We Did It!!!

We earned our first Gumball Goal! As a class we choose a goal we would like to work toward. Every time our class is "on the ball," whether it be in the classroom, hallways, or at resource we receive a gumball on our chart. When the jar is full...we get our reward! Well, it took us some time, but we earned our Show-and-Tell Party. We heard about one of our classmates being a descendant of Abraham Lincoln, saw one classmate's dedication to creating a huge collection of sharks' teeth, got a close-up look at fishing poles, and even saw a stuffed monkey that helps a friend with her homework! Check out a picture of us reaping the benefits of our "on the ball" behavior. Stay tuned to see if we earn our next goal!!!

Our Trip to MOSH

Our trip to the Museum of Science and History

was quite an adventure!

We were able to view a show in the planetarium...which directly related to our previous study of the Solar System. We felt so vary smart hearing things we knew to be true, and even learned some more information about our Universe. Then it was off to the lab where we learned about energy. Check out energy at work on a bike! Man that looks tough! We were almost out of time, but before we hopped on the bus we checked out the Animal Grossology exhibit. There were some pretty interesting videos and books to check out. They were unappetizing to say the least! You know what wasn't unappetizing??? US!!! Look out!!!

We're Charged Up About Science!

How does an object react when touched by a charged balloon? That's what we wanted to find out today in science! We started by rubbing balloons on our hair or clothes to charge them, and then tried holding them near or against various objects including paper pieces, glitter, a chair, a classmates hair, and another balloon. Check out some of our results! What did you think of the experiment? Many of you had further investigations you wanted to try at home...did anyone carry out an additional experiment?!? Share your results with us!

A Symphony of Smiles!

We took our first field trip of the year to see the Jacksonville Symphony in action! Dressed in our finest attire, we headed downtown! What we thought would be a relaxing hour of musical enjoyment, turned out to be a hunt for a tuba-stealing bandit! We traveled the world as the Symphony played the music of composers such as Mozart and Rossini. With our help, the culprit was apprehended and the tuba returned to a grateful member of the orchestra. Did you have fun on the trip? To learn more about the composers mentioned, click here.