This week we became SCIENTISTS!  We learned how scientists predict and collect data about experiments they do.  We learned that a prediction is a guess based on what we already might know about something.  We learned that sometimes our prediction is correct and sometimes it is not, but either way, it’s okay because that’s how predicting works.  We also learned how to collect data and write it down during our 5 Senses experiments.  We know that data is the thing we learned from doing the experiment.

Our week of being a scientist included:

Monday:  Sense of Sight…we explored the room and collected data about colors, shapes, and sizes. We hunted around the room using our sense of sight to find objects that had these attributes.

Tuesday:  Sense of Hearing…we predicted what we thought the item was that made that sound.  We heard jingle bells, shaving cream coming out of the can, a ball launcher that went pop, and rice inside of a plastic egg.

Wednesday:  Sense of Touch…we explored the classroom using our sense of touch to find something hard, soft, rough, and smooth.  We collected data by drawing pictures of what we found and labeling it.

Thursday:  Sense of Smell…we closed our eyes (sight) and smelled things that were hiding inside special containers.  We predicted what each smell was and drew a picture of our prediction.  We smelled vanilla, black pepper, cinnamon, and lemon juice that was old and a bit rotten.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday:  Sense of Taste…we said we would be brave and take one small bite of each thing and WE DID!  So proud of all my little scientists!  We first predicted what we thought each thing we taste like and then we collected data by tasting it and recording our results.  We tasted pickles…they were sweet pickles.  We tasted pretzels…they were salty.  We tasted SweetTarts….they were sour.  And we tasted chocolate….it was bitter (baker chocolate…no sugar).  The kids were amazed (and a bit disgusted) by the way chocolate tastes when it has no sugar.

I wish I would have been able to take pictures during the experiments!  I think I need to ask Santa for a GoPro and wear it on my head.

I am VERY PROUD of all my scientists and their ability to predict, explore, and collect data.  It was a busy week and we learned a lot!

Here is a link to this week’s newsletter:  lp-k-news-12816