In Science we have been exploring matter. We learned about solids and identified many properties of solids, including rigid, flexible, transparent, and opaque. The children went on a "Property Hunt" to find things around the classroom that fit certain properties.
Earlier this week the children were challenged to think like engineers, and to build towers from their solid objects. Using the properties they know about each solid, they made decisions about where each solid would fit best in the tower. We had some impressive creations!
We also explored liquids this week. This proved to be quite an exciting adventure! The children were given 7 containers of various types of unknown liquid. They were to experiment with them by shaking, rolling, spinning, and turning them. We created ramps with textbooks and whiteboards to see which liquids rolled the fastest and farthest. Then we came up with properties for these liquids including foamy, bubbly, thick, translucent, and viscous! Want to know what these mystery liquids were? You'll have to ask your second grader!!
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