Oobleck science lab

For science lab, we read Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss. 

In this story, the king is tired of regular weather falling from the sky, so he has his magicians create something new...oobleck! He gets into more trouble than he anticipated with this substance when. Wry thing becomes very sticky! We discussed solids, liquids, and gases and tried to decide if oobleck fits into one or more of these categories...what do you think?

 

New math games

Here are a few of our new math games:

Shake the dome and write the numerals in order. We will try higher numbers next week! 

Fish bones- one partner rolls a die and places that many bones on the fish. The other partner rolls the die and has to change the number of bones and explain how many he had to add or take away to make the new amount. 

Number shapes- students reach into the magic bag and pull out different color tiles to make number sentences to equal 5. Students take turns recording these on whiteboards. 

Build a floor- students take turns rolling a die and try to make rows of 5 to build a floor. 

Magic hat- students take turns playing the role of the magician and the audience. The magician chooses a number card, and students place that many bears on their board. The magician then hides a certain number of bears under his magic hat, and the audience has to figure out how many bears are hidden. Students then write a number sentence such as 7= 1+6. 

Roll a leprechaun- students roll a die and add parts to their leprechauns! 

Riddles

Each day during chapter reading weeks, we work on a riddle. Here is today's riddle: how do you get a baby astronaut to sleep?

You rock it! 

Fifth grade buddies

On Friday, we taught our fifth grade buddies some of our math games that we have been working on. 

Space mobiles

Together with a partner, children made a plan of what they would like to include in their mobiles about space. They used various craft materials such as clay, Pom poms, coffee filters, paper, tin foil, and foam to make these amazing creations!

Rainforest dioramas

Here are some photos of our rainforest dioramas from our last Magic tree house book. Each partnership worked on one layer of the rainforest. First, they made a sketch of a plan for what they would want their diorama to look like. Next, students used various craft materials to create the nature and scenery portion of their project. Some students even went from group to group to make sure that everyone had the same number of trees in their boxes, so that when the layers were all stacked together, the trees would carry through from box to box- it was quite elaborate! Lastly, students added clay animals to their scene.