Making Music @ Powell Hall

The earlier link to the Powell Hall video was not working. Try this link.

http://animoto.com/play/CSn8ee4RWVH0tR1W7y3EEQ

Science Fun

Remember the earlier post on changing the shape of rocks? Well I put together this video to show the process. First we took a sugar cube and put it in a clear plastic container. Each student had some time to shake the container. When we opened the container, the sugar cube was now round and the container was filled with bits or "rock". This activity shows how rocks change. Check out this video: Science Fun

Powell Hall Field Trip Today

We had fun at Powell Hall today.  First we took a tour of Powell Hall and then we were on stage making music.  We learned about percussion instruments.  The students each had an instrument that they could shake, scrape or strike.  Ask your child about the day and check out the video link called Making Music at Powell Hall.

Making Music at Powell Hall

Making Music at Powell Hall

Science Fun

We had fun with a science experiment today.  First we looked closely at a sugar cube.  We put the sugar cubes in a jar.  We shook the jar for two minutes and then we opened the jar and looked at our cubes with a hand lens.  The cubes were now round like a sphere.  The corners of the sugar cube were gone!  There was a lot of sugar grains left in the jar.  The sugar cubes were like rocks and we learned that weather can change the shape of rocks!  The students wanted to take home the sugar cubes so they are in little ziploc bags to show you! 
This entry is in the students own words!  Ask them to tell you more about it.

Halloween Fun

Halloween Fun

I created a video to show everyone all the fun we had yesterday! Click on the Halloween Fun link.
A special thanks to all of volunteer parents. We sure had a lot of fun at the party! Enjoy the video!