Rosella's Term 3 science unit 'What's It Made of' has kept us busy this term and it was time to reflect on what activity we enjoyed the most this term. Here is what we recorded in our science journals today.
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This was the name of Rosella's science lesson today. We worked in teams this afternoon to investigate if a collection of objects we were given were waterproof or not. It was time to roll up our sleeves and get started. We discussed what we observed with our group and then shared our findings with the class. We recorded our results in our science journals.
Here is an activity below that you can play and enjoy at home. Place the objects in the tester and predict if you think it will be waterproof. Click on the lever and see if you were correct. Try the quiz too!
It's National Science Week and we are all enjoying this term's science unit 'What's It Made Of'. Our science lesson today was about making sense of a variety of materials. We all chose a different item to write about and describe. Our work was recorded in our science journal.
Making Sense of Materials from Sue Dowling on Vimeo. In Science this afternoon we completed an activity called 'Tell Me About It". We split into four groups and had to record the details of four objects in our classroom made from different materials - the cupboard, clock, pencil container and a toy shark. Rosella children did a wonderful job and added their observations to their science journal. We then completed this activity called 'Desert Island Materials' on the Smartboard and Rosella enjoyed it so much they wanted it on our blog to play again at home. Click on the image below and have fun! How did you go? We also enjoyed an activity on the Smartboard where we had to sort items on the conveyor belt based on what we thought they were made of. We also wanted this linked on our blog so we could try it again at home. You have to be really quick! We also enjoyed answering all the questions in the quiz. How did you go at home? Note: Even with Flash enabled these sites don't play nicely with Chrome, but do work using Internet Explorer.
As part of our science unit this term 'What's It Made Of?' Rosella set off on a school walk yesterday afternoon. We followed our map to explore certain areas of our school that we are very familiar with. While walking we described what we could see and what we could feel. We all agreed our metal benches felt smooth with some ridges though so we don't slip off when sitting. The painted wood around our sandpit was hard to keep the sand in and also felt smooth as did the cover. We discussed how the playground equipment was made of different materials. The snake had a rough texture to provide grip as did the blue rubber to give us grip when climbing and walking around, but the metal, wood and plastic parts of the equipment felt smooth so we could slide and handle easily. The concrete path leading back to our playground felt rough to give grip and stop us slipping, but the metal fence was smooth. All parts of our metal bubblers also felt very smooth. Once back in the classroom, we recorded where we had been and what we had seen in our science journals.
Our School Walk from Sue Dowling on Vimeo.
Today Rosella reflected on all that they have learnt this term while working on their science unit 'On The Move'. Their assessment included what they had enjoyed the most this term and they recorded this in their science journals. They also recorded their voices using the Easi-Speak microphone.
These were the names of our two experiments in science today. Firstly, Rosella investigated how far different sized objects would roll with all other variables the same. We used ball bearings - large and small. We had to predict which one would roll the furthest. We used a ramp and we made it a fair test with all balls let go from the top of the ramp. After much discussion some of us the thought the larger ball would roll further, some thought the smaller one, some thought they would roll the same distance. It was time to test our predictions. We worked in teams to carry out our experiment a number of times to ensure a valid result. This is what we discovered - the larger ball rolled further every time, for every team. Our second experiment involved investigating whether a ball bearing would roll further over a smooth or bumpy surface. After much discussion everyone predicted that the ball bearing would roll further over a smooth surface. We thought that a bumpy surface would slow it down and it wouldn't roll as far. Again we made it a fair test, this time by using the same sized ball bearing and letting it go at the top of our ramp. The only change was the surface of the ramp, rolling down while smooth and then rolling down again with a bumpy surface created with bubble wrap. Our prediction was confirmed - the ball rolled further down the smooth surface. We had the same result after trying this a number of times.
We think it will be fun to be scientists and experiment at home and roll things on different surfaces around the house!
Lots of moving in our second science lesson on Friday. Rosella played "Chance Dance" with two dice - one to tell us how to move and the other determining speed, direction and height. Lots of fun, but we had to think very carefully about how we were going to move.
"Chance Dance" with Rosella from Sue Dowling on Vimeo.
As part of our science unit "On The Move", our lesson on Friday was about toys that move. Rosella all brought in a toy from home and we had to predict how the toys would move. We then watched them in action! We recorded how our toy moved in our science journal.
Toys That Move in Rosella from Sue Dowling on Vimeo.
As part of our science unit "On The Move" our lesson today was about playground play. We had to think about how we moved on the different playground equipment and what body parts we need to move to be able to walk, slide, crawl, climb, balance etc. This science lesson definitely called for some practical investigation so we went straight up to the top oval to test out our bodies on the playground equipment!
We returned to the classroom for sharing and discussion about what we discovered and we recorded one way we moved on the playground equipment with an illustration and accompanying sentence in our science journals. Please take a look. Playground Play With Rosella from Sue Dowling on Vimeo. Our science unit this term is 'On The Move' and Friday's lesson was called 'Movers and Shakers'. Rosella investigated the many different ways we can move our body. We had lots of fun playing musical statues and moved around the room in tall and short positions, in a ball, rolling sideways, with all hands and feet on the floor, making wide shapes and also crawling. These movements we found we could control and while the music played we could move around as directed. When the music stopped we had to freeze. We discovered that even while we thought we were very still, our body still made involuntary movements like breathing and swallowing that we couldn't control. Just like shivering when we are cold. We also recorded our findings in our science journals. |
About UsRosella is a class of 17 happy and enthusiastic children excited to be in Kindergarten at Helensburgh PS in 2017. Our teachers are Mrs Jan Fuller (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) and Mrs Sue Dowling (Thursday and Friday) Our school is in NSW, Australia. Please feed Jig an apple and spray him clean if he rolls in the mud!
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