Beach Day Success

Matter Matters to these Fifth Graders

Matter
Matters

(That must be why it doesn't disappear) 

The children were met with many matter problems. Some were as simple as drawing models of the particles that make up our three states of matter.

Students were even able to determine conservation of matter when discussing the pressure in a syringe. They were able to realize that the air particles were taking up space and that they were being forced out of the syringe.

This led the students to some great conversations about conserving all matter. They wondered if sugar cubes dissolved in water would weigh more, less or the same as the two of them separately. Look at this prediction. 

The following pictures were the children learning how to use balance scales and then proving (and disproving)  their predictions.

Community Garden

Turn the Soil

Students were invited to go out to the community garden. They were able to turn the soil and plant tomatoes. Students can feel good about helping and they enjoyed the outside.

Dr. Seuss Day with Mr. Doiron

Read Across

Francis Wyman

Mr. D joined us with a good book to celebrate Dr. Seuss Day. We loved the book choice... and the mustaches.