We had an AWESOME Science lesson today! We read about sources of heat and made up motions to remember the 5 different sources: sun, burning, rubbing, electricity, and living things. We even had to use our dictionary and context clue skills that Ms. Mitchell taught us to decide what the word SOURCE means. (the point from which something comes – or in our case “where heat comes from”) After learning about the sources and then talking about how sources are different from conductors and insulators, we completed a lab where students rotated in groups around to 8 different items to observe. At each station, they had to decide if the item produced heat. If it did produce heat, they had to identify the source. If it did not produce heat, they had to tell me why. I have included some pictures from both classes…hope you enjoy! A few weeks ago when we were discussing changes in state of matter, we had an ice melting contest. Students had to develop ways to melt their ice the fastest. Several groups wanted to use the lamp in our room. Once they went to the lamp, they realized that it wasn’t producing much heat at all…especially not enough to help melt their ice. The bulb in the lamp was a CFL bulb, so today I brought in a regular light bulb to put in my lamp. They were quick to notice the major difference in the amount of heat produced by the bulb I brought in today! We talked about how the CFL was designed to use less energy, thus producing less heat. I am so proud of their findings today. I truly believe that experiences like these are when the most meaningful learning takes place!
Reminder: Test on Matter & Heat is THIS Friday!
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