Super Science

This week we did our first science experiment!  Science is so amazing!  The objectives of our first science lesson was to introduce what a scientist is, follow step by step procedures to complete an experiment, make predictions, record our findings, and get EXCITED about science.  Science lesson one was a complete success!

To begin the lesson, we discussed what a scientist is and we watched a power point created by a teacher in Texas on different kinds of scientists in our world.  We found that a scientist is someone who studies the world around them...and we can all be scientists.  Click here to be linked to the power point.

Next was the experiment.  Each scientist pair had a plate of milk with drops of food coloring, a Q-tip, and a small cup with dish soap.  The students were to dip the Q-tip in the soap and then in the food coloring to see what would happen.  Some of the predictions were the plate would explode, the milk would start smoking, and the colors would make a rainbow.  Here is what did happen:

I love the "OOhhh"s and "Ahhhh"s and squeals of delight!  Even Grandma Barb, our classroom's foster grandma and wonderful help, was wowed!  After conducting the experiment a few more times, students drew what happened so we can put the results in our science notebooks.  Look at these great journal entries!