We did experiments all week with pendulums and learned that varying the mass at the bottom of the pendulum or varying the angle of drop didn't affect the number of swings it took. What did affect it? The length of the string! "The longer the string, the slower the swing!"
We also started reading the Science: A Closer Look textbook today. Students were surprised to learn that heat was a form of energy. They loved the vocab word for the day--exothermic.
Reminder--anyone who hasn't done their second genre book project OR their poetry reading for the first trimester HAS to be ready to present next week. And the oral book report are due the week of November 17. We are spending quality time in the lab so everyone can work on their Power Point presentations and/or their short stories.
You are all invited to the Veterans' Day assembly next Monday at 9:30 am in the gym.
We also started reading the Science: A Closer Look textbook today. Students were surprised to learn that heat was a form of energy. They loved the vocab word for the day--exothermic.
Reminder--anyone who hasn't done their second genre book project OR their poetry reading for the first trimester HAS to be ready to present next week. And the oral book report are due the week of November 17. We are spending quality time in the lab so everyone can work on their Power Point presentations and/or their short stories.
You are all invited to the Veterans' Day assembly next Monday at 9:30 am in the gym.
