FUN WITH SCIENCE

Students completed more experiments in Science this week when they explored Mixtures and Solutions and Identified White Powders.

White Powder Experiment 
Students were given Borax, Salt, Sugar, Baking Soda, and Cornstarch to make observations about them. They used their senses of sight and touch to make observations and recorded properties such as granule size, texture, and color. They also used comparisons such as salt if finer than sugar. Then they recorded observations of reactions or changes to the powders when water, iodine, and vinegar were added to them. The students were then given the same powders but this time they were not identified. They had to use their observations to determine which substance was which.

Mixtures and Solutions
A candy mix and lemonade, what a fun and tasty way to learn about mixtures and solutions! The students were given a plastic baggie full of pretzels, goldfish, candies, and marshmallows. Then they were asked to separate the mixture into two different ways. They were also given 3 different types of lemonade: one was diluted, one was concentrated, and one was just right. Of course they had to taste test them to make observations!:)

ONOMATOPOEIA ART
In Reading the students completed posters using Onomatopoeia.