Our class recently finished our class science inquiry investigation. We discovered, that if you are going to spill red fruitpunch on your clothing, make sure it is made out of 100% polyester, as it totally washes out after 24 hours. Students came up with our project, created the procedures, including how to wash the materials out to the beat of We Will Rock You so that all are washed out the same. It was an incredible investigation.
Remember, our class Science Conference is Friday, the 18th of February. During this conference, each student will get to share their findings on their personal investigation. We will have time Monday in computers to create titles, graphs, or PowerPoints for their conference (or Science Fair for those who are choosing to enter their projects).
In social studies, we have moved into discussing the Revolutionary War, including the Declaration of Independence. Yesterday we made "hardtack", a basic food source that soldiers made and ate during that time. To my surprise, most students actually enjoyed eating the hard buscuits. The easy recipe calls mixing water and flour, cutting out buscuits, and then baking them. A few mentioned some salt would be helpful to the recipe.
