Our One of a Kind Mittens

Here are all of the wonderful and creative mittens students designed with their families (from rooms 7 and 8).  The students had fun sharing them with their classmates and reading their descriptions.  

The Pencil Trick

 We have begun our 2nd science unit on Balance and Motion.  We learned how weight affects balance and how you can add counterweights to make something stay in a stable position.  By far our coolest trick so far was getting a pencil to balance on it's point.  It took some time and perseverance but everyone finally got it.  As you can see by the smiles, the children were quite amazed.  One of the students remarked "It's like we are defying gravity!"

 Some of the pencils leaned over and even "danced" back and forth but they still stayed up.  Pretty cool!