One of the outdoor suggestions for this week’s online learning was to create a lazy river. Attach a garden hose to a river bed made from aluminum foil. Add a bridge, rocks, and some animals,. Then, sail a boat down the river! I hope I see more photos.

Making Popsicles was a homework choice during third grade’s online thermal energy unit. They look delicious! Did you know that Popsicles were invented by Frank Epperson in 1905 when he was just eleven years old?

Is it possible to put a plastic straw through a potato? Yes, with air pressure! Click here to read more about this investigation.

Can you blow up a balloon inside a water bottle? Click here to learn more about this fun investigation.

A hummingbird found my feeder today!

Fourth grade meteorologists are studying the water cycle.Watch the water cycle happen in a bag! The water will evaporate, condense, and fall as water droplets. Then the whole cycle will begin again. What starts the process? Click here to watch an informative video about the water cycle.

What will happen if you drop food coloring in jars or cups filled with cold water, room temperature water, and hot water? That was the question I posed to my third grade scientists during online thermal energy instruction. Click here to watch a video we used as our model.