This week the children shared the experiments they had carried out during the October break. It was lovely to see their confidence and such a range of inquiries. Many connections were made to their learning across Literacy, Maths and UOI. We had diagrams, tables, labels, captions, procedural writing, photographic booklets and we also watched videos by Erica and Hyuga. The children collaborated this week in pairs and small groups. In the Library, Ms. Ally helped us consolidate our knowledge of some of the features of non-fiction texts that can help us find key words and specific information, including the Contents, Index and Glossary. In pairs, the children found information on their key-word and made notes using a research template. Back in class, they worked in groups to research one stage of The Water Cycle. They discussed which roles they would take on and each took responsibility for one aspect. The children later shared tips on how we can work well with others including; listening to everyone's ideas; using kind words; being fair; making eye contact; being respectful and helping each other. Later the groups created posters to share, along with sound effects and video clips that they had found during their research. One Water Cycle rap that Julien found was particularly popular. As part of third line of inquiry, we began to make connections between changes in matter and the effects on our environment. Ms. Miriam came in to share her experiences with us. She is concerned about how much waste she is generating at home and is experimenting with making compost and eco-enzymes- a type of natural cleaning liquid. She explained how we could do this in class and gave us some she had already made to try in class. The children listened carefully, asked questions and shared their thoughts. Later, they tried to think of some positive effects of changing states of matter (like making compost or baking a cake and rain to help plants grow ) and negative effects (volcanic eruptions, air pollution from cars, islands sinking). Student Voice: We learned about The Water Cycle. My group was Evaporation. I showed my video about science. I dressed up as a witch for the party. (Erica)
Independent Student Action: Maria did her own mini-experiment to see if water would evaporate in class even though it was not in direct sunlight.
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The children returned to school excited to see friends and continue their learning. We visited the library and the children independently found books that they thought connected to our inquiry into how "Changes in matter affect our environment". They were able to justify their choice in different ways: "I found it in the Matter section", "the title says....", "the picture shows...", "it is about...". We also recapped on the three main states of matter and after reading "The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors", by Drew Daywalt, we played our own version of the game called "Solid, Liquid, Gas". The children later reflected on what factors can cause matter to change and Ms. Hima collaborated with us to explore how TEMPERATURE can cause matter to change its state. We continued to explore the tools we use to measure and began to think about how we can record our information effectively so that it is easy to understand.
Finally, ahead of our explorations into our next lines of inquiry; The Water Cycle and The ways in which matter affects our lives, we had the ISS Swim Gala 2018. Great timing for Grade 2. |
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