It Looked Like Spilt Milk

After reading the story "It Looked Like Spilt Milk", the students created their own cloud pictures.

They put white paint on the paper, folded it in half and opened it up.

They decided what their "cloud" looked like and completed the sentence from the story.

Sometimes it looked like a _______.
But it wasn't a _________.
It was just a cloud in the sky.

3D solids - roll, stack, slide

The students continued to investigate 3D solids (cube, sphere, cylinder, prism, cone).

They tested each shape and sorted them into different groups.

 

Does it roll?

Does it slide?

 

Does it stack?



Painting with Magnets



Testing Magnet Strength

Which magnet will hold the most paperclips?

We learned that the bar magnet was the strongest because it picked up the most paper clips.  We also learned that just because a magnet is bigger in size, it does not mean it is stronger.

Horseshoe Magnet:

Small Horseshoe Magnet:

 

 Bar Magnet:

 

 

Dance-a-thon

Showing off our best moves!

 



Magnet Hunt

Students explored the classroom to see what the magnet would stick to.

The door:

Chair and table legs:

 

 The file cabinet:

 

The plug:





Magnets

The students discovered what materials will stick to a magnet (certain types of metals) and what materials do not stick to a magnet (wood, plastic).