Building Bridges

Friday, May 6th

Today we started part one of a bridge building challenge.  Students were placed into groups and were given 50 straws and some tape.  Their challenge is to build a strong, stable bridge that can span 15 cms.  They can not use any other supplies.  At the end of the challenge, we will test the strength of each bridge.

Part One:  Planning and Construction

Bugs!

Friday, May, 6th

Mrs. Kennedy, from Butterfly Wings & Wishes (Edmonton), brought a few of her "bugs" to show us. We had so much fun learning about and touching each one!  We had a chance to hold a scorpion, a cockroach, a snake, and a tarantula.

Science Testing

May 2nd

Testing the strength of three different pillar shapes.  Which is stronger?  The students found that the Cylinder shape is the strongest!

Multiplication

May 2nd

The students demonstrated their understanding of multiplication with this fun project!  They used stickers to make their groupings and the arrays!  Math=Fun!

Spring Flowers

Here is a sampling of some of the spring flower art we have done over the last month.  I just love these!