In science today, we had a new client who was looking for strong pillars in the construction of a portico for his house. A portico is a roof over a porch or step that is supported by at least 2 pillars. The client wanted to know if he should use cylindrical pillars, rectangular pillars or triangular pillars. In groups, we were given one of the kinds of pillars to build out of paper and asked to put a whiteboard on top of the pillar and stack different weights on it. We quickly discovered that certain types of pillars were much stronger than others. The triangular pillar held 220g, 250g and 260g. The rectangular pillar held 480g and the cylindrical pillar held 1351g and 2374g. Here are some pictures of the weights the pillars held:
Today we started to learn about division. Division is when you take a number and split or divide it into equal groups of smaller numbers. It is very important that you remember that each group needs be equal. We practiced today by using blocks and dividing the blocks into equal groups to determine how many blocks would be in each group. The first number in a division question is the total number of blocks you have, the second number is how many equal groups you are splitting the blocks into and your answer is how many blocks are in each group. We will continue to learn different strategies to help us with division before we move onto long division.
Thank you again to all parents who volunteered for our field trip yesterday! Everyone had a wonderful time! If you took any pictures of your group please email them to Ms. Binks.
Reminders:
- Flower fundraiser forms were sent home earlier this week
- Parent Council is looking for volunteers for the May carnival. A letter was sent home regarding this
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