Marketable Skills: Baking Bootcamp!

What skills does it take to make the perfect chocolate chip cookies? How is baking similar to science? Why is it important to read recipes thoroughly? We began learning about key baking skills this week! Our Grade 7s went through ‘Baking Bootcamp’, where we learned about: when and how to wash our hands, how to keep our materials and workspace sanitary, why accuracy is important, how to use a funnel, how to stir effectively, and how to measure dry and wet ingredients.

While baking may seem like a stress-free activity, it requires many different skills such as: reading comprehension, math (measurement, conversion), cooperation and communication, etc. It also requires a lot of scientific knowledge to make a successful baked good! Feel free to watch the video below to learn how some common mistakes can impact the success of a cookie recipe, and stay tuned for more updates!

Non-Newtonian Fluid: Examining Solids and Liquids

As part of our ‘Spooky Science’, our class investigated a mysterious substance. Not quite liquid, not quite solid, but a little of both… this is a non-Newtonian fluid! You can make this substance at home by mixing a 2:1 ratio of cornstarch to water. Once mixed well, this substance can behave like a solid and like a liquid!

We tested this substance in a variety of ways, including: slapping/poking the surface, sinking a spoon into it, rolling it into a ball, and trying to pour it into another container. We learned that when we kept the substance still (ex: holding it in our hands without moving), it often would pour or drip like a liquid. But if the substance was being moved (ex: rolling it between our hands), it would take on a more solid appearance.

Check out the video below to see how this substance behaves when placed on top of a speaker cone:

Some questions to discuss at home:

  1. Could we use ingredients other than cornstarch and water to create other non-Newtonian substances? Why or why not?
  2. What if the ratio (2:1 cornstarch to water) was different?
  3. Are there other substances that are not really a solid or a liquid, but a bit of both?
  4. What variables or human error might have impacted our tests?

Welcome to Grade 7!

Welcome (back) to our Grade 7 students! I am so excited to have the opportunity to teach you (and learn from you) this year. Whether you are returning to Room 22, coming from a different classroom, or are new to Lochdale School, I hope that you feel welcomed into our class community!

Some important information for this week:

  • Please review our School Supply List
  • Please check School Cash Online
  • Make sure to dress for the weather (we are outside rain or shine)
  • Come to school with a water bottle
  • Please return Cross Country forms to Ms. Liang or Ms. Tan ASAP

I’ll be updating our class blog with more information later this week!

Ms. Ward

History Mystery: the Sinking of the Titanic

Our class is exploring the many factors that may have influenced the Titanic disaster! We are exploring photos, videos, eye-witness accounts, and analyses to try and determine who (or what) is responsible for the sinking of the so-called ‘unsinkable’ ship! We will be focusing on identifying possible biases and crafting our own theories supported by evidence.

Please see below for what we have learned so far:

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Equality in Space: Famous Female Astronauts

Is space really an ‘equal’ place to be? For many years, people from different communities have faced many obstacles to become involved in NASA and aerospace engineering. Women were not even allowed to apply to become astronauts for many years. Now, we are starting to see more representation in STEM programs and jobs. Watch the video above and click the article below to learn more!

women in space

 

Battle of the Books

Division 3 is beginning our Battle of the Books challenge! Some students have chosen to take their novels home to read over Spring Break. Please be mindful to keep your books safe! Click the link below for more information:

BOTB Information

You can also access a few of these novels through Burnaby Public Library or via the Libby App.

Out of My Mind: Draper, Sharon M.: 8601400270417: Books - Amazon.ca      A Boy named Queen – Kinder Books A Stranger At Home | Annick Press      The Unwanteds (Unwanteds Series #1) by Lisa McMann, Paperback | Barnes &  Noble®

Swim Team eBook : Christmas, Johnnie, Christmas, Johnnie: Amazon.ca: Kindle  Store Front Desk (Scholastic Gold) by Kelly Yang PAPERBACK 2019 | Walmart CanadaSchooled: Korman, Gordon: 9780545993210: Books - Amazon.ca      Go !, Tome 01 : Ghost (French Edition) eBook : Reynolds, Jason, Sécheret,  Aude: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store     I Am a Taxi: Ellis, Deborah: 9780888997364: Books - Amazon.ca

Happy reading!

 

~Ms. Ward

 

 

Reminders for Div. 3

Just a few important reminders!

-Grade 7 course selection and medical information forms are due tomorrow (Feb. 17th)

-Grade 7 Camp information packages went home yesterday! Please return both green sheets (permission form and behaviour contract) signed and completed by March 8th

-There is no school on Monday, Feb. 20th as we are observing Family Day

-Please check that Math homework is completed and returned to Ms. Ramen

Thanks everyone!

-Ms. Ward