Last Week's Happenings

Last week in science, we were exploring how molecules move in the different types of matter.  The students were given fruit loops, which were our molecules.  They had to glue them onto their sheet to represent how matter moves.

We learned that solids don't have room
to move because the molecules are packed closely together.

We learned that liquids have a little of room to move around, but can bump into each other.

Lastly, we learned that gases can move freely and have lots of space to move.

In math, the students worked on their first rich problem of the year.  These types of problems can take up to two days to solve.  They worked very hard on figuring out what the problem was asking, using math tools, and using accountable math talk to problem solve!  Here was the problem:

                                                    Heads and Feet
On a farm there were some hens and sheep.  Altogether there were 8 heads and 22 feet.  How many hens were there?

Here was some of the thinking and strategies that the class came up with.....