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 fourth 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. NEW LAB T-SHIRTS ARE HERE!! 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 2011-2012 GUES Investigation Team Gaining Understanding through Exciting Investigations in Science |
| Discovery Lab |
| GUES Investigation Team: Gaining Understanding through Exciting Investigations in Science 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 Under the Sea. This unit is filled with exciting and interesting facts about the oceans of the world. The students will look beyond earth and go Out of This World during the second nine weeks. After Christmas the students will learn more about Planet Earth. Students will end the year with a unit titled CSI. 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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| Get one today!! Students will wear these on the first Wednesday of every month starting in September. Wild About Science Wednesday! |