Digestive System

So yesterday we learned more about the digestive system and all the organs found within. I bought some yarn and told the kiddos that the average adults small intestine was about 20 feet long. They had to measure it out. When they were done, I had them stretch it across the room. They were shocked to see how large it was and curious on how it fits in our body! It was soooo cool! Love science!

Cloud Fortune Tellers

I almost forgot! We learned about 4 cloud types this week (stratus, cumulonimbus, cirrus, and cumulus). I found this fortune teller (like a game but this one had cloud types) print out that had the cloud types and what weather we can expect when we see these clouds. They LOVED it!! I saw some friends playing with them at lunch :)

Different Types of Precipitation

We have been working on weather this week. The beginning of the week we talked about the different factors that determine the weather (humidity, air pressure, wind speed/direction, and temperature). We also discussed the tools scientists use to measure those factors. 

 

We finished up the week with different forms of precipitation. We learned about hail, sleet, snow, and rain. They loved it! We made some awesome foldables and charts! Here is one we made! I will post more pictures on Monday :) 

Have an awesome weekend!

Love our class charts!

So for most of the lessons we do in science, I always make a chart so they can reference back to it. I love my charts! I make 3 (1 for each class) for every lesson. Here are some of the charts for the water cycle:

Water Cycle Bracelets

We started the weather cycle unit last week and I heard from a friend that she made water cycle bracelets when she was in school and I thought it was super cute, so I decided we would make them! The kids loved it! Before we made them, they had to fill out a sheet explaining what each bead represents. Yellow is the sun (sun heats the water on the land), green represents the Earth (all the water on earth), clear represents evaporation (the sun heats the water on earth and then it evaporates), white is the clouds (water vapor cool, condenses, and then forms a cloud), and then blue is precipitation (when the clouds get too full it rains, hails, snows, or sleets). They had a good time making them :)

It's Boosterthon Time!

It's that time of the year again and Boosterthon is back!! Pledges start tonight!! The fun run will be next Thursday the 30th :)

Water Cycle!

We have started our water cycle, weather, and climate unit. I love this unit!! Today we set up an investigation where we are modeling how water moves through the water cycle. After a few hours, some of the kids noticed that there was condensation forming on the outside of the bag. Did I mention this was day 1 and they could already tell me this?? These kiddos are sooooo smart!!