Softball Afternoons

We have been learning how to catch using a mitt. We can catch a 'fly-ball' and a ball along the ground using our gloves like an alligator mouth.  Having three quarters of an hour out in the sunshine and fresh air feels great and we are having heaps of fun!

CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

Yesterday Korbyn , Lachy and Taorai set up a CRIME SCENE for two girls to solve. There were 5 clues for the girls to solve. They had to do little experiments with a beaker, meths and had to boil some red cabbage. They had to do lots more experiments!!!

Korbyn made a Hot Air Balloon

Over the past week Korbyn has been learning about the concept of convection. 

He made a Hot Air Balloon to demonstrate this idea.

Korbyn used tissue paper, wire and cotton wool to make the balloon.

It flew up and over the fence on Monday morning.

STEM Volcano

On Friday for STEM we dug a hole in the sandpit today so we could bury a bucket to make a volcano. Tiffany used her hand and arm so we could pack the sand tightly around her arm to make a funnel. Then she carefully took her arm away and we poured some baking soda into the hole. Next we tipped quarter of the bottle of white vinegar on top of the baking soda. We noticed it starting to bubble and fizz and foam over the top. It didn’t last very long so we let the sand absorb the liquid. We then added a full jar of baking soda into the hole and gently poured the rest of the bottle of white vinegar into the hole.  The reaction was much bigger and heaps of foam and bubbles came out the top. 

Then we had a fun in the sandpit experimenting and chatting. 

Science Experiments in Room 10

On Thursday Jess brought in two bottles of Diet Coke and some mint Mentos. First we had to write in our books and predict what was going to happen. When Jess dropped the Mentos into the Diet Coke it reacted with the coke and caused it to explode. We talked about how we could make changes to improve the experiment. Our next step is to look into the science behind this and explain why this reaction occurs.

Pondering Probability

In Room 10 we have started looking into the probability of something happening. Here is a video of us playing paper, scissors, rock. We then graphed our results and made a probability statement about our partner's throws.

Swimming Day One

Some very excited Room 9 children left school and headed to Kings Swim School for their first swimming lesson. Kings staff grouped the children into 3 groups based on their confidence and ability in the water. We are really excited about going swimming for the next four weeks on Thursday and Friday afternoons.