Properties of Water

One of the lines of inquiry for Grade 4 at present looks at the properties of matter. On Monday morning the students investigated water in its three forms. They started with an ice cube, then watched water boil to become steam. The challenge was as follows: make an...

Dancing like Super Heroes

We have been learning and creating a dance based on the idea of superheroes. In their home room the students studies the traits that make a person a great role model. In dance class we have applied their learning to symbolic movements to express those same ideas....

Floating Eggs in Grade 4

Grade 4 students investigated one of the fundamental physical properties of matter – density. How many teaspoons of salt would it take for an egg to float in water? Hypotheses ranged from one to seven… Find out from your children what happened!