Outdoor learning was a lot of fun today!  It all started on Sunday afternoon when I filled 31 balloons with water. They were placed outside to freeze.  I brought them to school today and many still had not frozen solid! We talked a little bit about why that could be and concluded that sitting in the snow kept them warm.

We cut the balloons off the ice and found some interesting shapes to observe and talk about.  Then we took them to a small hill and investigated their rolling abilities.  Students talked about why some rolled better than others and used a lot of descriptive language as they talked about the shapes and force.

The fun and learning didn’t end there! the students’ imaginations kicked in and the ice balls became eagle eggs and they talked about how to care for the eggs.

Our “ice balloons” were definitely a hit!!