Mixtures

Since we have been talking about mixtures in science I asked the students to bring in a mixture to class and show us what they came up with.  A mixture is made up of two or more kinds of matter.  The students had to identify each kind of matter that was in their mixture.  It was neat to see the different mixtures that the students brought in.  The following pictures show the mixtures. 

My mixture has lettuce, carrots, and cabbage.  NW

In my mixture I had strawberries, oranges, and bananas.  MN

My mixture had chocolate chips, white chips, raisins, and almonds. AF

My mixture has blueberries, apples and oranges.  CK

My mixture has noodles, sauce, and meat.  TJ

My mixture has strawberries, cantaloupe, honeydew, and pineapple.  MF

They all brought yummy mixtures!  Remember though a mixture could be something that you cannot eat.  

March Believers and Achievers

For March’s Believers and Achievers I choose a student who is willing to lend a ‘Helping Hand’ in the classroom.  He is always willing to help with a job in the classroom either for the teacher or his classmates.  This is much appreciated!  Thanks for all you do!  Congratulations!

 

Two students in the classroom also won at the art contest at the Atkinson Public Library.  Great work! 

 

 The winners of the Stuart Murphy Theater tickets for top sales in the nut and candy sales.  Awesome job!

February Believers and Achievers

For February’s Believers and Achievers I choose a student who is a joy to have in class because she is excited to be at school learning and she does her best in all her work.  Keep working hard! Congratulations!

Latitude and Longitude

Today in Social Studies we learned about latitude and longitude lines. Latitude measures north and south of the equator.  Longitude measures east and west of the prime meridian.  When finding the location of a specific place you find latitude first and longitude second.  The link below has a great game of finding latitude and longitude.  We played it during school to help reinforce how to find latitude and longitude.  Have the kids go to the site and practice finding Hannah. 

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitude-longitude-map-game.php

Properties of Matter

We have started learning about properties of matter in Science.  Matter is anything that takes up space and has mass.  All matter has properties.  A property is something that you can observe with your senses.  Some properties of matter are color, shape, and size.  Mass and how something feels are properties of matter.  The students had to identify the properties of these matters. 

 The sponge is light so that it can float in water.  NW

The jar is smooth and hard.  CK

The pipe cleaners are soft on the outside, but hard on the inside because of the wire.  AF

The clip feels smooth.  It is green and silver.  MF

The properties of the clip are small and red.  TJ

 

The wooden part of the paintbrush is hard.  The other part is soft.  MN

Harriet Tubman Part 2 play

Harriet Tubman Part 1 play