We explored (and had a lot of fun) with magnets today!
We learnt that magnets have two poles, a north pole and a south pole, and opposite poles attract while like poles repel.
Today we started our Science journey. The students discussed the questions ‘What is SCIENCE? and ‘What do you know about SCIENCE?’
The students brainstormed in their groups and shared their ideas such as; nature, dinosaurs, explosions and space. After discussion, the students decided that science is all around us.
There are many areas to learn about within Science and this year we are going to be learning within three of the main areas of science. The students had to look in the three mystery bags and discuss what those areas of science might be.
After lots of debate and discussion the students worked out BIOLOGY and CHEMISTRY but it was Alex who helped everyone with the tricky mystery bag which was PHYSICS.
After all the korero it was time to have some chemistry fun so we headed outside and did some hands on learning. You can have a look at the instructions on our class site. The students combined vinegar, dishwashing liquid, food colouring and baking soda. They discussed what they thought would happen before getting started. The reaction was fantastic and the students enjoyed the experiment however there was an unexpected reaction that will help us in our future learning. You can ask your child what that was!
Whaea Deb
