Wednesday, January 24

Hi parents,

The fun science continued today in room 6, as we delved further into the topics of wheels, axles, and forces.

The students brainstormed examples of "low-friction", "high-friction", and "elastic" activities. For example, a low-friction activity would be watersliding or skiiing, while a high friction activity would be anything that requires grip.

The Grade 3 students experimented with different Lego wheels, and built and tested racers. The Grade 4 students learned how to construct effective wheel systems with K-Nex.

 In math, the students worked in Table Groups to measure the length of the hallway - in mm. This was an awesome activity that was as much as test in teamwork as it was in mathematical thinking. In the end, the group that was most successful was the one that chose to measure a single floor tile (which was 30cm), then could the number of tiles along the hall, and multiply that by 30cm, and then by 10. The groups who chose to repeatedly use increments of 100cms also got pretty close! 

Have a nice night,

Zac