Synonym roll scavenger hunt! This is one of their favourite things to do!
5/29/13
5/28/13
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Today we did something fun :o) We made synonym buns! We learned about words that mean the same thing even though they are different - like scrumptious and yummy. Then we got into partners using good old popcorn containers and crumbled "popcorn" balls, each of the students pull a "boring" word and then have to brainstorm with a partner some synonyms. Then they follow a recipe that calls for dash of "thesaurus" - so we used the ipad, iphone, computer, and paper thesaurus. Then they recorded their synonyms onto "icing" and made synonym rolls. 
Field trip forms are due, hot lunch due, spelling tomorrow.
5/27/13
Gimme the BOOOOM!
Friday was an important and fun day in our class.
We talked about SURFACE TENSION!
We know that ATOMS are the building blocks of life and that they are so small you cannot see them with only your eyes. We also know that MOLECULES are formed when atoms join together.
In LIQUIDS molecules join together and the BONDS between them are like very strong magnets – they want to stick together even when something is trying very hard to break them apart.
This is called SURFACE TENSION. Surface tension is a property of liquids that allows them to stand up to an outside FORCE {push or pull}. Surface tension is created because molecules on the surface of a liquid are ATTRACTED to other molecules on the surface and they try to stick together.
We tested to see how many drops of water the top of a penny would hold. e talked about estimating {reasonable guess} and the kids made some great guesses. Who knew the top of a penny could hold 54 drop of water {we did not all get 54 drops haha}.
We watched a video about the water strider and talked about how that tied into the idea of surface tension.
Finally - we finished it off with a mentos and diet coke explosion. Talked about the surface tension of the coke and the surface area of the mentos and how bubbles are formed and spawn more bubbles.
To say they loved it would be an understatement. We finished off the day by reading outside under the trees. Best. Day. Ever. In about an hour you will be able to watch our first try at a mentos explosion here ---> https://vimeo.com/67076816
Today we did partner searches for synonyms, completed some spelling, and will be working on some fun plant related learning after they get back to class!
Be Blessed!
We talked about SURFACE TENSION!
We know that ATOMS are the building blocks of life and that they are so small you cannot see them with only your eyes. We also know that MOLECULES are formed when atoms join together.
In LIQUIDS molecules join together and the BONDS between them are like very strong magnets – they want to stick together even when something is trying very hard to break them apart.
This is called SURFACE TENSION. Surface tension is a property of liquids that allows them to stand up to an outside FORCE {push or pull}. Surface tension is created because molecules on the surface of a liquid are ATTRACTED to other molecules on the surface and they try to stick together.
We tested to see how many drops of water the top of a penny would hold. e talked about estimating {reasonable guess} and the kids made some great guesses. Who knew the top of a penny could hold 54 drop of water {we did not all get 54 drops haha}.
We watched a video about the water strider and talked about how that tied into the idea of surface tension.
Finally - we finished it off with a mentos and diet coke explosion. Talked about the surface tension of the coke and the surface area of the mentos and how bubbles are formed and spawn more bubbles.
To say they loved it would be an understatement. We finished off the day by reading outside under the trees. Best. Day. Ever. In about an hour you will be able to watch our first try at a mentos explosion here ---> https://vimeo.com/67076816
Today we did partner searches for synonyms, completed some spelling, and will be working on some fun plant related learning after they get back to class!
Be Blessed!
5/24/13
Tension... The fun kind!
Today we are studying surface tension all day and our first experiment is to see how many drops of water fit on top of a penny. This is also our introduction to estimating. We talked about reasonable guesses and looked at what two drops of water looked like before we guessed. I think they made pretty good guesses, we are doing the follow up experiment after recess. We are also learning about bugs that walk on water, and doing a rather e plosives experiment after lunch. It is going to be a blast!
5/22/13
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