The Science of Seuss

January is "Literacy Month" for the Florida Department of Education. They have a variety of initiatives put in place to get teachers, students and parents fired up about reading. At New Berlin, we also celebrate Science in January because this is when individual and class science projects are due. This year we decided to combine the two (literacy and science) and we had one big "Science of Seuss Day" on Friday the 13th. In Kindergarten through 2nd grade, students and teachers particpated in a variety of science activities centered around the famed author Dr. Seuss. In our class we read the book "My Many Colored Days" and experimented with mixing primary colors to make secondary ones. We also read "Bartholomew and Oobleck", where a gooey green substance, Oobleck, fell from the sky and wreaked havoc in the kingdom. The students had an opportunity to make and take home their very own gooey Oobleck. The Science of Seuss was a fun way for the students to think outside of the box in literacy and engage with the scientific process. Here are a few snapshots of our day....