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Pre School New at PreSchool January 30, 2012 Science News
January 30, 2012 Science News |
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| Written by Miss Karen McCloy - Science Teacher | |||
| Monday, January 30, 2012 | |||
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Deer Park Shore Parents,
Even though it hasn’t felt very wintery lately, with the exception of one snowy day, we moved onto the topic of Arctic animals and winter experiments. We talked about polar bears and penguins and the special adaptations they have that allow them to live in the cold Arctic weather. We used a “blubber glove” to demonstrate how the layer of fat under the polar bears’ fur helps protect them from the cold. We did a number of experiments with ice and salt and learned how salt melts ice and lowers its melting point so that it refreezes at a lower temperature. Ask the children how they picked up an ice cube with nothing but a piece of string! We also grew frost right in our classroom and used saltwater to “dig” treasures out of ice cubes. Next we’ll be learning about the water cycle and all the processes that make up this cycle. We may even make some rain in the classroom…stay tuned!
Sincerely,
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Greetings from the Park Shore Science room. We’ve been busy little scientists in the New Year so far. We started off with our magnet unit which was filled with many fun and exciting hands on activities for the children. Some of these activities included magnet mazes, paperclip fishing and magnet painting. The children also became “human magnets” as a rare earth magnet was placed on top of their hands and they were able to pick up paperclips with their palms. Very strong magnets indeed! We talked about what types of things magnets attract, permanent and temporary magnets and how to make something that is not a magnet into a temporary magnet. We also made compasses right in our classroom! Lastly we observed as magnetic fields made screws and needles float in the air… simply amazing!| < Prev | Next > |
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