4/24/2015 0 Comments Chemistry Closing Up ShopThis upcoming week will be a cornucopia of Science awesome! One of the activities we will be doing is testing the pH balance of common snack foods. Lots of the kids love hot snacks or super sugary things. Everything we ingest affects our body. We will be investigating how the pH of our foods may treat our stomachs. If you're interested, I'll post our results! Stay Tuned!
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4/17/2015 0 Comments Bubbles, Fizzes, and Pops Oh My!With Science Fair wrapping up, our thoughts now turn to Chemistry. Just like with other units we begin, excitement bubbles over with this one! We begin our journey with arguing over whether popcorn is a physical or chemical reaction. Such a tasty start! After that we test lots of substances with pH papers and then head into a bit of writing. Each year, we personify acids and bases, then write about an interaction between them. It's seriously a hoot to read my wonderfully creative students work! Our final stop will be clock reactions. Click on the link to have Steve explain them to you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqeWpywDuiY We do our own versions, but you get the idea. Good times! 4/1/2015 0 Comments Science Fair Madness!Well, here we are! We are still standing after inclement weather and spring break. This time of the year is that magical time and space when we all have glitter in our hair, paper bits hanging off our clothing, and something (we'll say it's cornstarch...) is handprinted all over our cardigans. That's right parents and whomever else reads these things...IT'S SCIENCE FAIR TIME!!
This year we are doing things a little differently. Yes, it is still true that each and every 6th grader is required to do a project for a grade. This was put in place before I came along and I'm glad it was! We have some amazingly creative students at Math and Science and this is the specific time of year that it REALLY shines. The big change this year from previous years, for 6th grade, is that while yes, everyone has to a project for an abnormally large amount of grade points, not everyone has to submit their projects for judging. That's right! You don't have to be vacuuming glitter out of your carpets until Christmas (let's be honest, at that point we just call it "festive" and move on) if your child doesn't want to do a Science Fair board, they don't have to. Honestly, the board was my favorite part of projects when I was a student, but I realize they can be thorns in the sides of a super busy parent and can cost money that could buy your student supplies or even, say, their teacher some Tylenol *hint hint* So the board, is your and your student's choice. The due date for all the projects to be submitted to me in Google Docs is Friday, April 17th, 2015. The submission date for entry to be judged is Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015. HAPPY SCIENCE FAIR-ING! |
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