5th Grade: The fifth graders are moving on air pressure, atmosphere and resulting effects on weather. They have been experimenting with syringes, tubes and plastic bottles to investigate how air moves and different pressures are created. Key questions: What happened with your syringes and tubes? Why did the plastic bottle collapse? Where are earth is the highest atmospheric pressure? The lowest?
4th Graders: The 4th graders are continuing with mineral identification and practicing organizing their information into tables. They are testing known minerals for hardness, streak, luster, cleavage and magnetism.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
In Science Class . . . Week of 2/1
Sorry for the delay in getting posts up, everyone! It's been a busy couple weeks with field trips and such.
5th Grade: The 5th graders have been studying the water cycle and weather over the past couple weeks. We have observed and discussed water vapor, condensation, and evaporation. This past week, we worked on understanding weather maps using various websites. This week, we are moving on to atmospheric pressure. Key questions: What is high and low pressure? How does wind form? What is a cold front and what weather does it produce? What is a warm front and what weather does it produce? Where can you see examples of condensation of water vapor in the air?
4th Grade: We have been working on mineral identification for the past couple weeks, investigating mineral's streak, luster, magnetism, and hardness. This week, the students will be working on putting this information into a table to organize the information, and comparing it to the properties of known minerals to help with identification. Key questions: What is the difference between a rock and a mineral? How can you tell minerals apart? What happens when you put calcite in an acid, like vinegar?
5th Grade: The 5th graders have been studying the water cycle and weather over the past couple weeks. We have observed and discussed water vapor, condensation, and evaporation. This past week, we worked on understanding weather maps using various websites. This week, we are moving on to atmospheric pressure. Key questions: What is high and low pressure? How does wind form? What is a cold front and what weather does it produce? What is a warm front and what weather does it produce? Where can you see examples of condensation of water vapor in the air?
4th Grade: We have been working on mineral identification for the past couple weeks, investigating mineral's streak, luster, magnetism, and hardness. This week, the students will be working on putting this information into a table to organize the information, and comparing it to the properties of known minerals to help with identification. Key questions: What is the difference between a rock and a mineral? How can you tell minerals apart? What happens when you put calcite in an acid, like vinegar?
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