On Thursday, October
30th we will be having a school-wide P.J. day in support of United Way. If
your child can send in a donation of $1 or $2 it would be greatly appreciated.
On Halloween, students are encouraged to wear orange and black. Students
are not to wear costumes to school. Thank you for your support!
Tuesday, 28 October 2014
Saturday, 18 October 2014
Dream Box is Up and Running!
Students can now access their DreamBox accounts! The link will always be posted on the blog under the math curriculum link section. Our class is encouraged to use DreamBox to develop and practice math skills and extend our mathematical thinking. If you are using an iPad the code is bau/5stp and the link is https://play.dreambox.com/login/bau5/stp
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
The Results
Here are the results of our stem experiment. Some of our predictions were correct!
Our class was interested to see that the water level had changed after we left the stems overnight and all the leaves were becoming the colour of the water. We now know that the stems carry water all the way up the stem and into the leaves.
Our class was interested to see that the water level had changed after we left the stems overnight and all the leaves were becoming the colour of the water. We now know that the stems carry water all the way up the stem and into the leaves.
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Looking at Stems!
Today our class did an experiment to explore the function of stems. We wanted to see what would happen if we placed celery in a beaker of coloured water. Each group used a different colour (red, blue, orange and purple) and came up with a hypothesis. Here are some of our ideas:
- I think that the stem with turn the colour of the water but not the leaves.
- I think the stem and the leaves will become the colour of the water.
- I think the water in the beaker will be at the same place tomorrow.
- I think the water in the beaker will be lower because the stem will have drank it.
The students wanted to explore further so we took a piece of celery that was split in half and placed one side of the celery stem in red water and the other side in blue water. We had many ideas as to what may happen:
- I think the celery will turn whichever colour is put in first ( we added red first)
- I think the stem of the celery will be half blue and half red.
- I think the celery stem will be half blue and half red and the leaves will be purple.
- I think the entire celery will be purple ( stem and leaves)
- I think the stem and leaves will be half blue and half red (based on which side is dipped in the colour).
Check back soon to see the results!!
- I think that the stem with turn the colour of the water but not the leaves.
- I think the stem and the leaves will become the colour of the water.
- I think the water in the beaker will be at the same place tomorrow.
- I think the water in the beaker will be lower because the stem will have drank it.
- I think the celery will turn whichever colour is put in first ( we added red first)
- I think the stem of the celery will be half blue and half red.
- I think the celery stem will be half blue and half red and the leaves will be purple.
- I think the entire celery will be purple ( stem and leaves)
- I think the stem and leaves will be half blue and half red (based on which side is dipped in the colour).
Check back soon to see the results!!
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