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5th Grade Discovery Center

Today the 5th grade investigated topics of interest. 

Here are some of the explorations that took place:

* Identifying and classifying rocks and minerals

* Researching elements and putting together the 1000 piece periodic table puzzle

* Observing and learning about the monarch, viceroy and swallowtail butterflies

* Understanding what makes food "organic" and if organic food or locally grown food is better for the environment

* Researching climates of the world

* Making sense of the physics equation for acceleration

* Researching penguins and pandas

* Learning about holograms

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