Today in K4 Science we have learnt that there’s a kind of tree known as the Baobab Tree that looks as if it’s upside down and as if its roots are in the air. We have also been listening to the old african legend of the Baobab Tree. Have a look at the pictures!
DROPS ON A PENNY EXPERIMENT
You might think that you can’t fit many drops of water on the surface of a penny. Pennies are just so small! In the Drops on a Penny experiment, though, we’ve investigated surface tension and cohesion at their finest. How many drops of water can fit? There’s only one way to find out… by adding one drop at a time and counting! – Have a look at the outcome!
LET’S TALK ABOUT BABY ANIMALS
What are baby animals called? Today in K4 Science we have learnt that the babies of some animals have special names.
Here are some of them:
dog-puppy, cat-kitten, cow-calf…
IT’S STORYTIME: DO YOU WANT TO BE MY FRIEND BY ERIC CARLE
Today in K4 we have listened to a story about friendship!
“Do you want to be my friend?”asks the lonely little mouse. He follows a tail but all he finds at its end is a rather unfriendly horse. The little mouse just wants someone to play with-but he will have to follow a lot of tails before he can find just the right companion.
SURFACE TENSION: MAKING PAPER CLIPS FLOAT
We put a paper clip on the edge of another paper clip and lowered it gently into a bowl of water.
It didn’t sink because surface tension held it afloat. That’s why so many insects are able to walk on water.
DOES AN ORANGE FLOAT OR SINK?
Does an orange float or sink in water? We began by filling a large bowl of water and placing an orange in the water. The K5 kids discovered that the orange floats. Then we peeled the orange, removing the rind. Next we placed the unpeeled orange in the water and guess what? It started to sink!
The rind of an orange is full of tiny air pockets making it float on the surface!
COLOURED ICE CUBES TO SHOW PRIMARY COLOUR MIXING
In Science K5 we have learnt that blue and yellow make green and red and yellow make orange. We have also seen what colours make purple! Today we have used coloured ice cubes to get the same results. Look at the outcome!
