Westbrook K-4 STEAM: May 2020

Friday, May 29, 2020

Rainbow Density Experiment

Dear Mr. Collins Class,

Hi guys! What a great conversation we had yesterday! Here are some pictures of the the experiment after we turned it upside down. Did it turn out like you predicted?

Have a great weekend!

Love, Mrs. Colgan

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Density Challenge

Use PROBLEM SOLVING and PERSEVERANCE to see how many layers you can make in your RAINBOW in a Glass!

Send us a photo!

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colganc@westbrookschools.org

"The 'slowly and carefully' part taught me how to be patient in order to see good results. We made a mistake on the first one in which we just poured in the liquid without being careful, everything is just mixed of colors, we didn't see the partitions or the results we wanted to see. We did not get the rainbow effect."
-Matthew Luke
Thanks for sticking with it and trying the experiment again, Matthew! Great job!! :)

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Mrs. Williams Has Some Very Special New Friends

Mrs. Williams, kindergarten teacher at Congin, started eggs in an incubator in her virtual classroom! It takes an average of 21 days for an egg to hatch. Take a peek at the videos below. She was able to capture Fluffy and Gus breaking free from their egg and now has six new fuzzy little friends!

Adaptations:

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STEP 2:

STEP 3:

STEP 4:

Friday, May 22, 2020

Two All-New Family Code Night Home Editions Next Week

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvfuiuqDkpHNy819IT5Kldkh7TNEd7TUR4

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElf-GvrzwiGdxF2yNjcU-SW8ZW2II7nCSy

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Mystery Doug-Live!

Thursday May 21st 1:00

https://mysteryscience.com/live

Movement Break with The Colgan Kids

Monday, May 18, 2020

Biodome Videos

What is a Biosphere or Biodome?

Let's Make a Biodome in a Bottle

The one I made last year with fourth grade is still growing and flowering!

You can make your own!

How Clean Are Your Hands?

Hand washing is more important than ever! How clean are your hands? Here's a little experiment to check out.

Thursday, May 14, 2020

The Curious Garden

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

More Fun With Oil and Water Experiments

Have a peek at what happens when oil and food coloring don't mix!

Which liquids do you think are more or less dense? How do you know?

I could watch this experiment all day, Ethan looks like he could as well! :)

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Homemade Lava Lamps

Materials:

Create:

Be sure to keep scrolling down to see all the other fun activities below! Did you notice the fun science experiment and coding website links on the right side of this blog? Check them out!

Ben and Ella's Lava Lamps:

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Students Who Have Made Nests

Awesome job, Matthew! Nice touch adding your owl and egg to the nest! Seeing your smiling face made me smile! 😁 I love the video you guys put together!

So Cool! Thanks for sharing Asher, from Ms. Bois class! That's one cute mutt bird in your nest!

WOW!! What a cool find, Leo!! I love the color a robin's egg is! Thank you so much for sharing with us!

So cool! Lucy Seavey from Ms. Miedema's first grade class shared her nest. The feathers are beautiful Lucy!

Great job with your nests, Elijah and family! :)

It looks like Pete the Cat and Llama might be needing a nest soon! So exciting to see what is happening in Mrs. William's Kindergarten class at Congin! I can't wait to see the eggs hatch!