What is matter? What are the three states of matter? How do atoms behave differently in solids, liquids and gases? Students in grades 3, 4 and 5 love this hands on chemistry class. As they learned about matter, they explored the physical characteristics of matter, and the three states of matter. Now we were ready to look at Read More >>
Archives for February 2017
Ramps
During Investigations the youngest children at our school explored inclined planes using ramps. They rolled marbles down ramps and measured the distances each marble rolled. They varied the slope of the inclined plane, predicting which height would cause the marble to roll further and explaining why. First they used a height of 6 wooden blocks, Read More >>
Measurement
A group of children in grades 1 though 3 explored how humans measure their world! We started with length and using yard sticks, meter sticks, tape measures and rulers we measured objects around the school. We discussed the various units that can be used, both metric and standard. We learned which unit is longer, an inch or a Read More >>