The fat mouse lived

Posted 6/11/15

St. Rose of Lima School third, fourth and fifth graders held their in-school science last week. Third graders in the class of Jennifer Liddle focused on models of the solar system. The displays …

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The fat mouse lived

THEIR OWN SYSTEM: Third graders built models of the solar system. At left is Calista Aquinaldo, who erected her system on a lazy-Susan so that it would spin.

THEY GOT TO PICK: Fourth graders chose their science project from a list of topics. Emerson White-DeLaCamara, standing at left with her display, did hers on feeding mice wholesome and junk foods while, at right, Madison DiPetrillo assumed people would favor red Skittles. Her theory proved to be incorrect as the yellow candies turned out to be the favorites.

PLANS TO WITHSTAND A QUAKE: Darian Clay holds the plans his fifth grade team used to build an earthquake-proof structure as his classmates look on.

Posted Thursday, June 11, 2015 1:57 pm

St. Rose of Lima School third, fourth and fifth graders held their in-school science last week. Third graders in the class of Jennifer Liddle focused on models of the solar system. The displays varied from mobiles to motorized systems. Fourth graders in the class of Stacey Wildenhain got to choose between a variety of themes all designed to prove or disprove their hypotheses. Student Emerson White-DeLaCamara assumed that mice fed wholesome food versus junk food would be healthier. The mouse of junk food quickly gained weight while the other died, disproving her hypothesis. Now she has the fat mouse on a diet. And fifth graders under the direction of teacher Noreen Mazzie divided her class into four teams assigning each to design and then build a model of an earthquake-proof structure. The models were put to the test with a lot of table shaking. (Warwick Beacon photos)