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5th Grade - Mrs. LeCompte
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In January the 5th graders began to learn all about Physical Science. We learned how everything around us is made up of elements. We even listened to the famous “Element Song” by Tom Lehrer. Inspired by his song writing we made our own rap about the Period Table of Elements. We then moved on to learn about atoms and molecules. We took a trip to the Science Lab to investigate water molecules. Using wax paper and water we divided a drop of water into bits that were as small as possible. We learned that no matter how small a molecule of water is that it is still going to be considered water. We are looking forward to learning more about how new materials are made from different parts of matter. We will be in the Science Lab making a slime mixture to help us learn how new materials are formed. We will also be making a recipe book called “Marvelous Mixtures” to help us to understand the different between a solution and a mixture.
Coming up in February the students will be presenting their “Living Biographies”. Each student had the opportunity to choose a famous person to research. They are going to be creating posters about their person and then they will dress up and give a presentation.
A lot of exciting things are happening in 5th grade!
