In grade 2, we are learning about water, boats and buoyancy. Last week, we went to the Glenmore Reservoir and we learned that it has a dam and is a place where we store Calgary's drinking water. We also learned that there is a dam to stop the water because a long time ago they decided "Let's keep some clean water". The water in the Reservoir comes from the Elbow River. This week, we were making Glenmore Reservoir maps based on what we saw on our field study. We included the dam, the 3 different locations that we studied last week, and the Calgary Canoe Club. We enjoyed reviewing how to create a Birds Eye View of an area and working together to make the big maps. At the Calgary Canoe Club last week, we learned about canoes and kayaks. We learned about how they float and move across the water. Some of these boats hold many people and some only hold one. We learned that some of the kayaks are made for racing. The front is the bow and the back is the stern. Canoes have a single blade on the paddle and kayaks have blades on both sides. The differences in the design between a recreational boat and a racing boat are that racing boats are much skinnier so that they can go faster (aerodynamic - or is it aquadynamic?) Last week, we were also trying to make plasticine float. We tried making different shapes. The shapes that floated were boat shapes, bowl shapes, and clam shapes. Some shapes that sank were flat shapes, curves, rolls, and holey shapes. Stay tuned for the Boat Building Challenge next week!
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AuthorEveryone in the grade 2 class at Langevin Science School. Archives
February 2017
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