Kindergarten Videos

I hope you enjoy these videos from our school year.

2022 - 2023

On this page are videos from some of this year's science lessons. Students will be reflecting on inquiry-based observations, activities, investigations and experiments in order to increase their understanding of science instruction. Interpreting, analyzing, and interacting with science is a critical aspect in the classroom and can be seen in these videos. It is my intention that these videos spark conversations at home about science and what we are learning in the classroom.

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Science Topic: CHICKEN LIFE CYCLE

LEARNING GOAL: After completing the lessons in this unit, students will know that chickens grow through a life cycle just like other plants and animals. They begin their development inside an egg, they hatch approximately 21 days later, and then grow until they are mature. There are many breeds of chickens.

Kindergarten Music Video

BETTER WHEN I'M HATCHING!

The girls created a music video with their own dance moves about the life cycle of a chicken to the tune of "Better When I'm Dancin'" by Meghan Trainor. ENJOY!

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The Life Cycle of a Chicken

The girls have been learning about the chicken life cycle. They each made a poster that shows the different stages a chicken will go through during their life cycle. We also have eggs in the kindergarten room and the girls get to watch them hatch first hand. How exciting!!!!!!

The Kindergarten Invention Convention

Kindergarten students have been working in their homerooms, the science room, the iWonder Lab, and at home to create an invention that is new and is helpful. The girls all came up with wonderful ideas. The lower school students were so impressed not only with the girls' inventions but their presentation skills as well. Congratulations, girls on a job well done! We are all so proud of you!

There are 2 videos in this section. One is from the day of the Invention Convention and the other is one that we prepared to showcase the girls' work.

Science Topic: FLOAT & SINK

LEARNING GOAL: Students will categorize a variety of objects according to observable characteristics (sink or float). Students will be encouraged to observe that the same objects will sink or float every time. All students will predict whether given objects sink or float.

S.T.E.A.M. Project - Designing Boats

For this S.T.E.A.M. project, the Kindergarten girls were posed a question: How can we, as engineers, design a boat to travel across a tank from end to end? The girls used foam boat hulls and then decided how many sails to put on their boat, what shapes to use, how high the sails should be, where they should be placed, and they also decorated their boats. On a separate day we then went to the Upper School rowing tanks and with the help of three large fans we set sail. We all had a great time! :)

A special thank you to Mrs. Willingham who taught the girls a mini lesson about the history of boats, as well as Mrs. Slezak, Mrs. Zachary, and Mrs. Upshaw who came to give a helping hand on the day of the Regatta. THANK YOU!

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Science Topic: Four Seasons

LEARNING GOAL: The students will learn about the four seasons and what they are called. The students will be able to describe the how the season affects the weather, outdoor activities, and what they wear. The students will be able to explain how the Earth's angle determines the seasons.

The 4 Seasons

The girls have been learning about the 4 seasons in science class. In this video they are sharing what they know in front of a green screen. Then we superimposed seasonal images behind them. They had a great time, learned a lot, and were very focused! Great job!

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Collecting Fall Leaves

As part of our introduction to study of the 4 seasons, the girls explored the AIS campus looking for fall leaves of many sizes, shapes, and colors. I then showed them a leaf press and how the leaves turn out differently when they are dried and pressed versus just left out to dry. Thank you also to Mrs. Slezak and Mrs. Zachary for joining us! (The second video is a tutorial on how to use a leaf press..)

The last video linked in this section shows the creations of LEAF ANIMALS the students made with the dried leaves. Well done girls!!!

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Science Topic: THE FIVE SENSES

LEARNING GOAL: Learning the five senses helps children better explore the world around them. This fun-filled, hands-on unit helps students gain a better understanding of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.

Mr. and Ms. Potato Head - Using 3D Pens

Today the girls used the 3Doodler, which is a 3D printing pen, to doodle the body parts associated with the 5 senses. We put these 3D doodled body parts on a real potato and created a 5 senses Mr. and Ms. Potato Head .

Names in Braille

For the sense of touch, one of the activities we did was write our names in Braille. We learned how to form the letters of the alphabet and used gem stickers as the raised dots to write our names. We also learned that all around the AIS lower school we have Braille on the classroom signs outside of every door.

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Tasting Popcorn

The girls used their sense of taste to decide which popcorn had butter and which was plain. At the end of science class a few girls told me that, "Taste day is the best day in the whole world!" I'm so glad that the girls enjoyed the class and learned a lot too! Please ask your daughters to tell you what the bumps are called that you can see on your tongue. You just might learn something new too! :)

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The Science of Sound

Continuing our study of the 5 Senses, we focused on the science of sound. We learned about vibration, pitch, and sound waves. We made our own rain storm sound effect. On a different day we had a science class with Ms. Haines and the AMAZINGLY TALENTED Mr. Savar. We learned that science doesn't only happen in the science lab. We looked at musical instruments to HEAR the VIBRATIONS. P.S. It was also Mr. Savar's birthday!!!

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Painting with Jello - Sense of Smell

To continue learning about our sense of smell, the girls drew a picture of something they like to smell and then we "painted" with Jello to make a "smelly picture." When they dry the girls will be able to use their paintings as a scratch and sniff picture. Although the room smells very sweet...it is also very sticky. LOL!

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Stained Glass - Sense of Sight

Kindergarten students learned about light. They saw how different parts of stained glass lets different amounts of light through. We used new vocabulary words... TRANSPARENT, TRANSLUCENT, and OPAQUE.

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Five Senses! 1-2-3-4-5

Today we were introduced to the 5 senses! In the coming weeks we will explore each of the 5 senses individually. I hope you enjoy our music video of the 5 senses we made today!

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First Day of Science:

Wiggle Worm Experiment

Question: How can I make a worm move? Watch and find out!!! The students made their own paper "worms" and measured against their hands how long they were. They watched as the worms they created twisted, curled, and grew as they dropped water on top. They measured the worm again to see how much it grew. Please enjoy this video from our time in science .

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