Students have been thinking about time. We talked about the difference between night and day. They thought about things they see at night and things they see in the day. Then students compared actions that happen at night and in the day.
We read a story about night. This is a wordless story, so students looked at the pictures and told the story.
Then we did a couple of art projects: campfires and flashlight scenes!
Our drama centre has been transformed into a campsite! The students have read stories, watched videos, sang songs, and wrote all about camping adventures. Some have a lot of experience with camping and some are exploring camping for the first time. This inquiry has provided us with a wonderful opportunity to learn from each other!
Under Construction:
Mini Camping Stories With Loose Parts:
Campsite # 109 At Wyevale Central!
Yesterday, we put on our science hats and continued our inquiry around water. We had already investigating the sinking and floating of heavy and light objects. So, we turned our attention to liquids and asked, “Are some liquids heavier or lighter than others? Are all liquids the same?”
We started out by examining a variety of liquids. We looked at water, vegetable oil, dish soap, corn syrup, and rubbing alcohol and made several observations about colour and movement. We also made predictions about which liquid is the heaviest and which is the lightest.
Then it was time to pour each liquid into a jar and make observations along the way.
With the help of a little food colouring we were able to see all of the layers of each liquid and were surprised to find that the syrup was the heaviest and the alcohol was the lightest! We created a second jar and shook it up just to see what would happen. We did notice that the liquids seemed to mix together but this morning we discovered that the oil had separated from the other liquids. We’ll continue to talk about this idea today as we experiment with water, oil, and alka seltzer!
To help us learn about the idea of probability the students were introduced to a gumball machine. Some students had not seen a gumball machine before and others wondered how it worked. So we watched a short video to take a look at the inside of one.
Next, we looked at a picture of a gumball machine and used some probability vocabulary to talk about it. Students helped to fill in the blanks to make the statements true.
Parents: You can help your child develop their probability vocabulary. When playing games and talking about things happening at home model the use of the following words. Also, encourage your child to say statements using the words. certain, impossible, likely, unlikely
Of course, that led to many students wanting to draw their own gumball machines. So, we found some instructions to guide us.
Here are some of the finished drawings!
