[Science Projects] Game design - using different forces

I would like to share some of the science culminating projects that our students worked on.

*Our next unit will be on Plants and Soils. 

[Science] Static Electricity

Today we had an opportunity to experiment about static electricity with balloons. We rubbed it against a carpet, and put it near each others hair and see what happened. Everyone got to feel static force!!

This video will help to deepen your understanding of the static force.
Enjoy!

[Science] Structure and Stability quiz

Grade 3’s will be having a Structure and Stability quiz on Friday, Oct 26th, 2018.  Structure and Stability quiz. Students took the science duo-tang home over the weekend and it would be helpful to review the following concepts.

• Definitions:  structures, load, struts, ties, natural made, man made  
• Identify natural and human-made structures
• Understand the terms strength and stability
• Identify loads for different structures. (i.e.: What is the load for a desk?)
• Identify struts and ties and how they support a structure
• Understand how different materials have different purposes

[Science] Scientist in School

We had Scientist In School today.
We got to build and test a different type of structures. Special thanks to the parent volunteers who came to help our class today!

[Science] Lego Towers

We got to design a Lego tower today. We had to think about the following questions.
 Is my tower strong and stable? Does it have a strong base? Some groups will get a chance to finish their work tomorrow.

Science : Triangle? Or Square? Which one is stronger?

This is what we did in our science class for the last couple of days.
We built a square and a triangle and tested to see which one was stronger.


After the first experiment, we tried to make a square stronger by adding extra strips.
We learned that a triangle is stronger and stable than a square.

In Our Science Class..

We started the Stability: Strong and Stable Structures unit.
Here are some images of what we discussed in the class.

We walked around the school building to find some natural structures and man-made structures.

If an object is stable, that means that it will stand firm, it won't fall over. Yesterday, we tested with three different cardboard tubes on a tray to see which tube would fell over first.

Based on our experiment, we learned that short structures are more stable than tall structures.

Today, each group was provided with a tray, three different sizes of cardboard tubes, dried beans, a tape, and an elastic band. Our mission was to create a more stable structure with the tallest cardboard tube.

Scientist in School : Parent Volunteer Needed

Below note was sent home today. If you are interested in volunteering, please send the form. Thank you.

Parent Volunteers Needed

We will be having Scientist in the School come in for our Stability and Structures unit on

Friday, October 5th, 2018.   We are looking for parent volunteers to run stations with

small groups of students during the workshop.

Ms. Kwak’s session will be in the morning from 8:30 am-11:45 am.  

Please let us know if you are available to volunteer for this interactive workshop.

Please visit School Cash-Online to pay and provide permission for your child to participate

in this program.

Science Materials

Science Materials

Dear parents,  

We are have started our new science units on Strong and Stable Structures and Movement.  

To help us with our science experiments and projects for this unit, we are asking for
your help collecting materials. We are asking for donations of the following items.

- paper towel roll TUBES  (They must be paper towel tubes and not toilet paper rolls.)

- empty boxes - empty soda cans (rinsed)

- shoe box lids - popsicle sticks or wooden stir sticks

- lids from jars - straws

- Newspapers  (not flyers) - masking tape** (especially needed)

- Play Doh or plasticine

*If you are sending in boxes from food products, please make sure they are peanut free products.

Please send in any of the items you have available by the first week of October.
The items we need the most is paper towel rolls, newspaper, and tape.  We appreciate your contribution,

Thank you,

Ms. Kwak

p.s: Thank you for those of you who already sent the materials.