We are pleased to announce that we will have a noted expert on the giant panda speaking at IST next week. Dr. Sarah M. Bexell of the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding will be addressing students in grades 2 to 5 on 5 November at IST. The following is a summary of Dr. [...]
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Panda Expert to Speak at IST
October 30, 2012 · 2 Comments · 2012-2013, Elementary Topics, General Topics
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Library Books Go Round and Round
May 3, 2012 · 1 Comment · 2011-2012, Elementary Topics, General Topics
The grade 2 students are inquiring into the PYP theme, “How we organize ourselves.” As part of their unit, they visited the library to see how our circulation system was organized. They followed a book from the shelf, to the circulation desk, to a library and back again into the library and onto the shelf. [...]
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What’s the Weather Like in Grade 3?
April 16, 2012 · Comments Off · 2011-2012, Elementary Topics
The grade 3 students are inquiring into the PYP transdisciplinary theme How the world works and focusing on how to measure and predict weather. As with every other PYP unit, I have put together a group of links for the third graders to enhance their inquiries. To access the weather links, you will need to [...]
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Grade 4 Are Principled Researchers
November 18, 2011 · 2 Comments · 2011-2012, General Topics
Grade 4 has just presented a fantastic science fair showcasing experiments each student devised. The central idea of their unit was, ” Scientific experimentation allows us to investigate our questions and reach conclusions.” As a culminating activity for the unit, students explored questions they had posed during the unit and independently carried out experiments to [...]
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Is It Endangered?
May 13, 2010 · Comments Off · 2009-2010, Elementary Topics
Grade 2 is embarking on an inquiry into how we share the planet. They are focusing on endangered animals and were in the library earlier this week looking for books and websites about different animal species. Not all animals are endangered, thankfully. To know which animals are endangered, grade 2 students – and other animal [...]
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