May 3rd

Today we had a 'Community Meeting', which I believe helps improve the culture and climate of the school and classroom. The purpose of these meetings is to:

• Set a tone for respectful learning
• Establish trust
• Motivate students to feel significant
• Create empathy and encourage collaboration
• Support social, emotional and academic learning

During our morning meeting we talked about what we had done while away from school and talked about getting into routine again. Then I gave the students a challenge!

Standing up back to back with no hands!

In Science we reviewed: "What is Soil Made of" and "The 4 Different Types"

We watched a video and talked about our 4-fold activity from before the break.

Students could use their 4-fold activity and the informational posters to match the types. This worksheet below was cut into parts that the students had to match back together correctly.

Then we made Soil Profile Bottles

1.  Students got into pairs and were given their soil samples that they had previously collected. Students then filled their bottle half way with each soil sample.
2. They then filled the rest up with water, leaving about 1" of air.
3. They put the lids on and began to shake the jar vigorously, until all big clumps had been broken up.
4. We set our bottles aside to examine the results tomorrow morning. 

After 24 hours our bottles's contents will have settled into distinct layers; Silt, Clay, Sand, Loam!

This one is already starting to settle into distinct layers after our experiment!

Tomorrow Morning: By examining the percentage of each layer we can determine the type of soil!!!

We will learn how to use a "Soil Texture Triangle" to classify our soil types with accuracy!