Smart Play Home School Group

THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2007

2ND GRADE SCIENCE - learned about mass using the metric system. used our balances to find the mass of different objects. mass is measured in the unit " gram" and 1,000 grams equals 1 kilogram. they got a kick out of the fact that they weigh about 20 kilograms. so cool! had fun weighing "gold nuggets" although they were disappointed that they weren't real. (I would have gone along with the illusion, but David pointed out that they smelled like paint and asked point blank if I painted them. darn!) they did really well.

K SCIENCE - explored our taste buds! they were real troopers letting me put foreign foods into their mouths. Nadia was the only one who liked the sour foods, even the lemon juice! they had fun discussing their favorite foods (cake, frosting and ice cream) and foods they thought were yucky (burritos, surprisingly enough!) It was a good day, worked out well being at my house.

REMINDER: TALLY YOUR POINTS FOR TUESDAY - I'LL BRING THE PRIZE BOXES THEN. WE'LL DO THAT ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. (they were dissappointed they couldn't do that today) Ranae - Suzy has Isaac and Holden's folders at her house, so she'll bring them on Tuesday)

Good job on the blog, Suzy!