Feeling a little lost today, it was Thursday, but no CSI.  Kids are already asking about it for next year.  Guess I better start looking for some new experiments.

We had our last session of CSI yesterday and I was sad to see it end.  I hope the kids had as much fun as I did.  It was great to watch their faces as we did some of the experiments.  Yesterday's experiments were all about straws.

Can you make a trombone using a straw and a bottle of water?  These kids did.

After seeing this one a student stated that the straw looked like "a set of stairs".  I thought that was a great way to describe it.  I hope you can see it in the picture.

It's straight, it's bent, it's fat, it's thin....How can this be?

We talked about the fact that light travels at different speeds through different things and that's why this straw looks so crazy. 

Looking for a fun way to review coins?  Check out these videos to help your kids remember what coins look like and their value. 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ARNqyQ0CuY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb-w3rqRoJ8

Third grade had a lot of fun putting their measurement skills to good use during their mini Olympics. How much mass does a handful of marbles have? 

Science in math......

3rd graders mixed a solid and a liquid to create a gas. They were surprised to find out that not only did they make a gas, it made the container cold!

CSI session 1 is off and running. We had a great activity about surface tension. Try it at home and see what happens. Fill a bowl half way with water. Cover it with pepper. Dip the corner of a piece of bar soap in the middle of the bowl and watch what happens. The kids were very excited and surprised by what happened.

Spent time over the break getting supplies for my science club.  Can't wait to get started with the kids next week.  I hope they enjoy science as much as I do.  Can you make raisins dance?  Well, the kids are going to see if they can.