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: 

Water Explorations

Water Clarity

Will It Dissolve? Experiment

Volcano Experiment

We ended our fun week of studying about water with an opportunity to paint with coffee led by Dr. Mendoza through Zoom. He is an amazing artist and was so kind to share his talents with us this week! Check out our beautiful artwork made out of coffee which dissolves in water!

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.