Fourth Grade Videos
I hope you enjoy these videos from our school year.
2020 - 2021
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Some formats that I use to create these videos give me control over the music volume when students are talking and some do not. I apologize if some students are harder to hear.
End of Year Science Video
Although I am very sad to see the year come to a close, we had an amazing year of science filled with investigation and exploration. Thanks for a great year in science together! XOXO -Ms. Haines
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Dissecting Owl Pellets
We have been learning about owls in science class. Today we dissected owl pellets. The girls examined the bones they found and used the referencing guides to determine what kind of food it ate. We will continue to work in our owl pellet journals in the days to come. The girls thought this was really cool and many said that they want their next birthday party to be dissecting owl pellets!!!!
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Exploring Mystery Powders
Over the course of several lab periods, the girls explored the properties of different powders. They compared and contrasted characteristics of salt, cornstarch, baking soda, and alum. They tested for solubility, as well as for interactions with vinegar, iodine, and cabbage juice. We also used cabbage juice as an indicator for acids, bases, or neutrals. We tested vinegar, soda, water, baking soda, milk, soapy water, lemon juice, and hand sanitizer. The girls loved seeing the rainbow of colors and recording their findings in their lab journals.
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African American Women in S.T.E.A.M.
During part of the month of February (Black History Month) and leading into March (Women's History Month), we took some time to research African American Women in the S.T.E.A.M. fields. The girls worked hard to research an assigned woman and create a digital poster sharing the information they learned. There was also an" aspire to do" optional lesson to present about another African American Women in S.T.E.A.M. and we had an extra special additional scientist! :) They presented their findings to their class.
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Starburst Lab (The Rock Cycle)
The girls used Starburst candies to demonstrate the stages of the rock cycle. We started by weathering the "rock" (Starburst) into smaller pieces. We used that sediment and applied pressure to create sedimentary rocks that shows the different layers of sediment. We then added some heat and more pressure to mold the sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock. We then heated the metamorphic rock to create "magma" which cooled and became igneous rock. We could then break the igneous rock into sediment pieces and continue the rock cycle. The science classroom smelled great today and we had a great time!
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