For Hilltoppers – Science is elementary

Kyle Clay, Julie Porterfield, Kacey Whistler, and Ashley Keep, all fourth-grade students at Hilltop Elementary School, measure and record their observations of their tree as part of their class studies. Who wants to be a scientist? “I kind of do – I want to be a vet,” said Ashley.

How are fourth-grade students Libby Finsen, Josh Comport, James Hartshorn, and Samuel Moore measuring the height of their tree? According to Samuel, you bend over, and looking between your legs, when you can see the top of the tree, that’s where you measure from the tree trunk to.

Having followed the same method of measuring their tree, Emilia Aey, Elle Dawson, and Cade Roth record their observations for the next step of the Scientific Method.