Bernoulli's Paper Airplane

Grade 6's have done several experiments in class to explore and understand Bernoulli's Principle in the past two weeks. Now it's time to put the theory to work! Since this a unit about flight, let's make something fly! Many people have built paper airplanes before, and some have undoubtedly worked better than others. Follow the link below to create a paper airplane unlike any other. This airplane makes use of Bernoulli's Principle to maximize flight. Try it around the house or out in the backyard.

Bernoulli's Airplane

Note to Parents: This paper airplane makes use of Bernoulli's principle, a topic that we have been exploring in class. The creation of the paper airplane is directly linked to Ontario Curriculum Science expectations. The specific expectation is that by the end of Grade 6 students will describe ways in which the four forces of flight can be altered.

Air Pressure Experiment

Grade 6's have been investigating flight and properties of air. This week we discovered that air, which is a fluid, can exert pressure on objects. To investigate this concept a little further at home, follow the link below for an easy experiment that you can do with a friend or family member.

Air Pressure All Around

Note to Parents: This experiment is directly related to the Ontario Curriculum expectations for Science. The specific expectation is that by the end of Grade 6, students will identify the properties of air that make flight possible.

Eggs-Speriment

This week, a major concept that the Grade 5's examined was density. We discussed how different types of matter could take up the same amount of space but have different weights and masses. I bet some of you were wondering why this is important for us to know. To find out how people can really use this information in daily life, follow the link below to the Bill Nye homepage. Once again select Home Demos and physical science, but this time look under Physics to find the experiment named "Eggs-Speriment." Happy Experimenting!

Bill Nye The Science Guy


Note to Parents: This experiment is directly related to the Ontario Science Curriculum. The specific expectation is that by the end of Grade 5, students will use scientific inquiry/experimentation skills to determine how the physical properties of materials make them useful for particular tasks.

Hole-y Water

The Grade 5's have been studying many different properties of matter, as well as the different states of matter. Here's a link to an experiement you can do at home to help you understand a little more about what matter is really made of! From the Bill Nye home page, select Home Demos, Physical Science, and finally Chemistry. The name of the experiment you want is "Hole-y Water." I hope you enjoy!
Bill Nye The Science Guy

Note to parents: This experiment relates directly to Ontario Curriculum expectations. The specific expectation states that by the end of Grade 5 students will use scientific inquiry/experimentation skills to investigate changes of state and changes in matter.

Mystery unit

In the past weeks, we have explored many mysteries of science. Now we are ready to begin our own mystery unit. To get a better understanding of the important aspects of mysteries, please follow the links below. The first link will give you information about mysteries and how to create them. The second link will show you examples of student-created mysteries as well as their solutions. The third link leads to Two-Minute Mysteries featuring detective Nose. Can you find the solution?
What is a mystery?
Student mysteries
Detective Nose

Student Encyclopedia

Hello everyone,

I am posting a link to a wonderful website. This online encyclopedia has fun facts, great pictures, and lots of tools for you to use. Check it out by typing in a topic that interests you, and see where it takes you! The site is student-friendly, easy to use, and free. Just follow the link below:
Glossopedia

(If you have an questions, just post them and I will do my best to help you)