When a solid turns to a liquid, does it weigh more, less or the same? Today we explored this idea by measuring the weight of a bag filled with ice every 5 minutes until it completely melted. Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering #EngageEmpower

What state of matter is chocolate? What happens when heat is applied? Can we change it back to its original state? Come on over to second grade to find out! Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering #EngageEmpower #science

Brentwood School of Engineering meeting with astronauts aboard the international space station x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Students at Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering in Raleigh got an out-of-this-world lesson in engineering using some old-school technology. abc11.com/amateur-radio-…

Our 2nd graders LOVED being able to see real fossils today after studying them for so long Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering #FieldTrip EL Education #paleontology

We are thankful for the warm weather and our amazing courtyard. Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering

Thank you Cristin from AECOM for "visiting" our classroom this morning. We loved learning about #environmentalengineering

#TwinDay with my favorite fourth grader Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering

Over the next few weeks, students will be working on researching, drawing and writing about a pollinator. Today, the class practiced gathering information from a photograph. Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering EL Education #pollinator

These amazing 2nd graders will be giving an oral presentation to our entire class next week. Today, they practiced with a partner. Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering EL Education #Pollinator

To add some extra flair to our oral presentations, we made scientific models of our pollinators. Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering EL Education

This week we began our #ABCyaLater countdown with Art and Bubbles! We are excited to see what next week has in store Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering #2ndgrade

#ABCyaLater was so fun last week as we celebrated letters C, D, E, F and G. Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering

This week's #ABCyaLater featured H, I (ice cream), J, K and L! We had so much fun celebrating together. Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering

This week's #ABCyaLater focused on M, N, O, P and Q (quizzes). It's been a very exciting week in 2nd grade. Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering

This week's #ABCyaLater countdown brought us R, S (sing and dance), T (thank you) and U. Our second graders loved these fun surprises. Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering

What a great start to the school year! I love watching my newest friends take charge of their learning. Students were challenged to use Google Earth to independently research schools from different cultures and compare them Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering

These amazing engineers had a great time collaborating to build a tower using index cards and tape. Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering #MakerSpace