Friday, April 11, 2014
Balls and Ramps Experiments
We are exploring with balls and ramps to learn about force and motion. We are using the scientific method to make discoveries. The first question we asked was: Will the height of the inclined plane affect the distance the marble rolls?" We wrote our hypotheses, sketched our experimental set up and listed our procedure. We did 3 trials for three different heights and recorded our data. Finally we wrote a conclusion. Ask you child what we found out. And, thank you for collecting paper towel and toilet paper rolls for us.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
How long is 1,000 paper clips?
That was the question we explored in math class...and boy, were we surprised! We started by building chains of ten. We connected 10 of them to make chains of one hundred. Then, very carefully, we connected ten chains of 100 to make our goal of 1,000 paper clips...wow!!
Hands On Nature: Animal Tracks
Last week our wonderful Hands on Nature volunteers taught us all about animal tracks. We learned about the four basic gait patterns: bounders, waddlers, hoppers and straight walkers. We ventured outside to find some tracks and imagined the story the tracks could tell us about the animals and their activity. Afterward, the class had fun making some of their own tracks in the fresh snow!
Author's Chair: Poetry
After weeks of reading and writing poetry, our class poets celebrated their new learning! It was amazing to hear their voices sing the "music" of their original poems. They experimented with
Play Practice!
Our young actors are having so much fun rehearsing for our play! They have learned their places and movements on stage. They have begun memorizing their lines and are delivering them with great expression. The songs sound incredible...and we are even working on a few dance move surprises!
Thursday, February 13, 2014
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