Sophie J- Science Fair

 Today in class Sophie J shared her Science Fair project as she will be away next week. She has had limited time to do her experiment, but she got it done. Well Done Sophie!

Cheapskates

Today, the children in Room 3 had a visit from Cheapskates allowing the children to expeirment and experience roller blading and skateboarding. The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
I thought the children showed some determination in learning the skill of keeping on their feet and how to keep balance. But with anything, the children had some very good wipeouts. Well, good for me because I got photos for our end of year DVD. Fantastic!

 Olivia tries not to fall by holding Miss Hawker's back.

 Jed = Wrong rollerblades = different size and colours. Oops!

Miss Hawker gets payback.

Who pushed you Liam? Don't be scared you can tell the teacher.

Science Fair

Science Fair Update

The children should have:

• Identified a question and writen a purpose to why they are investigating this question.
• Looked on the web to research the subject and to make notes using their own words to place on their Science Board.
• After their research the children can predict what they think the answer will be to their question. (Hypothesis)
• Identify their experiement and write a procedure for this. (95% of the class had their procedures checked and have been asked to type this up)

What they need to do?

• Conduct their experiement.
• Record the results for their experiement.
• Purchase a Topic Board to display their work. (Able to purchase these from Paper Plus and Whitcoulls).
• Bring board to school next week.

How can I help?
I have told the children to type their work at home, however I have given some children class time to type up their work.
If you have your children typing their work at home, you can email me this work so I can print it off at school. Also this allows your child  time at school if they are needing to alter or add any work, after I check it.

Science Fair experiments and boards are completed and handed in on Friday 2nd Septemeber.

Writing Homework

BENS POEM

Magpies are cheeky.

We don't want them freaky.

We get angry.

So they take our money.

BY BEN.

Olivia’s Rap

Magpies like collecting coins…

watches. They have very sharp claws

(very sharp claws )

They like attacking people

(attacking people)

That's magpies

(magpies magpie's magpies)

BY OLIVIA

The Lesson

Ratings

characters: The characters are well developed and mentioned more than twice so I give 7 stars.

Story Structure: The story has a problem that is very satisfying and its a good to read because its understanding and very descriptive so I give 6 stars.

Language Features: The story has great language its understanding and descriptive. I could picture the whole story in my head like I was there. so I give 9 stars.

Theme: I like how the theme is payback it is very interesting and a great idea. I give 8 stars.

Snow Day - Monday

 Greta

 Bud

Jaz

Hope you all have kept warm today and have had time to enjoy the snow once again. I had a snowball fight and watched my dogs have a play in the snow. They enjoyed themselves and I enjoy throwing snowballs.

If you have not joined to the emergency text service of the school, just go the OLA website and the instructions are provided. Additionally, look at the OLA website if you are unsure about the weather and school. 

Snow

This is me and my sisters sitting in a snow igloo made with only snow and a crate. Too bad it didn`t get onto one news!!!!!!!

Feast Day: Monday 15th August

A reminder that tomorrow is the Feastday of Our Lady of the Assumption. We will be having Mass at 9:15. Chidren do not need sports gear tomorrow and the bell will ring at 8:55am for roll call and to prepare for the Mass.

PLEASE ENSURE YOU ARE WEARING THE CORRECT SCHOOL GEAR. (especially shoes)

Assumption of Mary

On November 1, 1950, Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary to be a dogma of faith: “We pronounce, declare and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma that the immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul to heavenly glory.” The pope proclaimed this dogma only after a broad consultation of bishops, theologians and laity. There were few dissenting voices. What the pope solemnly declared was already a common belief in the Catholic Church.


We find homilies on the Assumption going back to the sixth century. In following centuries the Eastern Churches held steadily to the doctrine, but some authors in the West were hesitant. However, by the 13th century there was universal agreement. The feast was celebrated under various names (Commemoration, Dormition, Passing, Assumption) from at least the fifth or sixth century.

Scripture does not give an account of Mary’s Assumption into heaven. Nevertheless, Revelation 12 speaks of a woman who is caught up in the battle between good and evil. Many see this woman as God’s people. Since Mary best embodies the people of both Old and New Testament, her Assumption can be seen as an exemplification of the woman’s victory.

Furthermore, in 1 Corinthians 15:20 Paul speaks of Christ’s resurrection as the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

Since Mary is closely associated with all the mysteries of Jesus’ life, it is not surprising that the Holy Spirit has led the Church to belief in Mary’s share in his glorification. So close was she to Jesus on earth, she must be with him body and soul in heaven.


http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1108

Science Fair

This week I have conferenced with some of the Room 3 children and we have talked about their science fair experiments. Most children have ideas about what they are going to do and the next step for them is to ensure they write down their procedure and hypothesis.

Exploring the Internet, I have found some great websites that wi help the chidren in their research and writing their procedure. An important aspect is do not copy word for word the procedure. Please use your own words to write your procedure, research and so forth.

