Showing posts with label PS6:Teaching. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PS6:Teaching. Show all posts
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
The Editing Glasses
Thursday, 6 September 2018
Room 2 - Physicists - Electric Car Convention
Today we built and experimented with cardboard electric cars. We turned into scientists and shared our claims and findings with our scientific community (our classmates). Our big question was How might we make our car go as fast as possible for as long as possible. We briefly talked about the safety rules we needed to follow and then we set off making our own cardboard electric cars. Here are a few photos taken while we were creating...
After we'd had a bit of time to create we tested our creations to see how far they were able to move. We discovered that some of our designs needed a bit of extra help and that some needed to be modified in order for them to work. Here are a few photos of our final creations...
We talked and shared as a scientific community about what we had discovered and thought carefully about what we might test again if we had time. Here are a few of the notes about what we discussed...
Monday, 3 September 2018
Science Week Coke and Mentos
Check out the Science behind why this happens, it is surprising!!
Making Lots of Bubbles
After a lot of debate, scientists are now saying that the primary cause of Coke & Mentos geysers is a physical reaction, not a chemical reaction. Their explanation is this process called nucleation.
After a lot of debate, scientists are now saying that the primary cause of Coke & Mentos geysers is a physical reaction, not a chemical reaction. Their explanation is this process called nucleation.
All the carbon dioxide in the soda – all that fizz – is squeezed into the liquid and looking for a way out. It’s drawn to any tiny bumps that it can grab onto. Those tiny bumps are called nucleation sites: places the gas can grab onto and start forming bubbles.
Nucleation sites can be scratches on a glass, the ridges of your finger, or even specks of dust – anywhere that there is a high surface area in a very small volume.
The surface of a Mentos is sprayed with over 40 microscopic layers of liquid sugar. That makes it not only sweet but also covered with lots and lots of nucleation sites.
In other words, there are so many microscopic nooks and crannies on the surface of a Mentos that an incredible number of bubbles will form around the Mentos when you drop it into a bottle of soda.
Since the Mentos are also heavy enough to sink, they react with the soda all the way to the bottom. The escaping bubbles quickly turn into a raging foam, and the pressure builds dramatically.
All that pressure has got to go somewhere, and before you know it, you've got a big geyser happening!
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Dance Time In Room 2
Today we heard some fantastic speeches in Room 2. I am so proud of all the hard work that the students have done towards their speeches. We needed a break today in between speeches and this dance was the result. Enjoy.
Tuesday, 14 August 2018
Tuesday, 31 July 2018
Thursday, 24 May 2018
Life Education Caravan
We had our first visit to the caravan today, I was so proud as the Room 2 students knew all the answers because of our pre-work. You all Rock Room 2. Check out the videos below to see some of the learning.
Wednesday, 23 May 2018
Life Education Articles
Life Education Pre-Visit Videos
In Room 2 we have been getting ready for our visit to the Life Education Caravan, later this week.
These are the videos we have watched and discussed. Please talk to child about them at home as well.
These are the videos we have watched and discussed. Please talk to child about them at home as well.
Tuesday, 22 May 2018
Pink Shirt Day Certificates
Last Friday our Room 2 Pink Shirt Day winners were Mikayla and Rebekah. They were awarded these special certificates for showing kindness and displaying empathy. Well done girls.
Maths Today
The POC maths group, were today working with Fraction's. They did an amazing job I was very proud of them.
Saturday, 19 May 2018
Well done Tiger
Tiger got the assembly certificate this week for being focused and working hard. This was voted on by the Room 2 students which makes it even more special. Well done.
Sunday, 13 May 2018
We Are Room 2 Mr Mac
This is the end of Breakout video. I kept calling Room 2......Room 3. This was my 5th attempt to get it right.....I still got it all wrong. SORRY Room 2.
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