First we made predictions about which insulator would be the best at keeping heat in and cold out.
The different materials we tested for insulation was fur, blubber, feathers, fur and blubber. We put our hand in an insulator then placed it in ice cold water to see what it felt like and to see how long we could hold it under the cold water.
In the end, we gathered our results and discussed about our findings. The best insulator overall in the class was fur and blubber we think this is because it was two layers of insulation. Second best was the feathers - we think that there were a lot of feathers in the bag so it provided good insulation.
We also read a story about the Arctic, called the Arctic Son (by Jean Craighead George) and learned many things about life on the Arctic, such as:
- the northern lights have many beautiful colors that fill up the sky
- people would fish through holes in the ice
- polar bears, snowy owl, and whales live in the Arctic
- If a whale is hunted by harpoon, the community shares all parts of the whale for various things such as food, art supplies, monuments, and fuel. The people show their thanks with a celebration to honor the whale.
- People must dress in layers for warmth because it is really cold
- Games such as the one-foot-high kick and the seal walk are commonly played
- Winters have lots of darkness - some places without any sunlight
- Summers have lots of sunlight - some places without any darkness
In gym we played Jungle Safari with an additional twist - any time we landed on the red mats we had to do jumping jacks or sit-ups.
Finally in word work, the grade 2s moved on to searching for hard-e sounding combinations in their books: "ee" and "ey" - these were added to our word chart with post-its.
Grade 1s gathered at the carpet and worked on more "-ig" words.
Reminders:
1. Grade 2s - please return the Alberta Oral Health Questionnaire by tomorrow
2. Home Reading volunteer spots for April to June is now open on Sign-up Genius.
3. Library books due tomorrow
