We got right down to business after vacation. Our water cycle baggies were still working. We could all see how the water cycle cleans water, because the water that collected at the bottom of the baggie used to have food coloring in it! Science groups can still see evidence of evaporation, condensation and precipitation in their bags.
Did you ever wonder about evaporation? Each science group developed an experiment to see whether the size of a container's opening affects how quickly the water evaporates. We've been observing them over time and will be ready to make conclusions soon.
In math, we've been studying fractions and probability. We can find equivalent fractions, compare fractions, put them in order from smallest to largest and add them. We've used spinners to practice probability. Did you know that you can tell probability with a fraction? There are also words to use like very likely, a 50-50 chance, possibly and certain. In the pictures below, we're performing a cube-drop experiment.
Our classroom has a new teaching station. There is a projector mounted on the ceiling and it displays on a HUGE pull-down screen. The projector is connected to Miss O'Reilly's laptop and we've done all kinds of cool things with it. We've filmed commercials and songs for our book groups and showed them like movies on the big screen. Miss O'Reilly has used the set up to show us articles and little movies. We've had our morning messages projected up there. We've all recorded our book club plans on a class chart. There are so many ways to use our new projector!
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