Monday, May 9, 2016

Thoughts of the day- May 9

What did we do today?

  • We had a guest speaker in the afternoon, who was an engineer from the Alberta Science Network.  He taught us a bit about material variety then he gave us a project where we had to make a structure that would hang 3 pencils and 3 marbles on a string.  We also had to make the structure that would hold the string.  We learned that it is better to build a building using rebar and cement because the metal rods can take tension (pull) while the cement can handle the push, so it makes the structure stronger.
  • Today in math, we started our zoo re-design project.  But before we can start, we had to complete a permit showing our knowledge of geometric shapes to prove to the mayor we are the architects/ engineers for the job.
  • In gym, we started our parachute unit by playing cat and mouse, jaws, mushroom and running under the parachute.
  • In word work, all the words have a silent letter in them.  They are words we have been using in our snakes and ladders game.
  • This is our last week for our Tunisian centers!  We continued to work on them and one group is finished.
What questions do we have after today?
  1. Which group will win the snakes and ladders game?
  2. Will everyone finish their social centers in time?
  3. What will our new zoo designs look like?
  4. What is the average number of beans we have planted to grow a bean plant?
  5. Who will have the tallest bean plant by the end of the month?  How tall will it be?
  6. Whose bean plant will grow the most leaves?

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