Wonderful Water

  This week in Science we enjoyed reviewing everything we have learned about rocks, soil, and water. We learned the uses of each of these natural resources and studied their characteristics. 

While studying about water, we learned that water takes the shape of the container that it is in and that the clarity of water is effected by pollution. We explored water and how we could make it rock, spin, and even shake. We also conducted an experiment with solutions and water, where we learned what items dissolved in water and what items did not. We even created our own volcano using water and other mixtures that when combined created a chemical reaction. Check out our amazing video of this experiment: 

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Water Explorations

Volcano Experiment

Marvelous Math Stories--Addition

  In math, we have been working hard to solve addition problems, using model drawing. This is the math program that they use in Singapore. Research has shown it to be very effective. Model drawing is a way for children to not only solve a story problem but to be able to prove why the answer is true. In order for our students to have a solid foundation in number sense, we find the ability to fully explain your reasoning behind your answer to be a very important skill. Model drawing allows our students the opportunity to practice doing this. Below you can see how we were able to solve problems that we created on our own using the model drawing strategies. 

STEAM School Session 2 Class 6

 What fun we have had in STEAM School Session 2! Today was our last day, and we enjoyed Music Around the World, Character Doodles, Using Picture Books in Science, That's Garbage, Lego STEAM Challenges, and so much more! Check out our exciting activities that we created today: 

Super Soil

  Our Watson Wildcat Kindergartners have had a wonderful week studying soil. We have played in the dirt, dug in the dirt, and even eaten dirt! All the while, we have learned about organisms that live in the soil and why soil is important to our world. Here are some fun pictures from our exciting adventures in soil:

Dirt Illustrations

Soil Snack

STEAM School Session 2 Class 4 and 5

 We had a wonderful time completing our class 4 and 5 of STEAM School Session 2. We enjoyed creating character doodles, singing along to music from around the world, coding, reading books in book club, creating art out of garbage, and so much more! Check out the fun we had in the pictures below: