Scientist Aubrey

When we learned which materials Aubrey had in front of him, we were curious about the eggs, salt and plastic cups.  What was he going to show us?

Aubrey challenged us to make a set of predictions, he took many from the class.  He talked about why one glass had water and how he was adding salt to the second cup.  We saw him drop the egg into the first glass and it sank.  Some of his classmates thought that the second egg would attract the salt to the shell of the egg, some thought it would crack when it hit the saltwater and some thought that the egg might sink in the water.

Aubrey dropped the egg into the cup of saltwater, it sank.

He talked to us about density of water, how the saltwater was more dense and it had "floating pwer" to help keep the egg afloat. 

Kindergarten and Gr. 12 buddy trip to the Aquarium

The Kindergartens and Grade 12s had a great time spending the day together at the aquarium.

Scientist Indigo and the straw flyer

Indigo showed the class how two strips of paper tapped into loops and slipped into a straw can fly.

Scientist Paige Making Fireworks with Milk and Food Colouring

The materials included a glass plate, milk, dishsoap, a toothpick and food coloring. Paige poured a layer of ,milk in the pan and put a drop of each color of food coloring close to the edge of the pan. She then put one drop of soap on the surface in the middle of the pan with a toothpick. The ressults;the food coloring moved away from the soap. Paige explained that the soap dissolved the fat in the milk and moved it to the edge of the pan. The food coloring moved away from the soap with the fat of the milk.

Butterflies learn about weight

The butterflies had a great time experimenting with the scales and learning about weight. Concepts explored included; lighter than, heavier than, and the same as.

Butterfly swimming lessons round 2

Scientist Elliot

The materials included; a magnet, white paper, iron filings, and white vinegar. Elliot covered the magnet with a white piece of paper and sprinkled the iron filings on it. He then sprayed vinegar on the filings on the paper. After a few hours the iron filings formed curved lines around the magnet. The vinegar made the iron in the filings rust. Elliot taught the class about magnetic fields and how iron filings are attracted to the magnet.  This was done to simulate the solar magnetic field.