Ms. Watt's Class

~ JUMPY Poppin Rockets! Science with baking soda & vinegar!
We created a chemical reaction in a film canister! The vinegar reacts with the baking soda and produces carbon dioxide gas. Pressure builds up until the small canister can no longer contain the gas. The lid pops off, the canister shoots up into the air, the gas escapes, and the pressure is released.
Click HERE to see a video of our rockets in action!!

Looking forward to celebrating with ernels tomorrow!

~ We took the opportunity today to shade ourselves from the sun, break school rules and wear our favourite HATS all day long!
~ ICKY messy fun with Oobleck! Science with cornstarch and water!
Oobleck is a non-newtonian fluid. That is, it acts like a liquid when being poured, but like a solid when a force is acting on it. You can grab it and then it will ooze out of your hands.
Oobleck gets its name from the Dr. Seuss book Bartholomew and the Oobleck where a gooey green substance, Oobleck, fell from the sky and wreaked havoc in the kingdom.
Click to see our fun!

Click on the picture below to get the recipe!

Looking forward to celebrating with umpy Science tomorrow!

~ GAMES GALORE! We celebrated with Sports Day! Everyone was such great sports through all the sogginess.
We played our way through 7 stations this morning, cheering each other on and trying our best in each game. I can’t wait for the Tug of Wars next week and to find out who is the winner of Sports Day is this year! Goooooo Green! 😉

Looking forward to celebrating with ats and cky Science on Tuesday!

~ Jelly Beans, Sours, Jellies, Ju Jubes… Count the Candies!!
We spent the morning using referents and good ‘ol fashioned thoughtful guesses to ESTIMATE how many candies were in the jars.
After all the Guessing Jar estimates had been counted, the winners were announced today. Drumroll please………
Satvik, Aiyla, Chloe and Malachi!
Well done to all Division 8 students for all your excellent estimates! Can’t wait to enjoy the candies at another Alphabet Countdown day very soon…

~ We took advantage of the hot, sunny weather and headed outside today for some FREE TIME and cooled down with some refreshing FREEZIES!
We enjoyed blue raspberry, cherry, grape and cream soda!

Looking forward to celebrating with ames tomorrow!

~ We spent the morning learning about DINOSAURS from Bill Nye the Science Guy, watched a dinosaur e-book and then played Dinosaur Subtraction games for math. In the afternoon, we had the opportunity to do different dino activities including reading books, drawing books, matching games, pattern blocks, posters, toys and more!

Looking forward to celebrating with stimation tomorrow!