Burger Experiment

We are learning about independent, dependent and controlled variables so that we can design our own experiments. We are currently writing the procedure using the criteria and experience we gained writing procedural instructions for the food separator challenge.

Here is the question we are going to investigate (see pic).

Stay tuned for pics and updates when we start the experiment after Thanksgiving.

Barbie Bungee Jump

Today, we learned about the Barbie Bungee Jump Challenge. You have a Barbie, and you and your group add the amount of elastics you want to give Barbie a thrilling bungee jump. Mr. Mitchell will drop Barbie out of our classroom window, and if she touches the ground, she dies. And, we are only allowed to test Barbie in the classroom, and she can’t be tested from a height taller than 2 metres.

The learning goals are:

• Collect, organize, and display data using appropriate graphs and tables

• Analyze data and use evidence to make predictions and convincing conclusions. And, we are only allowed to test barbie in the classroom, and she can’t be tested from a height taller than two metres.

Orange Shirt Day

Today was Orange Shirt Day! We watched a video on Phyllis Webstad, and learned the story on how Orange Shirt Day began. It was created when Phyllis Webstad’s grandma bought her a new orange shirt to wear to the residential school. The teachers at the residential school made her take off the shirt, and she never saw it again. Not only did we talk about it, we made a list of things we can do to make sure it doesn’t repeat. To make sure that it doesn’t repeat, everyone is going to have to know about it.