Showing posts with label Kites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kites. Show all posts

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Weather Unit

We've been learning all about weather. Students experimented with the wind by blowing bubbles and flying kites. We discussed wind direction, what makes wind, and the impact wind has on our changing weather.

 Students also had to work with a partner to design, build, and test a parachute when learning about air pressure. Here is the designing process. 

In this video, they are testing their parachutes to see if they fly, how fast they fly, and if the "food" they're bringing to firefighters stays in the basket."



We also learned about temperature and how to read a thermometer. We discussed the weather patterns throughout each season, and students learned about the impact weather has on our daily lives.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Kite Day!

You know that feeling you get as a teacher when everything seems to "fall in place" for a moment in time, and you say to yourself, "It's all worth it...." Well, I had one of those moments today!  :)

Today was K-ite Day in summer school, so the students made kites this afternoon and got a chance to fly them!  Just to see the joy in their face and the yelling-into-the-wind remarks, "Ms. Brandt, THIS IS SO MUCH FUN!" made my day!  It was the perfect day, and I just had to share on Brandt's Buzz!  

ENJOY YOUR FRIDAY!  


--Ms. Brandt