Good Morning 4th class, how are you all?
We are very lucky that we are having such lovely weather. I hope you are all keeping well and that you are keeping active at home too. I try to go for a walk or a cycle every day. I’m also trying to practice my football skills too!
Your suggested work for this week is up on Aladdin. If you have any questions, you can email me from your Newtown primary email address! Remember to keep an eye on the ‘outdoor activities’ section of the school website under the Covid 19 tab. You can send pictures or drawings of your findings to [email protected].
There is now a page on the website that has extra activities for you to do if you wish! Just click onto the Covid 19 tab and then click extra activities!
For todays suggested work on Aladdin I have set you a science experiment (If you can’t do it, don’t worry!)This is it:
Floating egg experiment:
Do you know what happens when you put an egg in a glass of regular water?
This is a cool way to learn about density. (Density is a word we use to describe how much space an object or substance takes up (its volume) in relation to the amount of matter in that object or substance (its mass).
These are the materials you will need:
1. Pour water into the glass until it is about half full.
2. Place an egg in the glass of water and see if it sinks or floats (it should sink).
3. Stir in lots of salt. Start with 1 tablespoon and stir it until the salt dissolves. Keep adding more salt until the egg floats.
4. Next, carefully pour more fresh water until the glass is nearly full (be careful to not disturb or mix the salty water with the plain water). If you’re very careful, you can get the egg to float between the fresh and saltwater!
5. Take some pictures! You can email them to the school website so everyone can see how the experiment worked!
How it works:
The egg is denser than the fresh water (more molecules per square inch), this causes it to sink. When you start dissolving salt in the water, this is increasing the density (adding more molecules per square inch). Eventually the water becomes denser than the egg causing the egg to float. When you carefully add fresh water again, this fresh water is less dense than the salt water so it floats right on top!
Have a great day everyone!
Ms.Caulfield.
We are very lucky that we are having such lovely weather. I hope you are all keeping well and that you are keeping active at home too. I try to go for a walk or a cycle every day. I’m also trying to practice my football skills too!
Your suggested work for this week is up on Aladdin. If you have any questions, you can email me from your Newtown primary email address! Remember to keep an eye on the ‘outdoor activities’ section of the school website under the Covid 19 tab. You can send pictures or drawings of your findings to [email protected].
There is now a page on the website that has extra activities for you to do if you wish! Just click onto the Covid 19 tab and then click extra activities!
For todays suggested work on Aladdin I have set you a science experiment (If you can’t do it, don’t worry!)This is it:
Floating egg experiment:
Do you know what happens when you put an egg in a glass of regular water?
This is a cool way to learn about density. (Density is a word we use to describe how much space an object or substance takes up (its volume) in relation to the amount of matter in that object or substance (its mass).
These are the materials you will need:
- One egg
- Water
- Salt (1 – 2 cups)
- A tall drinking glass
- A spoon
1. Pour water into the glass until it is about half full.
2. Place an egg in the glass of water and see if it sinks or floats (it should sink).
3. Stir in lots of salt. Start with 1 tablespoon and stir it until the salt dissolves. Keep adding more salt until the egg floats.
4. Next, carefully pour more fresh water until the glass is nearly full (be careful to not disturb or mix the salty water with the plain water). If you’re very careful, you can get the egg to float between the fresh and saltwater!
5. Take some pictures! You can email them to the school website so everyone can see how the experiment worked!
How it works:
The egg is denser than the fresh water (more molecules per square inch), this causes it to sink. When you start dissolving salt in the water, this is increasing the density (adding more molecules per square inch). Eventually the water becomes denser than the egg causing the egg to float. When you carefully add fresh water again, this fresh water is less dense than the salt water so it floats right on top!
Have a great day everyone!
Ms.Caulfield.
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