Prarthana Appaiah

Teacher at Arlington Public Schools, Discovery Elementary School.

[jaime vincent @MsJaimeVincent]

3, 2, 1... One of many successful roller coasters today! @DiscoveryAPS

[Prarthana Appaiah @MissAppaiah]

We finally got to apply all that we’ve learned about force, motion, potential and kinetic energy, velocity, and friction in our science roller coaster lab today! @DiscoveryAPS

[Prarthana Appaiah @MissAppaiah]

Our 4th graders produced so many greens in our @DiscoveryAPS hydroponic garden! We had enough to serve in our cafeteria for the next two weeks AND we were able to donate a full, large cooler of greens to an organization (@ASPANlink) we care deeply about @ForkFarms #dogoodfeelgood

[Discovery APS @DiscoveryAPS]

Oh hey, click on it! We know both of those teachers! @MissAppaiah @jvincent_aps

[Prarthana Appaiah @MissAppaiah]

@MrsLevy4 @DiscoveryAPS @GreenSchoolsNN @ForkFarms Thanks, @MrsLevy4! We’re so excited! Can’t wait to donate part of our harvest, too!

[Prarthana Appaiah @MissAppaiah]

Had an extremely successful first harvest! Can’t wait to have the freshest salad for lunch in our @DiscoveryAPS cafeteria! @GreenSchoolsNN @ForkFarms

[jaime vincent @MsJaimeVincent]

So excited for this! Thanks so much for all your help and expertise!

[Prarthana Appaiah @MissAppaiah]

Then, we tracked growth. We can’t wait for all of these seeds to germinate! Next up: creating a nutrient solution. #yayscience #happyplantlady #happyplantkids @DiscoveryAPS

[Prarthana Appaiah @MissAppaiah]

@ForkFarms couldn’t have made it easier. The straight-forward grow guides and videos helped us learn SO much in so little time. Because of this, we were able to start planting this week, much sooner than we thought! @DiscoveryAPS #APSgreen

[Prarthana Appaiah @MissAppaiah]

We’ve learned about plants, their parts, and their needs by working in our outdoor garden. We’ve researched large scale farming and hydroponic farming. This week, after a quarter packed with learning, we were FINALLY able to get started on our hydroponic system @DiscoveryAPS

[Prarthana Appaiah @MissAppaiah]

Anyone have any decomposing pumpkins? We would love it if you could drop it off either at the compost pile in our Discovery garden OR at Earth Products Yard!

[Arlington County @ArlingtonVA]

Give last night's Jack-o’-lantern new life—drop it off for composting! Saturday, Nov. 2, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Earth Products Yard (4300 29th St S). The @ArlingtonDES Solid Waste Bureau will use the organic results in parks and other landscaping. https://t.co/9HagpSeFAc

[Prarthana Appaiah @MissAppaiah]

On Green Day yesterday, 4th graders cleaned up our campus to keep trash from entering our watershed. They also completed the @EcoSchoolsUSA audit by testing the pH level and temperature of the soil and water in our schoolyard habitat. @GreenSchoolsNN @DiscoveryAPS #APSgreen

[Prarthana Appaiah @MissAppaiah]

The most perfect day to plant these fall crops!

[Discovery APS @DiscoveryAPS]

Broccoli going in at the @DscApsGarden, featuring @MissAppaiah and @DscAPSG4 students!

[Prarthana Appaiah @MissAppaiah]

...aaand we got to touch, feel, and smell a fresh lot of compost so that we know what to expect when the browns and greens in our own compost pile have broken down. We mixed this “black gold” into our raised garden beds. Tomorrow, we plant! #apsgreen @DiscoveryAPS

[Prarthana Appaiah @MissAppaiah]

Today, we started our very own compost pile in our @DiscoveryAPS garden. Students brought in “greens” from home and searched for “browns” around our campus. #apsgreen @GreenSchoolsNN @MsWilliamsArt @WinesinvaReads

[Prarthana Appaiah @MissAppaiah]

Before, during, and after. Check out our amazing, nutrient-rich garden beds! Ready for our 4th graders to get composting and planting next week! Thanks for the inspiring seminar this summer, @JennySeydel #happyplantlady @DiscoveryAPS @jvincent_aps @GreenSchoolsNN

[Prarthana Appaiah @MissAppaiah]

Looking for seeds and different dispersal techniques on our Friday nature walk! @DiscoveryAPS

[Prarthana Appaiah @MissAppaiah]

Fourth graders learned all about plants this week and even enjoyed dissecting flowers! #scienceisfun @DiscoveryAPS

[Prarthana Appaiah @MissAppaiah]

Thank you, @DiscoveryESPTA !!!

[jaime vincent @MsJaimeVincent]

Excited to share and implement what we learned at the Green Schools Conference this week! @DiscoveryAPS @RussoErin @DiscoveryESPTA @MsKatieMcKinley @MissAppaiah

[MsDodd @jenkdodd]

Grade 4 original @brainpop filming continues today with @MissAppaiah reading classes. Beep beep! @DiscoveryAPS @RuskTeach @MsBlakesClass