We spent an afternoon sorting our rock collections. The students were asked to compare samples and identify similarities and differences.
3FT sorted the rocks into different categories...here are a few sorting rules that they came up with.
-One colour and many colours
-Bigger than an apple
-Rocks that colour and rocks that don't
-Smooth and rough
-Bumpy and smooth
-Speckled
-Smaller than a marble
-Jagged edges
-Rocks with two colours
-Spotted
-Shiny
-Pretty and not pretty
The students were all very excited to finally try out their chrome books.
We have finished working on increasing patterns and have started looking at decreasing patterns using manipulatives and numbers.
As we continue to learn about "Rocks and Minerals", the students look forward to our daily "Rock Talks". It is so wonderful to see how enthusiastic this class is to learn about rocks.
We have started to look and test different properties of rocks such as... colour, lustre, texture, hardness, and the presence of carbonates (using vinegar).
For our Mapping unit in Social Studies we took our compasses outside. We found the direction of landmarks around our school. We had a lot of fun with this activity!
On Friday, all of the students from Robina Baker School took part in the annual Terry Fox run. The students enjoyed the walk...even in the rain!
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