Caring Club - Monday, Feb 23rd
Tuesday and special Thursday lunches now open to order: St. Alphonsus
Parents... Trivia night is coming up on March 7th. Tickets are avaiable on Munch-a-lunch. come out to socialize with other school parents and friends! Hope to see you there!
Gala line dancing is tonight in the school gym! Yeehaw!!
Homework:
ELA - Home Reading - 2nd novel - March 23
8 contraction sentences
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Math - decimal + and - (4 questions to practice)
Science - Experiment at home - due next week Wednesday (see activity below)
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"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is practice.” - Vladimir Horowitz
Simple Science Experiment That Teach About Matter
Complete one of the activities at home. Explain how the activity proves the
concept.
1.
Liquid Color Magic
Concept: Cold
matter sinks, warm matter rises
Materials: ice cube tray, food coloring, toothpick,
freezer, clear tank filled with lukewarm water
Procedure: Fill an ice cube tray with water and add
different colors of food coloring to each unit. Stir with a toothpick and freeze. Fill a
large, clear tank with lukewarm water. Place the colored ice cubes in the water, two or three
at a time. Students can observe them melting.
The colors from the ice cubes will slowly seep
downwards towards the bottom of the tank.
2.
Finding the Mass of Air
Concept: Air
has mass
Materials: balance or scale (with accuracy of .1 gram or
better), 2 balloons
Procedure: Find the mass of the deflated balloon. Then,
blow it up at large as possible, tie it, and
find the mass of the inflated balloon. The inflated balloon should weigh
slightly more. (Note: Be sure you have an accurate scale. If
you need to use a small piece of tape to secure
the inflated balloon to the scale, be sure you
factor the mass of the tape in your measurement.)
3.
Magic Paper Towel
Concept: Air
takes up space, even under water
Materials: large clear tank of water; clear plastic cup,
paper towel
Procedure: Ball up the paper towel and stuff it in the
clear plastic cup. Be sure it is stuffed way down and does not extend to the
areas near the rim. Be sure it stays in place when the cup is turned upside
down.
Flip the cup upside down and push it straight
down in the tank of water. Do not tilt the cup of the air will leak out.
Students will be able to see that the air is still inside the cup. Carefully
lift the cup straight up and out of the water. Observe the paper towel. It
should be dry.
4.
Magic Density Layers
Concept: Dense
liquids sink below less dense liquids
Materials: clear jar or graduated cylinder; maple syrup,
cooking oil, water
Procedure: Fill the jar with & cooking
oil, & water, and & maple
syrup. Pour slowly. Observe. The
liquids will divide into layers. The maple syrup will sink to the bottom, the
water will create a middle
layer, and the cooking oil will float on top.
Complete the
following:
*Which
activity did you try?
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*What was
the concept that experiment was designed to prove? __________
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* Explain
how the experiment proved the concept (what happened to prove the concept?): __________________________________________________
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