Exploring the Sun's Heat 9-4

Thank you for reminding me to put these pictures on the BLOG! Sorry for the delay!

Here's the update from last week...

Don't worry - this chocolate-licker belongs to the teacher! Oh my!

M is enjoying melting the Hershey bar! It's beginning to melt!

Last week was an interesting and informative class. After reviewing the reading assignment with oral questions, we walked outside for the remainder of our class time. All of our activities required space for movement...and heat from the Sun.

We role played revolving, rotating, and orbiting. The students saw how difficult it was to rotate, revolve and orbit at the same time! They were dizzy! We also discussed how the Earth turns on it's axis.

Here are a few pictures from our fun day with CHOCOLATE! The children explored the Sun's heat by melting Hershey bars with magnifying glasses. They determined if the chocolate melted faster with a larger or smaller concentrated area. They also held the MGs at different angles to focus the heat! The children had A LOT OF FUN during this class!

Big smiles!
This chocolate lover belongs to another TC teacher! Our families must LOVE chocolate!

Yes, with some persistence, the chocolate CAUGHT ON FIRE!

W is patient!

I tried to keep the magnifying glasses on the chocolate, but I think a few of the boys now know how to burn leaves armed with a magnifying glass! Sorry parents! :-) You can be comforted that they are learning something in this Astronomy class! Hee-hee!