Monday, Jan.31, 2011

Today we started doing electricity experiments in science!  We used Christmas lightbulbs and batteries and our goal was to see if we could light up the bulb.  Almost everyone got their bulb to light up!

We did measurement centers in math.  We got to measure a chocolate bunny, seasoning spices, a stuffed frog, the hallway from the library to certain doors, salt, oatmeal, a wood block, water, the weight of a paper filer, and around a snowman's head.  We used length, weight, and volume measurements.

Today we finished our Famous Kansan keynotes.  We will be sharing these tomorrow and Thursday in the library, along with the other 4th grade class.

We started focusing on Comparing & Contrasting.  We read an article about Sealab 1 and Sealab 2 - be sure to ask your kid about it! An interesting place to live.

We started something new in p.e. today - bowling!  We get to use rubber bowling balls that are lighter than the real ones.  Some of the balls only have 2 holes for your fingers!

We watched a video today from the Discovery Channel.  It was about the Midwest region, and we learned that many cars are made in Detroit.