Science: 5 Senses & Pebbles, Sand, and Silt

We have been busy little scientists!  We have spent the beginning of the school year learning to use our five senses to explore the world around us.  We have continued that exploration through our first science kit, Pebbles, Sand, and Silt.
We have learned to:
* Describe the properties of rock and sort rocks
* What happens when we rub rocks together... some make dust and color marks on others!
* What happens when we wash rocks... some changed color, bubbled, and floated at first.
* How to separate earth materials by size using screening... we discovered pebbles, gravel, and sand!
* How to separate sand materials by using water... we discovered silt!
* What soil is made of: pebbles, gravel, sand, silt, and humus (decayed plant & animal material).  When we added water to soil, it formed layers!
* And MANY new scientific words!

Take a look:

Using 5 sense to explore POPCORN!

Exploring the properties of rocks before rubbing and washing them.

Exploring the properties of rocks in our rock collections!

Screening earth materials

Exploring soil

Recording the layers in soil after adding water

Upcoming Important Events:

* November 19:  School in AM Only, Fall Conferences 1-4 & 5-8 PM

* November 20:  School in AM Only, Fall Conferences 1-4 & 5-8 PM

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*First Grade Thanksgiving Feast on Monday, November 24th.  In case you missed the email, here is the sign-up for supplies: Feast Sign Up

* November 26-28, No School for Thanksgiving Break