This week we continued our study of the ocean. On Wednesday, we had a guest teacher, Mrs. Landry, teach us about waves and some of the forces that cause waves. The children had the chance to experiment with two forces that cause waves: wind and an object disturbing the water. The students created these scenarios in the classroom by doing two different experiments. First they dropped a marble into a bucket of water and observed the waves that were created. They learned that different size marbles create different size waves. Then they blew air through a straw to simulate the wind creating waves. The children learned that stronger wind creates larger waves.
On Friday, we discussed things that are living and nonliving at the beach. The children then worked with a partner to create an ocean mural, focusing on the intertidal zone. They labeled the living and nonliving parts of their murals. They will continue this work next week.
Beach Day is on Tuesday...fingers crossed for nice weather!
Katie
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