Welcome to my website. I love teaching and enjoy every minute of it. For seven years I taught in a regular classroom. This is my third year as the Discovery Lab Director for 4th and 5th grades at Grenada Upper Elementary. I have over 700 students. Students come to the Discovery Lab every other week. During that time we have FUN learning about Science. The units are based on the state curriculum, but do not follow a text book. The lab is a time for students to experience hands on learning and build a love of science. Activities in the lab compliment what teachers are teaching in their classrooms. The lab brings Science to life. Discovery Lab Photos: www.grenadaupper.zenfolio.com |
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Mrs. Melody Shaw Discovery Lab Director Grenada Upper Elementary Grenada, Mississippi www.grenadaupper.org 2010-2011 Team Discovery: Investigations Lead to Amazing Discoveries at GUES |
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Team Discovery:
Investigations Lead to Amazing Discoveries at GUES
The students in the Discovery Lab will become scientists in order to discover
new things as well as to understand more about the world in which we live.
Students will become familiar with past discoveries as well as the most
current science news while they participate in the activities for each unit.
The year will begin with a unit called Amazon Voyage. This unit is filled with
exciting and interesting facts about the plants and animals of the Amazon
rain forest. The students will connect with their actions on the global
environment during The Human Footprint unit. Next the students will
explore alternate energy sources through the Powering Up unit. Students will
end the year by exploring the human body during the Heroic Measures unit.
Each unit will require the students to become investigators, problem solvers
and critical thinkers. We will search for evidence, make predictions for the
future and try to find reasons for past events. There will be a new unit every
nine weeks. Each unit will have an overall theme with interrelated objectives
from Life Science, Earth and Space Science, and Physical Science from the
Mississippi Science Framework.
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