Today we discussed viscosity. (Viscosity: resistance of a fluid (liquid or gas) to a change in shape, or movement of neighbouring portions relative to one another. Viscosity denotes opposition to flow.) We got our hands dirty and made oobleck! 🙂
Leaf Wreath
With fall in full swing and the leaves changing colors, I encouraged the kids to create a fall wreath keepsake. They were constructed out of paper plates, brown paint mixed with glue, artificial leaves of varying colors, tissue paper, and
Wreaths
Today we started working on a wreath project, Kids did wonderful job threading mesh into a wreath form, we even had one starwars themed wreath. We continued working on our beaded projects from last week.
Coral Reefs
Today, Neutrons were studying ocean habitats in Writer’s Workshop, so we made coral reefs in art class. We used styrofoam semi-spheres, pipe cleaners, beads, and plastic discs to make colorful coral reefs. All of the kids worked hard and went
Oceans
The neutrons began to look at our world’s oceans today. We looked at a globe and realized that most of our planet is covered with oceans. We labeled a paper about the ocean zones and the types of animals that
Bouncy Balls
Today we got our hands messy and made Bouncy Balls! https://thestemlaboratory.com/how-to-make-bouncy-balls/
Deserts
Having discussed North American deserts last week, this week we expanded our scope to deserts all across the world. We started with the biggest desert of all: Antarctica! We read a book, colored some Antarctic wildlife, and talked about cold
Lab Report: The Amazing Balancing Yardstick
First Name: Anna Age: 7 Experiment Title: The Amazing Balancing Yardstick What was your hypothesis?: My hypothesis was that when I pushed the yardstick one way, it would push too far and fall down. What materials did you use in
Lab Report: Magic Yardstick
First Name: Aaron Age: 6 Experiment Title: Magic Yardstick What was your hypothesis?: I expected that the yardstick was going to fall to the side of my pushing finger. What materials did you use in your experiment? List them all.:
Book Report: Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret by Liz Kessler
First Name: Anna Age: 7 Book Title: Emily Windsnap and the Siren’s Secret Author: Liz Kessler Fiction Genres: Fairy Tale,Fantasy Write three (3) sentences which describe the Setting of the book. Be sure use descriptive words.: The book takes place