Energy – or – Just Another Microorganism?
While completing an investigation over the characteristics of protists, sixth graders have found a microorganism in the water samples, from the wetland area, that may have characteristics that can be used for the production of energy. . . . read more
