Author: Duplantier, Joanie

In science the children are experimenting with objects that sink and float when placed in water. We then took objects that did float and tried to make them sink. The children added objects to increase the weight or added weight to just a corner to see if the raft or boat would tip. Then each children made their own raft. They observed how long their rafts would float. Then they added weight and observed how much weight their rafts could hold.

 

I was so impressed with what the children came up with yesterday during our motion lesson.

We first made a ramp as a class. Then we raced objects down the ramp. I had the idea to race different vegetables.

I wanted the children to brain storm and guess which would win and why. We discussed the texture, weight, size and shape of the vegetable. Then we added in marbles, balls, crayons and pompons. By the end of the day the children were racing TP rolls, water bottles, crayons…… During part of the lesson the children had to get a foam ball through a hole. They had to experiment with height of their ramp, blowing the ball and distance. On another table they were launching plastic bugs toward a target.

 

What’s next you ask? I am going to try balloon rockets and marshmallow launchers.



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We are learning about kindness. The children listened to the book, Have You Filled a Bucket Today’s?  Then the kids helped create a poster and a bucket to fill with hearts.

 

 

Growing crystals.

 

We made rockets out of gummy hearts and toothpicks

The childeren pare learning about outer space.

The children were introduced to the letter F by Paining with feathers.

This year we have started two raised garden beds. One is an organic vegetable garden and the other has flower bulbs that will be turned into a pumpkin patch next fall.

    

We have been receiving post cards from across the country and around the world. The children will be making foods and doing crafts to learn about other cultures.

The children have been graphing the weather in their journals each class. Today we had a chance to visit the 8th grade science class an observe the salmon.