by Abigail Miller | Oct 9, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Longmont Montessori, Longmont Preschool, model rockets, Physics, science
Here is a link to a great video of our launch party taken by Longmont Times Call photographer Joshua Buck:https://timescallmedia.com/20111009/multimedia/bloom-rocket-launch/
by Abigail Miller | Oct 9, 2011 | astronomy, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Longmont Montessori, Longmont Preschool, model rockets, Physics, science
Today was the first ever Bloom! Montessori School launch party!Sorry for the crazy formatting… still fighting with Blogger.For the past few weeks, the children have been learning about forces- gravity, thrust, and drag. To provide students with a concrete...
by Abigail Miller | Oct 8, 2011 | astronomy, Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Fiske Planetarium, Longmont Montessori, Longmont Preschool, Physics, science
“The Sun, with all the planets revolving around it, and depending upon it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as though it had nothing else in the Universe to do.” -Galileo Galilei I sincerely apologize for the formatting errors in this post. I have been...
by Abigail Miller | Oct 8, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Longmont Montessori, Longmont Preschool, model rockets, Physics, science
5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Lift off! We wanted to remind everyone that tomorrow is our first ever Rocket Launch Party! The children have spent the last few weeks learning about forces and building Estes Generic E2X model rockets. You are invited to join us at tomorrow at...
by Abigail Miller | Feb 12, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, Electricity, Longmont Montessori, Longmont Preschool, Magnetism, Physics, science
Having completed a unit of study on magnetism, it only makes sense to introduce the children to some of the natural laws associated with electricity. The main sensorial key for introducing electricity in the Montessori classroom is allowing children to construct a...
by Abigail Miller | Feb 1, 2011 | Bloom Montessori School of Longmont, geography, Longmont Preschool, Montessori, physical science, Physics, science
When I give tours of the school, I am often asked about science education for preschool children. Although there seems to be an acknowledgement that children are nascent scientists (in fact, a recent study by the National Science Foundation described them as...