Bread and Chemical Reactions

Friendly reminder that we do not have school tomorrow.

What an exciting day! The Birch friends began the morning by singing our morning greeting song and made choices in the classroom. One building question read, "How can you make your own bread machine with classroom materials?" The students created one big bread machine and used the keyboards to "tell the machine what to do."

 

As the morning continued, some friends went with Ms. Katie to continue making our bread! They worked very hard in the kitchen and made sure to clean up after themselves. Two students even cleaned ALL of the dishes in the kitchen...way to be great helpers!

Back in the classroom, students experimented with vinegar and baking soda. The children made several observations about the chemical reactions happening right in front of their eyes!

"It makes noise! It is bubbling!"

"It's exploding!"

"It smells like vinegar."

"Woah, it's exploding!"

"This one looks like candy. It feels squishy. It's going to explode!"

"It's a snow maker!"

"I'm making a snow angel. Look, bubbles!"

"I'm making lava and snow!"

Other friends built with materials in front of a projector. They were given the question "How can you build on or against the wall?" A few students tried to lean blocks to build up the wall. Others built on the projector or on the carpet.

We ended the morning by playing on the playscape. Enjoy this wonderful weather and we will see you on Thursday!