Although David Bowie wrote this song 36 years before you were born, it's still perfect for this week's Science experiment! Check out the video above for a collection of real life rocket photos from space. I think he wrote it to help us celebrate the first time a man (Neil Armstrong) walked on the moon. That was 1969!
Get ready because we are designing paper rockets on Tuesday so we can have our own launch on Wednesday.
You will be working in pairs to write a TESTABLE QUESTION: How long should a cylinder be on a paper rocket to make the rocket launch the farthest distance?
So, you and your partner will have to decide how long you want your paper cylinder to be.... that is the MANIPULATED VARIABLE!
The RESPONDING VARIABLE is the distance your rocket travels. We will have a couple of parents ready to help us measure.
Check out this link to find out more about rockets and the solar system. http://camp.wonderopolis.org/track/1
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| Kaleb had to design his rocket by himself because Michael was absent on Tuesday, but Michael was there today to help him launch it and they were one of the winners! |
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| Adisyn and Brooklyn were excited to have one of the winning rockets. |
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| This is Donnell in action ready to leap up and come down with as much force as possible on the launcher! |
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| Check out Pierce and Connor ready to launch their rocket. |
This week, besides reading our novel, WONDER, we've been reading other books that have bullying as their theme. We finished reading Bully by Patricia Polacco and Don't Laugh at Me by Allen Shamblin and Steve Seskin which was actually first written as song lyrics and then later turned into a book. If you want to share the video with your family or just want to hear it one more time check out the link below.
Thank goodness for all the nanas, pop-pops, yayas, papous, nannys, poppys, grandmothers, grandfathers and one mama that made it to our cafeteria Friday morning! Check out our family photos:
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