Science Experiments - Voclanos

We had to think like scientists and predict what we thought would happen.  Then we drew what we observed (watched) and talked about our findings.  We had fun learning the difference between magma and lava, especially when the balloon popped all over Mrs Christiansen. Here are our findings.

Letter Jj

This weeks letter is Jj. These are all the words we know that start with the letter Jj.

Earth Layers

Today we learnt the earth has lots of layers like a sandwich.   On the surface is grass, then there is dirt.  Over time the dirt turns into rock.  The middle of the Earth is made from magma.  Magma is melted rock.

Rescue Helicopter

What an amazing surprise!  The Westpac Rescue Helicopter landed on our school field.  Last year we supported them by fundraising and today gave it to the helicopter team.  Thank you for always being there when we need you Westpac rescue Helicopter. 

Mud Pies

On Tuesday afternoon we went outside and made mudpies.  It was a lot of fun, but we thought it was gross getting our hands all mucky.  Then, we wrote about making mud pies.

Splash!  The water went everywhere.  We were going to put teacher’s fingers in it but …

we couldn’t find any.  We put in a worm.  Ew!  I don’t like worms.  By Milla.

Volcano Writing

The river went racing down like hot bubbling lava rivers.  The lava was exploding like a jet in the sky.  Boom!  Zoom!  Pop! By Lennox.

The lava went zooming down the hill like a snake speeding down a tree.  The lava went crackle, crackle, crackle!  By Lincoln.

The volcano went boom!  It was twirling slowly in the air.  The lava went over the sides.
By Lydia.

The lava went everywhere.  Peum!  The lava went like a shooting star.  The smoke went twirling up and down in the sky.  By Rylie.

The sky looked like flaming fire.  The lava was flooding all over the world.  The lava looked like a black seal rolling down the volcano!  By Ruby.

It went splat all over the place.  Lava leaked down the voclano.  By Matthew.

All of the rocks came tumbling down the voclano.  The lava came down the volcano. 

By Caleb K.

It went kaboom.  It was messy because it exploded.  Boom!  It was exploding on the mountains.  I saw a rock flying in the sky.  When I saw inside the voclano,

it was amazing.  I was shocked.  By Jaxson.

It went kaboom like a rocket.  The lava went racing down the volcano.  It was cool. 

By Kaleb.

It went kaboom.  It went like a rocket up in the sky.  The smoke flew in the air. 

The lava went crackety pop.  By Trisan.

Volcano

Over the next few weeks we are learning about volcanoes. 

This is what we already know:

Rob the Nest

We love playing Rob the Nest.  It is one of our favourite games. This afternoon we had time to squeeze in a few games.  Here are some photos of us playing.

Nukumball

Congratulations Rimu for winning the Interhouse Nukumball Challenge.  After the tournament the winning team had the honour of facing the teachers.  Well done Rimu, the children beat us teachers again. 

Explosive Writing

 

It exploded everywhere.  Boom!  By Chavelle.

 The lid was smoking in the bottle.  By Caleb K.

It went up in the sky like a bomb.  It went spat!  Spat!  Spat!  I did a little laugh because it exploded.  By Annabel.

 It went kaboom!  The water went pop, pop, pop, pop!  By Tristan.

Kerplonk!  It went on Mrs Christiansen.  Boom like a bomb.  It went booming like rocks going down a mountain.  By Jaxson.

Texture Walk

At writing, some groups went on a 'texture walk.'  Texture is a fancy word describing the way things feel. 

The water was so, so cold like ice.  I had to put my feet up and down.

By Caleb H.

 

The polysterene was crunchy and it stuck to my feet.  It was nearly going to go flat.

By Jaxson.

 

I like the sand.  It was squishy under my feet and it was soft.

By Emily.