Scientific Explorations

As spring brings changes in weather (even some snow!), first graders have been busy studying and observing various types of weather. To begin, we talked a lot about how scientists observe, or monitor things closely to track changes and record their findings. To put our own observation skills into practice, we created water cycle cups, each with its own unique variable to affect change. Some cups were covered with material, and some were not. We each made a hypothesis about the changes we would see over time. We have been busy recording these observations in our water cycle journals, and paying careful attention to the evaporation and condensation happening!

Also, to test our knowledge about temperature and how it affects weather and precipitation, students put their hypothesizing skills to work once again with an in class experiment! Using the scientific method to guide our exploration, we started with a question: Will an ice cube melt faster in a person's bare hand or in a hand wearing a glove?  First grade scientists pondered this question, while thinking about temperature and how it affects changes in water. Here we are testing our hypotheses!

Ask your child about this fun experiment and his or her findings!

-Mrs. Thomson and Miss Pavlik