Thinking Like A Scientist

First Grade's Law of Theory

As many parents are aware, we have adjusted the curriculum to teach the students science every day. I would say that many of them LOVE science. One of our essential questions is "How does science impact our everyday life?" The past two weeks, we have been working on observing different experiments, but more importantly, being able to connect it to something else in our lives.

Last week, we did the infamous Gummy Bear Experiment. The students predicted what would happen to the gummy bears. Many said they would get bigger, but they were all surprised about how little the gummy bear in the vinegar turned out. We learned what the word dissolves meant. After talking about our results, I integrated math into our lesson. We learned how to graph our work so we could get precise answers about our observations.

Today, the students predicted what would happen if we mixed milk with dish soap. If you want to do this experiment at home, pour some milk into a pan. Then, add some food coloring of different colors in the middle of the pan. Next, put dish soap on a Q-tip. Last, dip the soap into the middle of the pan of milk. The kids were so amazed at what happened! They were all saying how much they love science. They went back to their desks and wrote about what the milk reminded them of. I was impressed by some great connections!

Madilynn compared the milk to a big jaw dropper candy ball that you can buy.

Braylon said it looked like the portal from the movie Big Hero Six.

Eliana wrote that the milk looks like a ripple when you throw a rock into the water.

Makaela said it looked like an erupting volcano.

Many more experiments to come! Stay tuned.....