Monday, November 13, 2017

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Colorful Candy Science

 
Key concepts
Chemistry
Molecules
Diffusion
Gradient
Solutions

Introduction
Here is a fun project you can try with leftover candy you have. You will make some amazing art using nothing but colored candy and hot water—and a little bit of science. Save some of your candy and get started!

Background
Many of the foods we eat are colored with artificial dyes. Some of these dyes will easily dissolve in water. This means that when foods containing the dyes are placed in water, the molecules that make up the dye will break away from the food and start to spread out in the water. The process where molecules spread out like this is called diffusion. The molecules tend to spread from areas where there are a lot of that type of molecule (a high concentration) to areas where there are fewer of that type of molecule (a lower concentration). Eventually the molecules all spread out enough that the concentration is equal everywhere. This is called equilibrium. The molecules, however, do not stop moving completely at that point. They will still bounce around randomly, and diffusion will still occur—but much more slowly.
Science Buddies

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Move More at School During Thanksgiving

Turkey Pokey (similar to Hokey Pokey)
• Instead of putting your right arm in and out, put your right wing in and out and
gobble all about.
• Continue with your left wing, your drumstick, your tail feathers and so on.

Freezing Turkey
• Play music while students strut and gobble around the classroom like turkeys.
• Pause music.
• When the music stops, turkeys should freeze in place until music begins again.





Monday, November 6, 2017

Veteran's Day Articles
Honor America's military veterans with Veteran's Day articles from readworks.org.
                        

Saturday, November 4, 2017

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Family Volunteer Day
 
Be inspired by the power of helping others! Family Volunteer Day is coming up on Saturday, November 18. This is a day to volunteer as a family, creating deep bonds in your family and with your community. It doesn’t take a lot of time to make a big difference, so  find a local volunteer project.