Science Equipment Quiz-3rd Graders

Third graders will have a quiz on Wednesday, January 18 over the equipment we have been using in the Measurement investigations first semester.  They will make flash cards to bring home and practice with. We have also studied in class.  Below is a study sheet in case they lost theirs!  The study guide has the wrong date. Sorry!

4th grade quiz-Friday, December 9

Magnetism & Electricity   Investigation 1:  The Force

Study Guide for Quiz-Friday, December 9, 2016

*If a magnet sticks to an object, that object is iron or steel.

*A rock that contains iron is a mineral called magnetite.  It is very rich in iron.

*A force is a push or pull.

*When magnets pull together, we say they attract.

*When magnets push apart, we say they repel.

*A piece of iron that behaves like a magnet when it is touching a permanent magnet is a temporary magnet.

*Induced magnetism is the influence of a permanent magnet’s magnetic field on a piece of iron, which makes the iron act like a magnet.

*A graph organizes data visually to show a relationship between two things.

*A prediction is an educated guess based on data or previous experience.

*The intersection of two lines is the point at which they cross.

*The magnetic force acts through space and most materials.

*The greater the distance between two magnets the weaker the force of attraction.

*A detector is something you use to gather evidence about something you can’t see.

Steps for weighing an object!

3rd graders will have a quiz on Wednesday, December 7 over the Steps for Weighing an Object. I have given them the option to take the test in a written format by sequencing the steps on paper just like the study guide I will send home OR they can put the balance together and weigh an item while describing the steps. They get to choose! Below, you will find the steps and /or you can watch a video to help you study! Good Luck!

P.S. I am using an old video so the dates on the video and at the end of the video are incorrect!  The test is Wednesday, December 7!

Step 1-Place the balance beam on the balance base.
Step 2-Set cups in the holes at the ends of the balance.
Step 3-Move the slider on the balance beam to zero the balance.
Step 4 Place the object to be wieighed in one cup.
Step 5-Place mass pieces in the other cup until the balance beam balances.
Step 6-Add up the total number of grams that the object weighs.
Step 7-Write the result on a student sheet or a piece of paper.
Step 8-Return the mass pieces to the container.

Bonnie Cabbage Plant Program

I just wanted to share some of our gardeners from 3rd grade who participated in the cabbage program!  Talk about kids with green thumbs!  WAY TO GO! I love doing this project each year and it so wonderful to be partnered with Bonnie Plants.  We will submit our pictures and the weights of each cabbage and wait until December to see if any of our students will win the $1000 scholarship.

Under Construction

We are learning a lot about materials, design, and tools as we construct our structures each week.  This week we are exploring bridges through four materials; Legos, Ello, Tinker Toys, and wooden blocks.  It was interesting for the students to realize that you can't always build what you design. It was exciting to watch them build with new materials and with Legos that they have a lot of experience with already. A wide variety of problems came up during construction and as a team they had to solve those problems. Below are some pictures from all classes using the four different materials.

Under Construction...

This year we are exploring materials, tools, and design.  So far we have been observing tools and how they are used to help us observe, measure, and make things.  Tools help us do things better and more easily.  Our classroom definition is a device or implement used to carry out a particular function, it usually aids in accomplishing a task.  Take a look around your environment and find a tool that helps you to carry out a task.  How is it used?  Take some time to explore the use of tools.

Our first activity was to create the model of a tool out of legos.  It had to be one you had used that very day.  Here is a picture of one of those models.  What tools do you think she used at home that morning?

Science Library

I have such a wide selection of science related books that I would love to share with students.  I've told the students they can stop in after school and check out a book to read on a subject they might be interested in learning more about.  They can have the book for one week and then they need to return it!  They are always asking me questions about specific things and we use the books for reference.  I'd like to extend that learning!  Hope to see them soon!