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What's Brewing in the Addison Science Lab

Students are studying the effects of light on crickets, sound, lenses and prisms, soil attributes, and animal adaptations in the Addison Elementary's science lab.

What's brewing in the science laboratory? Experiments involving electromagnets, sound, plant and animal adaptions, and a Starlab.

The Starlab is a portable planetarium owned by . It rotates among the schools during the year. Addison uses it to learn about the constellations, such as the Big and Little Dippers. 

Last week students studied: electromagnets (5th grade), sound (4th grade), the Star Lab (2nd grade), plant and animal adaptations (3rd grade) and the special needs Pre-K class made ice cream. 

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This coming week students will study the effects of light on crickets, sound, lenses and prisms, soil attributes, and animal adaptations.

This fall, the Addison Elementary Foundation purchased two turtles and held a turtle naming contest. The winning names are Shelly and Sheldon. The turtles join the hermit crabs in the lab. The lab hopes to acquire a snake next.

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"Living creatures are a valuable addition to the lab-not only are they exciting for the kids to come watch them swim, dive and eat, but they're also part of the life science curriculum. Many teachers bring their students in the lab to observe the animals and then write about them in a journal, sketch pictures or use their observations as inspiration for a literature connection," Addison Foundation President Lisa Grier told Northeast Cobb Patch.

The Addison Foundation opened the science lab in April 2010 after two years of fundraising efforts. The Foundation funds a part-time science lab instructor, as well as provides funding to purchase lab materials.

Science Lab Volunteers

Parents and grandparents have volunteered anywhere from 2-240 hours in the science lab this school year. Without their dedication, students couldn't receive such hands-on lab lessons. The following volunteers make the learning possible:

Stephanie Nonner                Timea Davalos

Susan Gensel                      Michelle Brock

Marlo Privitera                     Nicky Nyambi 

Kimberly Hunt                     Eliana Burke

Carlos Espinosa                   Jennifer Marshall

Abbye Stooksbury               Brenda Sottile

Dana Smith                        Debbie Spencer

Dr. Gregory Bobo                Stephanie O'Donoghue 

Jane Young                         Kim Coleburn

Sherri Morgan                     Audrey Ballauf                  

Rachael Hummel                 Veruzcka Medina

Addison Science Lab Wish List

The science lab is in need of supplies available in many households. The following items are needed:

oatmeal containers
aluminum pie tins
#2 pencils
toothpicks
liquid starch
gallon jugs of glue
large paper clips
9" and 12" balloons
white copy paper
plastic Easter eggs 

Donations of new or gently used items are greatly appreciated. Items can be dropped off in the front office or to arrange for pick-up. Contact Julie Knobbe or call 770-578-2700.


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