Gause Elementary students use scientific method to build gingerbread houses

Washougal — Gause Elementary School first-graders recently explored use of the scientific method to construct their own gingerbread houses. Teachers Marvina Bugajski, Lyndsey Russell and Heather Hopkins asked their classes to identify the steps they would use, develop a materials list and create a scale blueprint of their ideas. They used graham crackers for walls, peppermint sticks for chimneys and lined sidewalks with M&Ms. “They also asked themselves a scientific question and made a prediction of what they thought might happen or a problem they may encounter,” Bugajski said in a release from the district. “One student was concerned the walls might fall. Afterward, students will be asked what their building challenges were and what changes they might have made to improve their build.”