SMASH DAY!
Last Monday was our second SMASH DAY! Students were given the task of building a paper structure that could hold a 50 g weight. The team with the tallest tower that held the weight was handsomely rewarded (yum...HiChew Candy!).Students were give 5 pieces of A4 paper, 1 meter of scotch tape, and scissors. Grade 8 students quickly realized that the instructions did not technically say they couldn't used the scissors in the design. Sneaky Students!
We cleared that up for Grade 9! The winning students overall were Jezz and Savanna...who had an 83 cm tower! Good Job!
The Weekly Grind:
Science 7: We are finishing up our "How do we describe matter?" Expedition this week. The students have worked hard to learn all about matter...and now they will put their skills to work. Each student will get a "mystery liquid" and have to identify the liquid based on its characteristic properties.
Science 8: We are finishing up our "Can Matter Disappear?" Expedition. Students have investigated the effect of physical and chemical changes on the mass of the substances. On Wednesday students will take a lab test where they will show what they have learned through this expedition.
Science 9: We are elbow deep in electron configuration! This week students are looking at orbital shapes and using these shapes to explain why certain energy levels can hold certain numbers of electrons.
Science 10: Energy Bar projects are in progress. We are starting to decide on ingredients...and by the end of this week all the groups will have made their first energy bar prototype. Students are currently struggling to figure out how to get the bar to stick together. Good Luck!
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