Young chemists at work!
The kids selected members from their tables to take different roles in the experiment. They also decided the order in which they would work. They began by feeling the solids and liquids then mixing the 'unlabeled' ingredients and observed as changes began to occur... 
The matter started changing as they took turns mixing the ingredients, they counted the number of stirs :)
They waited their turn as they counted and observed, trying to predict what and why they were doing this!
Patiently waiting for something to happen to the matter and discussing ...
A couple of teams encountered problems and we brainstormed what could have gone wrong and tried to fix the 'matter' based on the hypothesis
After mixing with a spoon for a while, it was time to get dirty!
Is this what is supposed to happen?
Hooray!!! We did it! We made playdo!!!!
Week of March 21st
12:30 DISMISSAL ON FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2011: I will be available for conferences upon request
Math: we will be working on Fact Families and Doubles to 18
Language Arts: this week we will work on comparative endings -er and -est and -dge pattern as in pledge. We will focus on drawing conclusions in Reading
Social Studies: We will discuss "voting as an important method of showing the will of the people in a democratic society" and how we have voted in class to make decisions like our Field Name and our class vote for the Car Pool lane naming. We will also be reviewing maps and landforms in stations
Planner: we are getting close to the end of our inquiry into Matter. I have heard from many of you about the kids wanting to duplicate and/or expand on the classroom experiments, they loved the butter! We have a couple more fun ones to go
Field Day: thank you to all who came and helped, cheered, and brought/coordinated/donated snacks, drinks, and lunch!!!
Week of March 7th
THE WEEK AHEAD
Math: we will be working on Place Value, focusing on tens and ones
Language Arts: this week we will review inflected -ed and continue discussing verbs (am, is, are, was, and were). The spelling test will be on Thursday due to Field Day.
Social Studies: important people in history like Lincoln, Bell, and Edison
Planner: we have been working on building a foundation on Matter and will now begin some fun experiments like observing a solid change into a liquid and making a liquid turn into a solid as well as a chemical change
LAST WEEK
Week of February 28th
THE WEEK AHEAD
Math: we are done with Measurement, for now, and will begin working on Facts: Fact Power, Easy Facts, and Turn-around Facts
Language Arts: this week we will work on more contractions and r-controlled -er, -ir, and -ur; we will continue working on distinguishing between fact and opinion and verbs am, is, are, was, and were
Social Studies: important people in history like Lincoln, Washington, Edison, Eleanor Roosevelt
Planner: we have been working on building a foundation on Matter and will now begin some fun experiments like observing a solid change into a liquid and making a liquid turn into a solid!
LAST WEEK
The kids measured each other's handspan using a measuring tape. The previous week they measured objects with their handspan.
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