What do Carnival, Magnetism, Buoyancy, Bowling and Mariocart have in common?

 The answer is…they are all things that Grade 2 did this week!

We started off the week by celebrating Carnival on Monday. The Grade Two students looked fantastic in their costumes and had a fun time making crafts and playing games thanks to some of the PTA dads who helped organize and run them. 

We also continued working on the egg drop devices to protect eggs from the invisible pull of gravity  being dropped from the second floor balcony. Then on Tuesday, we tested them by dropping them! And….almost all survived! You can see videos of the egg drop on Seesaw.

Our next experiment also dealt with an invisible and indirect force…magnetism! The students tested different materials to see which were and weren’t attracted to a magnet’s pull. They also tested to see which materials the magnet’s pull could pass through and tried to make paper clips and magnets float!

Our final experiment for the week was a simple one to check which items would float or sink. This was to help us explore the force known as buoyancy. We will get to explore this more in the future as we will have some guests coming in to help us build some model sailboats. 

In PE, we continued experiencing forces as the students helped build our own Mario Kart style race track with obstacles and power-ups. Unfortunately, it was raining during our open day on Thursday so we had to experience forces indoors with a round of last minute bowling instead! 

After PE on Thursday morning, we had a special art lesson with Mr Lubin and the students used their knowledge and creativity to imagine what might be inside some of the cool-machines that we can find around us. Thanks to all of the parents who took the time to visit. I hope you enjoyed the little peak into your child’s school day. 

Upcoming Field Trip

On Tuesday, March 7th the Grade 2 students will be visiting Bando Science Museum as part of our inquiry into forces. We are looking for a couple of volunteer parents to join us on the trip. If you would like to join. Please let me know. We will be leaving shortly after 9am and plan on leaving at 13:30 so that the students can get back in time for the two classes at the end of the day.