We looked at what air is made of by trapping some air in a glass placed in a bowl with water, lighting a candle and watching the water rise inside the glass, replacing the oxygen, until the candle went out because the oxygen burned away.
We looked at and learned about the different types of clouds, and crushed a bottle with air (filling it with hot water, capping it, and then pouring ice water over it) to understand how air pressure works and how cold/warm fronts can cause movement in the atmosphere.
We talked about the states of matter - solid, liquid, gas - and timed how fast we could melt an ice cube. We then refined the experiment into a comparison based on how we could prevent an ice cube from melting using different materials.
The Spirits, I find, are seriously science-minded! One student said this week was the most fun he had ever had in school. Science IS seriously fun. And to prove it, our joke of the week:
"Never trust an atom. They make up everything."
Up next: watch out, periodic table, here we come!
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