Friday, February 12, 2016

Chinese New Year Celebration

Chinese New Year Celebration
 
 
 
Thanks to all who joined us to celebrate the Chinese New Year.  We learned so much and enjoyed getting to try out
many new things. 
If you missed out, please enjoy this video from the festivities.
 
THANK YOU to all of people who planned this for us.
It was amazing.!!
 
 

Saturday, February 6, 2016

"BE MORE AWESOME!" -Kid President


 
Click the link to watch Kid President.

We love science!

This week we have been reading about Volcanoes in our McGraw-Hill literature book. 
 
 
 
On Friday, during science, we created our own volcanoes using vinegar and baking soda.
 




We placed equal parts of vinegar and water into a clear vase. Then we added the baking soda. 
 
 

The result was a chemical reaction between the baking soda and vinegar. In this reaction, carbon dioxide gas is produced when the acid in the vinegar reacts with the Sodium Bicarbonate in the baking soda.

This is what makes the bubbling eruption.

 
 Our vase volcano bubbled and gushed up and out of the vase.   It was fun to create our own  representation of what happens in real volcanoes.

Some students wondered if the pressure of the explosion was strong enough to blow up a balloon.  Sure enough, it was.

 
Keep up the great work all of you
 brilliant scientists!