We made paper airplanes today. I supplied several different paper types: construction, card stock, drawing paper and foil. The Electrons each chose a paper and we made some cool paper airplane models. Then we tested the models indoors and out,
Science: Longest Paper Chains
Today’s challenge was to make the longest paper chain as possible from one piece of paper. They were encouraged to think through their strategy before they cut their paper loops. Each kid had a slightly different cutting and assembling technique.
Math/Science: Clay Moon Phases
We started reading “Moon: Earth’s Best Friend” by Stacy McAnulty. We learned a little about how the moon started and the different phases of the moon. We used air dry clay to make 8 different phases of the moon. In
Science: Maple Syrup
The Neutrons did a maple syrup investigation today. First we read/discussed a bit about how syrup is made, and then we examined 3 types of syrup (two made from corn syrup and one pure maple syrup) – many interesting observations
Science: Winter Bird Study
We studied winter birds with quarks today. We looked at pictures of non-migrating Illinois birds and studied their calls and songs. We played a fun game of matching the sounds to the pictures of the birds. We discussed how the
Math/Science: Catching Snowflakes
Today we started off talking a little bit about how snowflakes are formed and how they are each unique shapes. We attempted to use black construction paper to catch and investigate the snowflakes. The fact that it wasn’t snowing didn’t
Math/Science: Snow Volcanoes
Today we made…snow volcanoes! Everyone created an individual volcano, and then we made a rainbow volcano together as a group. These kids impress me so much with how well they work as a team. Once half the Neutrons were freezing
Science/Math: Winter Trees & Pinecones
Winter trees was the theme of our last science class. We started off by chatting about what happens to trees during each of the four seasons. The students got to color a sheet divided into four quadrants (each one having
Science: Squishy Circuits
Today we were a little ambitious and took on squishy circuits *and* making play dough in one 45 minute period. It was chaos, but we did it! The kids were scientists troubleshooting their circuits, and the adult helpers were superheroes
Science: Secrets of Winter
Today turned out to be wonderful but not at all what I planned 😀 We started off by reading Secrets of Winter by Carron Brown. It’s a super fun book where you use a flashlight to show animals in the winter.