Which Magnet is the Strongest?
This week we are developing investigations to determine which out of 4 magnets is in fact the strongest. I gave students a list of...
What do Magnets Attract to?
In this lab I had students collect data on materials that would attract to a magnet. I had students scour the building and test to see if...
Introduction to Magnets!
This week we started a new unit on MAGNETS! This is by far the most excited I have seen our young scientists! They already have so much...
Patterns of Motion!
This week we wanted to investigate if motion can be repeated in a pattern over time and more importantly, can it be predicted? In order...
Getting an Object to Stop or Change Direction!
In this weeks lab we investigated how to get an object in motion to stop moving or change direction. We tried this idea with many objects...
Mass vs. Distance!
During our last few labs students started asking questions about what else could effect how far a car traveled. A wondering that popped...
Wacky Science Day!
Today Ms. Davis's third grade class earned a WSD (Wacky Science Day)! In order to do this they have to earn 12 magnifying lenses (which...
Comparing Data: Is there a pattern?
Last week our scientists had a chance to test and see if changing the height of a ramp gave a car more force. We collected a lot of data...
Developing an experiment!
Today we are trying to create our first lab. Learning what we know about fair tests, my students started to develop their first lab to...
What Does the Data Tell You?
Now that we have conducted our first experiment, we need to look at our data to determine an answer to our question. Carefully examining...
