http://thelearningcommunity.org The Learning Community School is a private school for grades K-8 near Asheville, NC, encouraging experiential learning, outdoor education, teamwork, rigorous academics, and community engagement. Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:51:00 +0000 http://snappages.com en http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/10/03/outdoor-education-fridays http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/10/03/outdoor-education-fridays Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:51:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/10/03/outdoor-education-fridays
]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/05/17/service-learning-with-riverlink-at-lake-tomahawk http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/05/17/service-learning-with-riverlink-at-lake-tomahawk Tue, 17 May 2011 11:14:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/05/17/service-learning-with-riverlink-at-lake-tomahawk










]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/05/10/investigating-the-planets http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/05/10/investigating-the-planets Tue, 10 May 2011 11:31:00 +0000 Ms. Carol http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/05/10/investigating-the-planets
Then they combined 15 cans of play-doh together to form one large ball. They then had to [...]]]>
Then they combined 15 cans of play-doh together to form one large ball. They then had to figure out how to create 50 equal sized balls using all of the play-doh. Then they took 49 of the balls and smushed them together to make Earth, and the other one ball was the moon! They loved it!

I had them create signs on toothpicks to be able to label their planets as they went along. Then we smushed it all together again and made the Earth, moon and Mars.

We added more play-doh to the ball, and using the same idea of creating many smaller balls and combining them, we made all of the planets (including the dwarf planet of Pluto). They LOVED doing this project. It took 3 class periods (over 3 and half hours) to complete everything.

They used math and logic to get through it all. It also involved leadership skills and teamwork. They learned about the relative size of the planets throughout the lesson and many said that they "get it!" now and that they'll always remember it!





















]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/05/05/voices-of-the-river http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/05/05/voices-of-the-river Thu, 05 May 2011 08:47:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/05/05/voices-of-the-river




]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/02/05/wild-bodema-performance http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/02/05/wild-bodema-performance Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:33:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/02/05/wild-bodema-performance










]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/01/04/manna-food-drive http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/01/04/manna-food-drive Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:38:34 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2011/01/04/manna-food-drive
Also, the 7/8 class went to Valley Christian Ministries to set up a "toy store" for families in need. The organization was flooded with toy donations and our students organized the toys and arranged them so that families in need could shop for free for holiday gifts and decorations.



]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/11/16/exciting-science-labs-in-4th-8th-grades http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/11/16/exciting-science-labs-in-4th-8th-grades Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:24:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/11/16/exciting-science-labs-in-4th-8th-grades










]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/10/23/reading-buddies http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/10/23/reading-buddies Sat, 23 Oct 2010 11:29:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/10/23/reading-buddies




]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/10/05/48-camping-trip http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/10/05/48-camping-trip Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:28:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/10/05/48-camping-trip
















]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/09/29/teambuilding-bowling-with-buddies http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/09/29/teambuilding-bowling-with-buddies Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:05:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/09/29/teambuilding-bowling-with-buddies




]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/09/21/zumba-dance-class http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/09/21/zumba-dance-class Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:27:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/09/21/zumba-dance-class




]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/09/02/move-in-is-complete http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/09/02/move-in-is-complete Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/09/02/move-in-is-complete




]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/05/24/end-of-year-campout http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/05/24/end-of-year-campout Mon, 24 May 2010 22:44:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/05/24/end-of-year-campout
The older students camped in primitive shelters on the mountain, where they cooked over an [...]]]>
The older students camped in primitive shelters on the mountain, where they cooked over an open fire and spent time playing TEAM games and practicing camp craft. They also worked in groups on a multi-day project to construct rafts using only water bottles and found materials.













]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/05/10/school-at-carrier-park http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/05/10/school-at-carrier-park Mon, 10 May 2010 15:22:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/05/10/school-at-carrier-park






]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/04/27/backpacking http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/04/27/backpacking Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:25:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/04/27/backpacking






]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/04/23/homesteading http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/04/23/homesteading Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:40:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/04/23/homesteading


















]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/03/29/creating-scale-models http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/03/29/creating-scale-models Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:38:06 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/03/29/creating-scale-models






]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/03/24/studying-infectious-disease http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/03/24/studying-infectious-disease Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:44:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/03/24/studying-infectious-disease
The results were quite revealing! After 2 seconds, 99% of the paint (germs) [...]]]>
The results were quite revealing! After 2 seconds, 99% of the paint (germs) remained, after 7 seconds about 50% remained, and after 10 seconds 40-50% still remained.

This led to an interesting discussion about the importance of proper hand-washing techniques. How much time do you normally take to wash your hands? Hmmm....









]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/03/17/farewell-ms-mae http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/03/17/farewell-ms-mae Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:23:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/03/17/farewell-ms-mae






]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/03/16/pi-day http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/03/16/pi-day Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:52:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/03/16/pi-day






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]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/03/04/unca-visit http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/03/04/unca-visit Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:23:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/03/04/unca-visit




]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/02/08/musical-rehearsal http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/02/08/musical-rehearsal Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:05:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/02/08/musical-rehearsal




]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/01/18/mlk-jr-holiday-celebration http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/01/18/mlk-jr-holiday-celebration Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:53:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2010/01/18/mlk-jr-holiday-celebration






]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/12/30/happy-holidays http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/12/30/happy-holidays Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:44:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/12/30/happy-holidays
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]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/12/09/thanksgiving-feast http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/12/09/thanksgiving-feast Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:55:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/12/09/thanksgiving-feast










]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/12/02/primitive-skills-camping-trip http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/12/02/primitive-skills-camping-trip Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:41:00 +0000 Mr. David http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/12/02/primitive-skills-camping-trip














]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/11/23/a-few-recent-pictures http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/11/23/a-few-recent-pictures Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:14:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/11/23/a-few-recent-pictures










]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/10/26/monarch-watch http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/10/26/monarch-watch Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:45:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/10/26/monarch-watch University of Kansas Monarch Watch website.





]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/10/12/discovering-prime-and-composite-numbers http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/10/12/discovering-prime-and-composite-numbers Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:26:00 +0000 Ms. Katherine http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/10/12/discovering-prime-and-composite-numbers
Students worked alone or [...]]]>
Students worked alone or with a partner to sort (classify) their cards in many ways... even and odd numbers, multiplies of 5s, etc. Eventually students sorted according to the number of arrays each number had, ending up with 3 groups: those numbers with 2 arrays, those numbers with more than 2 arrays, and the third group was for any number that didn't fit either criteria. Can anyone guess what number(s) that might be? Go to the blog and reply to this entry. Let's see who posts the answer first... a student or a parent!





]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/10/05/whitewater-rafting http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/10/05/whitewater-rafting Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:22:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/10/05/whitewater-rafting


]]> http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/10/02/harvesting-sorghum http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/10/02/harvesting-sorghum Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:26:00 +0000 http://thelearningcommunity.org/blog/2009/10/02/harvesting-sorghum
The Water group spent the afternoon paddling canoes on Lake Eden [...]]]>
The Water group spent the afternoon paddling canoes on Lake Eden in preparation for their upcoming whitewater rafting trip!







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