Extreme Science Project

We had fun today introducing the scientific method. Students learned about forming a question and hypothesis. They listed materials and explained the procedure. Students made observations using all of their senses and drew conclusions about what happened during our egg drop experiment. We learned how important it is to control our variables and only change one variable at a time. Students will continue to work on these skills and will be asked to apply their knowledge by designing their own scientific experiments. I have included the instructional packet on my website on the science page. Just click on the Extreme Science Project link and the packet will download as a Word Document. I will also be sending a paper copy home in Friday folders this week.

We also began to revise our rough drafts of our realistic fiction stories. Because we become so attached to our own stories this process can be very difficult. One strategy is to see our stories through a different lens. We had fun with this idea today, making glasses to see our story with fresh eyes.