Mould Bread Experiment
http://www.experiment-resources.com/mold-bread-experiment.html

Growing Bread Mould
http://www.sciencefairadventure.com/ProjectDetail.aspx?ProjectID=77

Mouldy Bread Experiment
http://www.sciencenerddepot.com/Moldy_Bread_Experiment.html

Paper Towel Experiment
http://www.experiment-resources.com/paper-towel-experiment.html

Experiments with Popcorn
http://www.experiment-resources.com/experiments-with-popcorn.html

Example
Purpose


To demonstrate that bread mold spores are present anywhere and everywhere
Research

Bread Mold is a simple fungus which derives its food from a variety of materials such as grains, fruits, vegetables or flesh. Mold spores are tiny and usually remain suspended in air. As soon as it finds the right environment for it to grow, the spores transform into the living fungus.

Hypothesis

"Mold grows quicker at higher temperatures."

Room 3 KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

Molly's Reading

"Dangerous toys like bows, arrows and slingshots should be banned!?"

Agree... Disagree...

. Yes, I think that it should be for people . No because they could have

12+ for safty reasons. Supervision from an adult.

.They could cause serious damage or injure a .No because using toys like this

child, parent or grand-parent. can be part of peoples job and

career.

. People find them fun to use.

By M. Ryan-Mcginness

Science Fair Homework - Weekend 5th August

The children in Room 3 have been looking at questions that they can investigate for their science experiment. Today in class, the children wrote the purpose of why they would like to investigate their question.

The children for homework need to look for background information to help answer their question. In class we have been looking at the pH of soap. Our research taught us that the pH scale is from 1-14, with 7 being neutral. Numbers 1-6 was acidic and 8-14 was alkaline.

Background Research:

Background research is necessary so that you know how to design and understand your experiment. To make a background research plan -- a roadmap of the research questions you need to answer -- follow these steps:

 

Identify the keywords in the question for your science fair project. Brainstorm additional keywords and concepts.

 

Use a table with the "question words" (why, how, who, what, when, where) to generate research questions from your keywords. For example:

• What is the difference between a series and parallel circuit?
• When does a plant grow the most, during the day or night?
• Where is the focal point of a lens?
• Does a truss make a bridge stronger?
• Why are moths attracted to light?
• Which cleaning products kill the most bacteria?

Throw out irrelevant questions.

 

You should also plan to do background research on the history of similar experiments or inventions.

 

Network with other people with more experience than yourself: your mentors, parents, and teachers. Ask them: "What science concepts should I study to better understand my science fair project?" and "What area of science covers my project?" Better yet, ask even more specific questions.

 

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_scientific_method.shtml 

Steps of the Scientific Method

Ask a Question: The scientific method starts when you ask a question about something that you observe: How, What, When, Who, Which, Why, or Where?
And, in order for the scientific method to answer the question it must be about something that you can measure, preferably with a number.

Do Background Research: Rather than starting from scratch in putting together a plan for answering your question, you want to be a savvy scientist using library and Internet research to help you find the best way to do things and insure that you don't repeat mistakes from the past.

Construct a Hypothesis: A hypothesis is an educated guess about how things work:
"If _____[I do this] _____, then _____[this]_____ will happen."
You must state your hypothesis in a way that you can easily measure, and of course, your hypothesis should be constructed in a way to help you answer your original question.

Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment: Your experiment tests whether your hypothesis is true or false. It is important for your experiment to be a fair test. You conduct a fair test by making sure that you change only one factor at a time while keeping all other conditions the same.
You should also repeat your experiments several times to make sure that the first results weren't just an accident.

Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion: Once your experiment is complete, you collect your measurements and analyze them to see if your hypothesis is true or false.

Scientists often find that their hypothesis was false, and in such cases they will construct a new hypothesis starting the entire process of the scientific method over again. Even if they find that their hypothesis was true, they may want to test it again in a new way.

Communicate Your Results: To complete your science fair project you will communicate your results to others in a final report and/or a display board. Professional scientists do almost exactly the same thing by publishing their final report in a scientific journal or by presenting their results on a poster at a scientific meeting.

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_scientific_method.shtml

Roland Fish rises up

Reading

"We should feel sorry for bullies."

I agree with this statement because...

-They might have been through bulling themselves
-They might think that the person is a threat.

I disagree with this statement because...

-They've hurt you in some way so why should you feel sorry for them.

-Some bullies are also teachers pets and they make it seem like your in the wrong.

Term 3

Term 3
This term we have been learning all about science and methods. We have learnt how to write the Intructtions of "How to make a Sandwich" and "How to make a cup of tea." We are having a lot of fun. We have also learnt the meaning of pH and we will be doing some experiments with soap later in the term. Our question will be...
Q: What soap is least harmful to my skin?
Purpose: To find which soap is best for me.

Hypthesis: What do you think the pH's of soaps will be? Range?
You probably have no idea what I am talking about but the pH is: (Potenial of Hydrogen) A measure of the degree of the acidy or alkaline of a solution as measured as scale. Every liqoud you will see will have either adidic or basic traits. The combination of two Hydrogen atoms with one Oxygen atom forms the “miracle” substance of life on this planet – WATER. Water not only makes up 70% of the planet, it also makes up about 70% of the human body. A large majority of all we are physically is simply hydrogen and oxygen.


By M. Ryan-Mcginness