Dinosaur Projects

The grades three and four are busy with the last stages of their dinosaur projects. The enthusiasm for this topic is contagious and the work is turning out well! 

 It has not only been a great opportunity of learning more about dinosaurs, but it has also been an excellent learning experience for the students on how to search for pertinent information and how to incorporate it into their projects.

 

 

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Oil and Water

 

In their study of buoyancy, the students in grades 3 and 4 were learning about how oil and water do not mix. In a real life application we had a look at the results of the Exxon Valdez and the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spills. (We used Google image photos and watched videos on YouTube.) With a bin of water, some oil (not crude oil), rocks, and popsicle sticks, the children tried to 'save' the  plastic animals. 

 

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Fun with Magnets

 

The Junior Room students are playing with magnets in class.

 

They enjoyed using magnetic attraction and repulsion to make their magnets do different things.

 

Follow the link to see what they did http://youtu.be/mwxiyKMqVgY.

   

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Math in the Kitchen

Math class took the Junior Room students to the kitchen. They were learning about litres by pouring water into measuring cups and different containers and millilitres by using medicine droppers and spoons.

We found out that many kitchen measuring spoons are not accurate!

 

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Mosaics

The Grade 3 and 4 class made their own mosaics just like the Ancient Romans they learned about.

Decorating Candles

For a family Easter gift, the Grade 3 and 4 class decorated candles.

Our Best Handwriting

The grade 3 and 4 class has been making progress on their handwriting! It gets neater and neater each week.

Learning about Possessives

 

The Grade 3 and 4 class is excited to be learning about possessives!

This colour-coded chart sure made things easier to understand.

Simple Machines Continued

Continuing with our study of simple machines, we experimented with levers.  Where is the fulcrum? Where is the load? And does the nearness of the load to the fulcrum affect the amount of force or effort needed? We know the answers to these questions in the grade 3 and 4 classroom!

Simple Machines

The Grades 3 and 4 are learning about simple machines. How is an inclined plane used to move a load up or down? Is a longer incline better or a shorter one? How does friction impact movement on the inclined plane? These are the questions the students are investigating.

Math Class

Understanding math is easier when students are allowed to manipulate concrete objects. Here the students are making arrays to demonstrate multiplication and division.

Can You Hear Me?

This was an interesting science class for the Grades 3 and 4.

Making Sugar Plums

The upper grades were thankful to have a special guest come in to teach them how to make sugar plums.  Thank you Lynn Starkey for volunteering your time and expertise.  A great time was had by all!