STAR OF THE WEEK~
Our new Star of the Week is Jack! We learned that Jack's favorite color is yellow; favorite dessert is brownies; and his favorite animal is a porcupine. Jack shared many photos with us and one of his favorite toys...the Joker from Batman!
Using a balloon, a drinking straw, tape, and a piece of string stretched from the ceiling to the floor, we did an experiment to represent how a rocket blasts off into Outer Space.
We first asked the children how we could make the straw travel from the floor to the ceiling on the piece of string.
The children suggested a blow up the balloon, tie it, and tape it to the straw.
I followed the students' suggestions but then they changed their mind.....
I blew up another balloon but the children told me not to tie it.
I taped the balloon to the straw and we did a countdown!
When the balloon was released, the air came out causing the straw to travel up the string. The straw wen half-way up the string. The children quickly commented that if more air was put into the balloon, the farther the straw would travel. Of course they wanted to see the straw travel to the ceiling.
So, Mrs. Spolter blew up the balloon again putting more air into the balloon this time. As a result.....
the straw traveled all the way up the string to the ceiling!
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