We found the rain gauge with 450 mL of water after last night's rain. We discussed why it had different amounts of water each day. We made predictions about how much water will be in the rain gauge after the three-day weekend.
Remington and I reviewed what makes a tornado. We found two books related to our lab. We consulted them as needed during the lab.
First, we gathered up the ingredients: canning jar, water, clear liquid soap, and vinegar. Then, we followed the directions. We started by filling up the canning jar with water 2/3 of the way to the top. Next, we measured out one teaspoon of the clear liquid soap and the vinegar. Once combined, we shut the lid and shook it really good. We held the canning jar at the top and swirled it around. Abracadabra, we had a tornado in a jar!
Remington wanted to add things to the jar to represent debris and the like. He found a car from the Monopoly game and put that in the jar. It sunk to the bottom. We discussed why it sunk. Remington knew it sunk because it was made of metal. Then, he put a plastic house in the jar. He noticed that it floated. We discussed why it floated. Remington was able to deduce that it floated because it was made of plastic. Our Tornado in a Jar Science Lab was a success.
As we begin our second unit, we will be focusing on weather, weather safety, and collecting rainwater. Remi completed a brainstorming web exploring what he already knows about weather. He shared his story about when the tornado hit his mom's restaurant and overturned a few cars. Then, we created a rain gauge. We will measure the rainfall for every day including the weekend for one week. Remi will record the rainfall for each day in his notebook. We will discuss trends. He will take notes in his notebook.
Lastly, we discussed rain dances and why people incorporate them into their communities.
The lower school has been learning about the layers of soil. They include bedrock, parental material, subsoil, topsoil, and humus. As an extension of learning, we completed a Science Lab where we created Edible Soil. The bedrock layer was a solid shortbread cookie. The parent material was crumbled shortbread cookie, For the subsoil, we used vanilla pudding. Next, we used chocolate pudding with mini chocolate chips for the topsoil. We added a few gummy worms to represent real worms in this layer. For the humus, we used chocolate pudding and crumbled Oreos. Lastly, for the green grass, we dyed coconut flakes with green food coloring.
The lower school has been learning about the layers of soil. They include bedrock, parental material, subsoil, topsoil, and humus. As an extension of his learning, we completed a Science Lab where we created Edible Soil. The bedrock layer was a solid shortbread cookie. The parent material was crumbled shortbread cookie, For the subsoil, we used vanilla pudding. Next, we used chocolate pudding with mini chocolate chips for the topsoil. We added a few gummy worms to represent real worms in this layer. For the humus, we used chocolate pudding and crumbled Oreos. Lastly, for the green grass, we dyed coconut flakes with green food coloring.
Remi really enjoyed our Science Lab today.
Remi has been learning about the layers of soil. They include bedrock, parental material, subsoil, topsoil, and humus. As an extension of his learning, we completed a Science Lab where we created Edible Soil. The bedrock layer was a solid shortbread cookie. The parent material was crumbled shortbread cookie, For the subsoil, we used vanilla pudding. Next, we used chocolate pudding with mini chocolate chips for the topsoil. We added a few gummy worms to represent real worms in this layer. For the humus, we used chocolate pudding and crumbled Oreos. Lastly, for the green grass, we dyed coconut flakes with green food coloring.
Remi really enjoyed our Science Lab today.
Remi and I discussed soil and what we know about it. Then, we watched and learned about soil from a few Nearpods. Next, we read a book about soil. We discussed the different layers and what each layer contains. (Next week, we will make an edible soil sample.)
