Science
Lego Cars
This week for science/ADST we worked with a partner (or small group) to build a balloon powered LEGO car. We had to use all our communication skills, critical thinking skills and creative thinking skills to figure this one out. We built, then tested, then revised, then tested again… We showed flexibility like Ormie and perseverance like … Continue reading
Bird Kites
ADST Big Idea: Skills can be developed through play. Science Big Idea: The motion of objects depends on their properties. Today we continued working on our science unit on Force and Motion. You might have noticed we have been building a number of flying ‘contraptions’ to explore a variety of forces at work…today we constructed … Continue reading
Force and Motion
We are learning about force and motion in science. We have looked at all kinds of big machines that help us do jobs. We’ve also been building ‘machines’ (like the pinwheel and roto-copters) that explore force and motion. Below are some links to some videos we’ve watched to learn about some of those big machines. … Continue reading
We’ve been busy!
We have have super busy in our classroom these last few weeks. We have been working on our Lion King project for a month now, and have finally completed it! We did lion research in the library with Ms. Besic and we learned so much about lions. Thanks for helping us use a variety of … Continue reading
Spring Sketches
This week we got out to enjoy the sunny weather and did some sketching of the spring blooms in our garden. It looks amazing already. If you haven’t seen it, go take a look. We are very proud of the bulbs we planted last year! We used our regular pencils to sketch the outline of … Continue reading
Bird’s Nests
We have been noticing all the birds around us during our nature school adventures. There are so many to see!! We have a list that includes 10 different species…can you remember them all? Lately the Robins have been very busy–singing, eating worms, and making nests. We were inspired by their construction and attempted to make … Continue reading
Shadows
Finally some beautiful sun! We’ve been waiting for a day like yesterday… to explore SHADOWS! “Light and sound can be produced and their properties can be changed.” Divisions 7 & 8 first used sticks to trace our friend’s shadows in the sand…then moved on to using sidewalk chalk on the Confederation Park pathway. If you … Continue reading
Bat Art
Bats Everywhere! We continue to build our knowledge of bats–even though our research writing is complete. We have been watching videos–Did you know there is a bat with a wingspan of 2M?? It lives in Australia. Here is a video we watched about that bat. As we continue to learn about bats, we’ve also been … Continue reading
Bats
We are learning about bats! This week we have been working on some animal research. We are gathering information from different sources to compile a report… First we learned how to draw a bat–using a directed drawing technique. We made that bat drawing into a diagram by adding labels. Here are a few examples: appearance diagrams … Continue reading
Outside Adventures
Yesterday we ventured out into the rain with Division 7 to explore our school garden and begin to prepare it for spring bulb planting. One group at a time headed to the garden area (AKA Mother Nature) to learn about the difference between ‘annual’ and ‘perennial’ plants. They helped to cut back plants and compost … Continue reading