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STEM Week 3



It is official!  Your kids are amazing.  We threw some pretty big ideas as them yesterday, and they took on the challenge.  Read below for recap, videos, Black Belt Math support material, and suggested homework. Note:  It is best to view our blog on the computer.

Presentations:  

They did another great Job Today!  I loved all the great science facts and demonstrations shared today.  Reminder:  Presentations are better received with some kind of visual.  Some things that might help:  There is a whiteboard in class and students may have access to my computer (if they would like to show something on a link. )

Science Time:

This week we tackled both Newton's 2nd and 3rd Law.  We learned a little about acceleration and learned that items with more mass do not have the same velocity when acted upon by the same force. 
Newton's Second law of motion. 
 For an object of certain mass, the greater the force applied to the object, the greater its increase in velocity over time (acceleration.)
The opposite is also true:  For an object of certain mass, the lesser the force applied to the object, the lesser its acceleration. 

Newton’s Third Law of motion
            For every action, there is an equal reaction in the opposite direction.  

 Here is the NASA video that I showed in class. 

The video below shows the car experiment that we did in class.  This video is advanced so you may want to end the video after he shows what happens to the cars.   
Start at 1:40



We also did an experiment with dropping marbles in a tube.  We learned that when we increased the height of the drop the marble gained acceleration.  

Math Time: 

We struggle to get to math time today in 3-6.  K-3 played a dice math game for the short time we had at the end.  

Keep up the good work mastering facts.  I didn't hand out the orange belt sheet today, but you can find it under the blackbelt tab.  

Please note:  It is okay to stay on a level as long as necessary to master the material.  Perhaps some students it will need to take several weeks to master +1 and +2 addition before for moving on to +3 and +4.  That is perfectly fine and as it should be.  The belts are a helpful way to reward hard work and give incentive to mastery at each and every level.  

You will find flashcards, skip counting videos, and drill sheets to aid your child in the mastery of the four basic operations.  http://stonetablestemclub.blogspot.com/p/black-belt-math.html (Also linked at the top of the blog.)

What to bring to class on the 26th:
Students are encouraged each week to come prepared for class with the following:
3 ringed binder
A short science presentation. (No more than 2 minutes)
Black Belt Math Status. (signed log sheet)

Optional homework:  

  • Online:  Scholastic: 

Here are the videos from prior weeks if you missed them or would like to review: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/forces-and-motion/fgravity-and-inertia.htm  http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/forces-and-motion/inertia.htm

  • Online: CK-12  
https://www.ck12.org/c/physics/newtons-second-law/ 
  • Text: Rainbow Science: 
Read Chapter Two (Give me a bit today, and I will scan that in for you!)




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