We spent the day exploring the Museum of Science and History, viewing many exhibits on the human body, water cycle, marine life, conservation/recycling, space, and the history of Jacksonville.
We participated in
What's the Matter?, a program connected to our science standards. It reviewed what
matter (anything that takes up space) and
mass (how much matter something is made of) are, the
states of matter (solid, liquid, gas,
and plasma), and how we can change matter from one form to another by increasing or decreasing the amount of heat.
A few of our students making plasma
What is plasma, you ask? When gas is heated to a very high temperature, its particles become charged, resulting in plasma. We find plasma in televisions, neon signs, fluorescent lights, lightning, and stars.
Plasma ball
We will continue our study of matter in science workshop this quarter, also investigating how matter can be measured (which also ties in nicely to our math measurement standards).
One advantage of going on a field trip before we are deep into a unit is creating common experiences, which we can refer to during our studies and use to build our understanding of concepts.
Afterwards, we had lunch next to MOSH at Friendship Park, enjoying the fresh air and sunshine!
The bus ride back to school was amazing--Ms. Kirkham challenged the students to fall asleep (many did and most were very still and quiet). Genius! :-D
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