Inventions, inventions, and more inventions

This was a busy week in grade three. We visited the Maritime College on Sunday to learn about inventions that have shaped the maritime industry. We have also been researching inventions that have shaped societies and will present a few at assembly next week. The ones...

Accidental inventionsĀ 

The children had a lot of fun as they inquired into some of the reasons why people invent things. They discovered that amongst the accidental discoveries were such things as the ice cream cone, dynamite, matches, the microwave and post it notes to name a few. In math...

Why do people invent things?

Why do people invent things? What do we think are some of the most important inventions in the world? These were some of questions we asked and researched as we began what has so far proven to be a very interesting unit of inquiry. In math we have been analyzing data...

From groceries to restaurants…

Last week as part of their work on decimals the children pretended they were shopping for groceries by creating grocery lists. This week, using menus from local restaurants they ‘took three feiends out to lunch’ . They had to treat their friends to a good...

Shopping and decimals

Our introduction to the decimals took a slightly different twist. Using flyers from two local supermarkets we made calculated the costs using Rials and Baisa of items we would need for a house we were moving into. In writing we will conclude writing recounts next...