Wednesday

Hi parents,

Today was much better than yesterday!

This morning, the students worked more on their board games, and then we started our Pumpkin science activities. First, the students attempted to measure their pumpkins with rulers to find their height and width. How does one measure a round, lumpy, asymmetrical object with a straight ruler? Very inaccurately. But that's alright - this was our first time using rulers to measure this year, and I think the students did really well.

After that, the class made predictions about how much their group's pumpkin weighed. They used a scale to weigh themselves first, to get an idea of how much less a pumpkin might way. Unfortunately most students actually thought the pumpkins weighed significantly more than they did, so these predictions were not incredibly accurate. It turned out that most of our pumpkins only weighed 10 lbs!

The last activity we did was the simplest. The students guessed whether their pumpkins would sink, or float. Then we tested it. They all floated!

Thank you for taking the time to talk to your students about listening and being respectful in class. :) I think it must've helped!

Have a good night,


Zac