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| We did a little experiement that turned out to be REALLY exciting. |
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| We took playdough in the primary colors and tried to determine which colors would make; green, orange and purple. |
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| It's amazing how much fun this was. Then we made different shades of each color. |
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| No, really....it IS science. |
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| We wanted to answer the question: Which bubble gum blows the biggest bubbles? |
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| We all had our favorites. |
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| We made sure to use the same amount of time to chew the "goody" out of it before blowing our bubbles. |
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| Some of us had a very easy time blowing the bubbles. |
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| Some of us made them just a little too big! |
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| We found that the gum that lost the "goody" the quickest would blow the larges bubbles. |
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| This experiment was so much fun! |
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| We had a great trip to Sloss Furnace! |
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| Our guides name was Heather and she was fabulous! |
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| These look like a pretty water fountain but actually it helped keep things cooled off because the iron was so hot. |
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| She taught us all about the history of Sloss Furnace. |
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| She took us down in the spooky tunnels too. |
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| It was scary but fun! |
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| Sloss furnace doesn't work anymore but it is a piece of Birmingham history. |
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| We see it from the highway all the time so it was neat to go inside and learn about it. |
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| We even got to have a picnic. Yum! |
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| Today was our big fundraiser!!!! The boosterthon Fun Run! |
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| We have been getting pledges for a week and a half. |
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| Our family and friends pledge money for each lap we run. |
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| Yes, our team name is....The Fighting Frogs :) I didn't know frogs fought but apparently they do in a first graders mind! |
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| And we're off! |
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| We started with some warm ups. |
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| Then we started our laps. |
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| We got a mark on our shirt for each lap we ran or walked....if I were doing it I would have to have added crawled:) |
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| The whole time we ran, the boosterthon guys reminded us of our EPIC adventure! |
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| E- encourage P-play I-invite C- celebrate |
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| After we were finished, we cooled off with some Popsicles. |
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| Everyone loves Popsicles! |
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| We had an amazing time today! |
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| First, we asked a question: Which popcorn gives the most popped kernels? |
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| Then, we formed a hypothesis by looking at the different kinds of popcorn and discussing what we thought about the differences. |
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| Some thought the butter would keep the kernels from popping and others thought it would help pop more of them. |
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| We tested out hypothesis by popping: Light popcorn, Natural Popcorn, Buttered Popcorn and Kettle Popcorn. The best part of all...we got to eat the popcorn! |
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| We came to a conclusion and shared our data with others. |
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| Testing out band-aids....first we asked a question. Which band-aid will stick the best in water? |
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| Next, we made a hypothesis. |
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| We tested our hypothesis. |
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| We came to a conclusion and shared our information with others. |
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| First we asked a question....Which toothpaste will whiten the best? |
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| We made a hypothesis. |
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| We tested our hypothesis. |
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| Then we came to a conclusion. |
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| Last, we shared our results with others. |
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| While studying about animals, we collaborated with our art teacher, Mrs. Scott. |
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| First, we drew our animals step by step to make a pattern on paper. |
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| Next we traced the pattern pieces onto cardboard and cut them out. |
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| We glued the cardboard pieces together.... |
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| See, they look just like the animals we have been researching. |
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| We then put them on the drying rack. |
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| Now it is time to paint! |
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| We have to mix just the right colors to make our animals look real! |
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| We paint all the edges too. |
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| We are having so much fun! |
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| On the drying rack they go. We will come back another day to put on the details. |
