Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Ice in the Sun & Shade and Shade Structure Building

We have been learning about the weather all year in Kindergarten. We have been tracking the temperature all year and tracking in our classroom by adding a colored link attached to a temperature range so students can see patterns in our weather.  We stretched our learning more when we explored what would happen to ice in the sun and in the shade. Students made predictions and hypotheses and then we experimented by putting the ice in the sun and in the shade in four different areas. This experiment helped us get ready to exploring shade structures and what would be needed to protect a popscicle from the sun. 






































































On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, the kindergartners worked with their 4th grade partners on with the ice in the sun and ice in the shade. Then we designed our shade structures and constructed them on Tuesday. On Wednesday we tested out our structures. It has been so HOT that it only took about 9 minutes for the control freezepop to completely melt. We then took the freezepops out of the structures and measured how much of the freezepop melted. The students had an extra recess while we all waited for the control pop to melt. Then when we were going over the results the students were able to eat their own freezepop.











































































































Protect the Popsicle Challenge

On Wednesday afternoon we tested out our structures. It has been so HOT that it only took about 9 minutes for the control freezepop to completely melt. We then took the freezepops out of the structures and measured how much of the freezepop melted. The students had an extra recess while we all waited for the control pop to melt. Then when we were going over the results the students were able to eat their own freezepop.




 
































































Monday, June 7, 2021

Amazing Kindergarten Celebration

We had an amazing morning with our Room 101 Families. We did a QR code School Year walk to share the highlights of our school year and then we shared all our end of the year books, art portfolio and  student gifts with parents. It was HOT but so worth being able to share our year with our families. Thank you for all the flexibility needed by parents to rearrange their schedules to be able to make it when the heat wave changed our timing. The kindergartners were so happy to share their year and work with their parents. Room 101 students worked so hard and accomplished so much this year. Mrs. Kearney and I are so proud of them! ❤️