Science rules!

This week we began science in 3B. We had a lot of fun exploring soil. We started off by creating a classroom KWL chart. The students talked about things they know about soil, and things they want to learn about soil. At the end of the unit we will revisit the chart and add the things we learned.

Here is a picture of our chart:

We also took a close look at garden soil. Each child had an opportunity to explore soil on their own. We talked about how humans, animals and plants all depend on soil.

 

Today we began talking about what soil is made of. We did an experiment called "Is there air in soil?" The students had to predict whether they thought there was air in soil. Each table got a jar full of soil. We added water to the jar and observed what happened. The water cause air bubbles and the students could see that there is in fact air in soil!

 

Next week we will continue looking at what soil is made of. We will also look at different types of soil!

The scientists in 3B are excited to continue learning about soil!