We’ve experimented with different things that are hot and cold. Each table had 8 cups with letters on them and there was different stuff inside each cup. For example, hot chocolate, cold water, snow, ketchup, rice, hot water, oatmeal, and ice. We were feeling them to see if they were cold or hot and we had to find a way to describe how hot or how cold to an alien. Some of our ideas included numbers, words, degrees, and percentages. During Exploration, we’ve also been trying to make domes out of newspaper, Kapla, magnets, cups and straws. We can bring in other materials from home that we can maybe build a dome out of. We also might try making domes with toothpicks and marshmallows, sugar cubes, foam, and recycled materials. We also might try going outside and building domes with snow and ice (igloos) if the weather is nice enough. We have been exploring with maps and looking at different types of globes and maps. We’ve been trying to figure out how big different cities are, and how small they are. Lots of students have brought in maps from home too! The first day once we had maps we saw how far away our Mom and Dad’s were born and how far away we were born. The globes spin around so you can see every island. The maps have inspired many of us to also draw our own maps too! We’ve also started a book in the class called “The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide”. We compared it to different types of Field Guides such as Field Guides about Rocks, Birds, and Animals. Field Guides are about something specific.
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