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Week 13

Dice Prediction
What did I learn? This week we learned more about density of matter and how it affects the buoyancy of it. We started lab out by discussing our modifications for the 5th grade science lesson so that it met the objectives of the 2nd grade band as well as NGSS standards. After that we looked into whether we could predict if we though a big and small dice would sink or float. We calculated the density of the two dice and because they were smaller than 1 we could predict that they would sink. We also experimented something similarly with 2 checkers except Dr. Nordine's red checker floated while the black checker sunk. After doing our own experiments we came to the conclusion that we could get both of the checkers to sink of float, it just depended on the way you placed it in the water. 
Checkers


How can you apply what you learned to your future teaching? I think that this week is another great example of switching up traditional teaching and making it fun and engaging for students. There was quite a few opportunities for us to ask questions and think about why we thought certain things happened, ultimately intriguing us even more as we wanted our questions to be answered or at least try to make sense of what we were seeing 

What are new or remaining questions that you have? After speaking with classmates in other sections, some of the M&M's colors mixed and others did not, why is that? I was still a bit confused as to why they differed in how fast they spread in the water. 


Comments

  1. Madeline KilianNovember 20, 2024 at 1:18 PM

    Hi Maddy! I also talked about how these activities would encourage students to question more and think deeper about what is really going on. I think utilizing these activities in our future will have many benefits for students. Great post!

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  2. Aiyana SNovember 20, 2024 at 4:07 PM

    Hi Maddy! I think it’s cool how we experimented with the checkers and found that how they’re placed in the water changes if they sink or float. I agree that this kind of activity makes learning more fun and gets students curious. Your question about the M&Ms is interesting—I wonder if the color difference has to do with how the dyes are made or their ingredients. Great post!

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  3. Mollie RasmussenNovember 20, 2024 at 7:38 PM

    Hi Maddy!! We did so many cool experiments today! I liked how you talked about getting out of the traditional classroom setting and bringing in fun and engaging activities like these! Great work this week!

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