Super Science
By: Jieun and Alec
Boom! Uh-oh! There goes our solution! Oh well, we guess our solution didn’t work; at least we followed our plan. Richards School is so fortunate to have all kinds of supplies for fun projects in class. Here are some materials, we have use in science: filters, screens, funnels, syringes, some chemicals, and more! We also use, small animals in some of our experiments. Some animals are Brine Shrimp and insects.
Recently in Science class with our super science teacher… Miss Green, we have been learning about, and experimenting with mixtures, and solutions. A mixture is 2 or more substances put together that con easily be separated. On the other hand, a solution is 2 or more substances put together and cannot easily be separated. Mixture and solutions are made up of liquids and solids. Other properties of matter are gas and plasma (what stars are made up of). A recent experiment we have done was mixing salt, gravel, and powder in water. Then trying to separate them. What we did to separate them, was using a funnel and screen to separate the gravel from the water, a funnel and filter to separate the powder because the salt had dissolved. Last of all we evaporated the water, so salt crystals would be left on the bottom of the cup.
A special science event we do at Richards is the Learning Fair. In the Learning Fair, you make a science project. You make a hypothesis (or prediction), on your project. You experiment this topic. You can do your project with a partner, or alone. You then write your process and put it on a poster board. Lots of people take pictures of their experiment as they go. After you’ve finished with your project, it is put on display in the main hall for everyone to see. We do the Learning Fair because it gives you a chance to be creative without being graded. Also, it is fun and messy!
Some experiments we have done in the past have been out of this world! One experiment was about density currents. We put a hot rock and a cold rock in a tub of water on opposite sides. We put a red liquid and a blue liquid in the water. The blue liquid sank and the red liquid stayed at the surface of the water. When the blue liquid touched the hot rock, it shot beck up to the surface and started to sink again. The other experiment we did, was making our own terrariums. We raised barley, peas, corn, radish, and clover. It was very fun watching the plants grow! So you see, science can be fun, messy, and interesting, especially at Richards School! “Go science!”
