Infinity Science Center @ Stennis

As our Quest class comes to an end on our Mission Space Study, our love for outer space will never end. It has been an amazing journey where students have found a deeper love for learning about our solar system and everything beyond what our eyes can see. We were excited to wrap up this unit with an educational field trip to the Infinity Science Center at Stennis Space Station. Students were able to make great connections, work with hands on science experiments, and see a real rocket ship up close and personal. This was a great experience that we will never forget. Thank you to all of the families that helped make this unit of study even better than we could have ever imagined. We couldn't have done it without you all. Thank you!!!! 

Fly Me to the Moon 

Quest has had a blast learning about the moon and all of the phases the moon goes through as it travels around our Earth. Students learned that there are 8 different phases of the moon, and it takes 29 and half days for the moon to cycle through its phases. Here are some pictures from our moon phase experiment. After this experiment, students thought it would be amazing to go to the moon and walk around just like the first astronauts did on the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. 

Constellations 

Quest is excited to learn all about what is in the night sky. When we look up and see hundreds of stars, we wonder about many things. We are learning how to look at stars and name the constellations that we see. We are learning that some constellations can be seen in both the northern and southern hemisphere, while others can only be viewed during certain times of the year in either the northern or southern hemisphere. Here are some pictures of our constellations cards that we learned about and sewed. 

Quest Fair Art 

When thinking about all of the wonderful qualities that our quaint town exhibits, Quest students created a quilt square to share with others about what it means to have Poplarville  Pride. Each student thought about what they loved most about Poplarville and why they are proud to call this town their home. They designed their quilt piece for the county fair and it was displayed for everyone to see. Here is a picture of our quilt and the many reasons why we love our growing little town.

Galaxy in a Bottle

Anti-Gravity S.T.E.M. Experiment

2nd grade Quest students made galaxies in a bottle and experienced the awesomeness of what it looks like in our galaxy called, "The Milky Way." This S.T.E.M. experiment took students on a journey that allowed them to see the forces of gravity and how they work with certain liquids. The materials used to make our galaxies in a bottle are the following…..

* Clear bottle with ¼ filled with water

* Baby oil or cooking oil - fill bottle ⅔ full (leave space at top)

* Food coloring (We mixed blue and neon pink)

* Glitter (That was our favorite part)

Then you are ready to cap your bottle and shake it around to see what happens to the different liquids and glitter inside. We had a blast!!

Mission Space Bonus Point Picks 

Click below to watch Cannon's video!

Solar System Video By Cannon

Look at all of these amazing projects that our Quest students have been working on and bringing into class to share with everyone. We would like to also give a big shout out to the wonderful families that help make these projects possible. 

Oobleck Planets

Quest students participated in a S.T.E.M. project that helped them see the different properties of solids and liquids. Through this project, each student created their own planet made from Oobleck. Students had to decide if the new planet was a solid, liquid, or both, give it some color, test it out on an animal figurine, and name it. This was a great experience for the students and afterwards, they were able to take their newly found planet home to share with loved ones! Here are some pictures of this cool experiment.