Bubble experiment number 1

Today in our bubble groups we
-discussed new vocabulary
-made a plan for our first trial
-did our first trial
-recorded our results
-discussed some changes to make for our next trial

Words we discussed:

• fair test-only changing 1 thing (variable), could change what it is or how much is used
• investigate-research, mystery with clues, looking in to something, finding out things, following instructions to try and figure something out
• procedure-instructions, what is written down that is exactly what to do/was done
• observation-looking at something carefully to notice what happened or changes
• measure-getting amounts of ingredients
• tea spoon-smaller spoon, used to make cups of tea
• table spoon-bigger spoon
• results-what happened
• conclusion-explaining what happened and why

Plan for our first trial

Each group had 3 cups with the same amount of water. We had to discuss and decided what else we wanted to put in and how much. We had to remember to change only one variable (amount or ingredient) so it would be a fair test.

Some groups tried different dishwashing liquid, others had corn syrup, others used shampoo.

Our first trial

All groups had something that worked well.

Record our results
This was the hard part. We had to be specific with writing down what happened with the bubbles. For each mixture/cup we had to write down how many bubbles were made, how big they were (as big as thumb, hand, head) and when they popped (on the wand or after floating).


Here are some examples of what students had written for their observations:

Hayley, Laura, Georgia, Lara and Sylvia
Each time we make the bubbles on the wand, it made 1 or 2 bubbles about the size of 1 1/2 hands.
Cup 3 was the best because the bubbles were really big.

Holly, Logan, Ben, Matthew, Ilya
Corn syrup needed to be scrapped off the spoon.
Cup 2 mostly popped while detaching from the wand.
Cup 3 blew about 1-3 decent bubbles that popped when touched by fingers.

Kailey, Hannah, Anoushka, Lulu
Cup 1-Each bubble was about the size of our hand. Most of the bubbles didn't come off the wand.
Cup 2-Blew small bubbles that bounced off out knees. Sometimes were as big as out head. Bubble lasted about 5-10 seconds.
Cup 3-The small bubbles lasted better.

Charlotte, Seren
Cup 1-this made 1 bubble at a time.
Cup 2-it blue big bubbles but they popped straights away on the wand.
Cup 3-This mixture failed completely and made no bubbles.

Arthur, Aiden, Liam, Noah, Giancarlo, Bryan
Cup 1-It blue bubbles about the size of your hand. We spilt some mixture so had to change our wand shape.
Cup 2-Some bubbles split into 5 bubbles.
Cup 3-We didn't get to make this one because we ran out of time.

Zech, Elysium, Ashton, Kerwin, Campbell
Cup 1 worked probably the best.
Cup 2-One of our bubbles was as big as Ashton's hand.
Cup 3-The bubbles were good on the wand cause we walked with it so it slowly came off the wand.

Changes for our next trial
We looked at what we found out today and made some changes to our recipe for next time.

Bye bye Zara

At the end of Term 3 we wished Zara goodbye. These are some of the things we said to her.

We hope

-it's not too hard packing. 

-you have a good time at your new school.

-you find new friends.

-you like your new house.

-you learn a lot at your new school.

We will miss you because

-you are a nice friend.

-you play with lots of students.

-you have a good attitude and are smiley at school.

-you help us with things and remind us to ring the bell.

Zara it's been great knowing you, good luck.

Strike performance

We enjoyed a fantastic performance by the group STRIKE. There were 3 performers nick named Thomas the Tank Engine, Mr T and Mufasa. They entertained us by playing different percussion instruments. 

Afterwards we wrote some lines of poetry about what we saw. We had to start with a noun. Then we wrote a verb, some describing or comparing. These are some samples of our writing.

Strike, a band of multiple instruments.
Drums arranged into a tower.

Mufasa jumped high like a beached fish.

Elysium and Campbell along with the crowd listened to the beat.
Lights went out. They played with fire!
Soda cans banged on the table, fizzing inside.
Crowd clapped as loud to make a light bulb explode.
Eager children screamed for Strike.
Every member of the audience clapped and whooped with cheer. 
Mr T's arms went wild whilst playing the vertical drums.
Fire lit the dark gracefully.
Soda cans got shook like a boat on a storm.
Fire flicked like little stars.
Fire glowed in the dark like it was a fierce animals eyes.
Fire twisted, ignited and burnt through the air.

Fire flamed in the dark.
Drums banged in my ear like an elephant stomping on the ground.
Thomas the Tank Engine failed tricks.
Keys of the piano got hit by Mufasa.
Soda cans slid on the table.
Drums banged loud and proud to the whole of Redwood School.
Mufasa played the piano confident in front of the whole school. 
The crowd clapped as loud as lightning bulbs exploding.

Calendar art

Here is our amazing calendar art. We got to choose from 4 different kinds of art work to make. We love them and hope you do too.

Holly's Mathletics Hall of Fame

Well done Holly for getting on the Hall of Fame twice recently. You are doing really well with practicing regularly.