Elsye - Scientist of the Day

Today Elsye did an experiment call The Siphon.  She used a tube to move water from one bowl to the other by removing air from the tube to get the water to flow.  We enjoyed it so much that Elsye had to do the experiment again at the end of the day.

Ben - Scientist of the Day

Today Ben did a wonderful presentation on surface tension.  His experiment showed how dish soap changed the surface tension in a bowl of water moving pepper to the sides.  What a fun experiment!

Brandon - Scientist of the Day

Brandon did a super job being the scientist on Friday.  He showed us how heat rises making a spiral of paper spin around a light bulb. What a fun experiment.

 

 

 

Liam - Scientist of the Day

Liam made a great scientist today.  He showed us how corrugated paper was so much stronger than regular paper.  He balanced a cup of water on top of a table of corrugated paper.  Great work!

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Nations Presentation

We were so lucky today to have presenters John and Earl Claxton in our classroom.  They told us wonderful stories about how their people throughout history have used the moon and stars to guide them by means of navigation.  The children were so enthralled with their oral stories and they loved the information on making tea using the bark of an Arbutus tree.  I think we may have to try that! They brought in a talking stick that had carvings of the spirit that controls the weather.  The children loved to hold the talking stick. John and Earl will be back to tell more stories after Winter Break.

POUTINE!!!!!!!

Yummy!!! Today we all sampled poutine.  We have been studying all the Provinces and Territories and today we looked at Quebec.  Quebec is known for poutine.  It didn't take long for the poutine to disappear today!

Amanda- Scientist of the Day

Amanda was our scientist of the day on Friday.  She did a super fun experiment making music with glasses.  Amanda showed how different levels of water changed the vibration in the glass changing the sound it makes.