Today was experiment day! We tested lots of delicious consumer products. The classes had some surprising results!
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Today in class we did research on the states of matter. We read books, took notes and began to create a storyboard of our information.
First and second grade students broadened their understanding of the 4 states of matter this week. We discussed the differences between solids, liquids, gasses, and plasma. We read Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss. The experiment of the day was to make oobleck and decide if it was a solid or a liquid. We soon learned that oobleck was a non-Newtonian fluid. A non-Newtonian fluid is any substance that has the characteristics of both solids and liquids. We had an exciting time making and experimenting with our oobleck.
This week we continued working on the epidemic mystery simulation. Each group has researched and gathered information from the story to try to identify the source of the mysterious illness causing the epidemic. We also talked about epidemics that are happening today across the USA.
In addition to working on our epidemic simulation this week, we used Pixie to make public service announcement posters about ways to stay healthy.
We continued working on our epidemics simulation this week. Everyone is researching and trying to make connections to figure out how the people got sick. Will we learn enough about E. Coli to save the citizens of the town?
Today was popcorn day in TAG. We learned so many interesting facts about this grain. Did you know that there are 6 different types of corn and that popcorn is the only one that pops? Did you know that corn has between 16% and 20% moisture content and that they have to dry the corn kernels to 14% in order for the kernels to pop? Popcorn explodes and becomes 44 times larger in volume when the temperature reaches 450 to 446 degrees Fahrenheit. We did an experiment today to find out which type of popcorn (freezer, refrigerator, or popcorn kept on the counter top) would pop the most. It was a delicious experiment and we enjoyed eating the leftovers. :) At the end of class we looked at many different types of salt under a microscope.
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