Science in Room 3
Five senses experiments - We use our eyes to see fantastic colour experiments. We put water and food colouring in two glass jars and plain water in the middle. Then we joined the glass jars [...]
Science in Room 3
For our five senses inquiry topic we did the 'Feely Balloon Experiment'. There were 6 balloons and we had to guess what was inside by feeling them. It was hard but so much fun!!
Science with Party Poppers
Today we used all our scientist skills to try and find out how party poppers work. We dismantled a popper to see how it was constructed. The tiny streamers were tightly rolled and fitted [...]
Oobleck
In science we made oobleck by mixing cornflourand water together. Oobleck isn't a normal liquid or a normal solid. It is a bit like quicksand. When you push or squeeze or apply pressure it becomes [...]
Pop Rockets
We made pop rockets using a film canister, an antacid tablet and some water. We learnt that when water is added to the tablet, little bubbles escape. They go up because they weigh less than [...]
Loving the Hangi!!
Thanks Foxy, Anthony and Johnny! Plus big thanks to our awesome helpers to prepare and dish food!
Wai care at Tomarata Lake
Room 4 and Room 5 visited Tomarata Lake today to check the quality of the water. Shelley and Rachel from Wai care brought all the equipment we needed to carry out water tests. We checked [...]
Science observations
Today we discussed energy in different foods. We investigated how well some foods burnt. We used silver beet, rice crackers and potato crisps. We made predictions about what would happen to the food and then [...]
Marshmellow Towers
Earlier in the year we worked in groups to make marshmallow towers - the designs all varied but they weren't as tall as we had hoped. Today we re-visited the task but this time we [...]