Over the next two weeks, our class will be embarking on a scientific adventure...the students will be designing and conducting their own experiments, focusing on the properties of liquids and solids. The students are very excited about this project! So far, students have brainstormed ideas as a whole group, before submitting their top three choices for review. Groups were then matched according to interest. Hopefully, your child shared their lab topic with you over the weekend. The labs will be conducted at school during class time, however, we will need parent support in collecting the materials. Each group has already made a list of supplies they need to begin collecting, so if you are interested in assisting us, please talk with your child about their specific needs. This week, we will work at school to finish up the planning stages of the lab. Students will be working in groups for a portion of the science workshop, each day. They will work together to develop a group lab sheet, which includes a lab title, guiding question, a list of materials, and a list of procedures they plan to follow to conduct the lab. Next week, groups will meet again to begin carrying out their lab plans. They will record their predictions, make observations, record results, and finish up with a final conclusion. Again, this will be done at school. This will be a graded assignment, and students will be presented with a rubric that will be used for evaluation later this week. How can you help? Ask them about their progress each day. Share in their excitement. Encourage them to do their best! And as always, if you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to send us an email. We will be happy to address your concerns.
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