A great morning spent with Marie-Hélène of Scientists in Schools. After a short introduction, the students separated into groups and explored each station. A big thank you to the grade 8 students for helping out and being responsible for the stations!
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The big question: DOES AIR TAKE UP SPACE? To find the answer to our question, we did this fun experiment. The students knew that if, after inserting the cup straight into the water, the cotton ball got wet that the answer would be no and if not, well that air does indeed take up space. Before conducting the experiment, they predicted what would happen, they filled in their science experiment information sheet and were ready to go! We had also previously discussed whether they thought air took up space and the students signed their names on a poster sheet indicating their answer. Well, let me tell you that there was only one student that thought it did so the discovery that air took up space was quite the revelation ;) Introducing base 10 blocks! During our introduction lesson, students learned what each block represents and then each student chose a number and represented them using the base 10 blocks. More to come! After discussing what we know about air and what we want to know about air we came to realize that we do know that air is composed of oxygen but we don't know if there is anything else in the composition of air. So then the pie chart was introduced. We have looked at other data graphs but have not explored the world of pie charts yet. Perfect opportunity! Using paper plates, we cut out the flat circular interior of the plate and then made a dot in the center. Using the printout as a guide we marked the sections and labelled away!
As we start a new Unit of Inquiry, we are introduced to new French vocabulary.
This is what we have come up with so far!
Couldn't have been a more beautiful day for the launch of Tree Ottawa. Excited for our partnership and to be part of a great initiative! We will be planting our special sapling soon (unless we are advised to wait until the spring!), this marks the start of many more to come! In January, one of the Tree Ottawa Reps will be coming to AcadeCap to talk to the students about what's to come! After some collaboration with the City of Ottawa and our community, we will be on our way! Planting, watering and helping to counter the depopulation of Ottawa's treescape! Visit the Tree Ottawa website for more information and to find out how you can extend this initiate at home! http://treeottawa.org/2014/05/23/tree-ottawa/
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