Second grade did an experiment together relating to air and the sun. First, they predicted. Then they observed. Enjoy the action and excitement!
2nd Grade Air Bag experiment 2012 from YIS Academics on Vimeo.
This past week’s Team Time, always a favourite in second grade, took on a whole other shape when it turned into Mad Science Team Time!
In honor of our new unit ‘Climate affects people’s lives‘, the grade 2 students enjoyed weather-related science explorations and experiments.
Students had the choice of investigating wind, water, or air pressure!
Enjoy the slideshow…
Second grade have launched into our second unit of inquiry of the year. This one falls under the transdisciplinary theme of: HOW THE WORLD WORKS
Central Idea: Climate affects people’s lives.
Key Concepts: function, causation
Related Concepts: systems (water cycle, weather), seasons, atmosphere, climate, weather creation: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, clouds; weather instruments, seasons
Lines of Inquiry
The water cycle and how it works
The causes of weather
How weather affects people’s choices
Student questions about hurricanes… These launched two days of collaborative and independent inquiry, and got our new unit off and running!
The arrival of the typhoon a couple weekends ago was a great provocation to launch our inquiry and students did a whole bunch of research to answer their questions about hurricanes (aka typhoons).
We will be doing a ton of inquiry into these topics over the coming weeks and you can support your child by engaging in discussions and explorations at home as well. Some families check the weather report together each morning, others actively discuss it when planning what to wear each day, or what to do on the weekend. Use your creativity and enjoy exploring together!
Students used measurement skills and water to explore concepts and attributes of air pressure.
During this unit we will also be exploring measurement in various forms, including linear, capacity and temperature.
Lars, Lisa and Hannah had just read The Magic Schoolbus: Inside a Hurricane for 2R Book Club. They decided to do one of the little experiments described in the sidebar… See Hot Air Rise. After an unsuccessful paper spiral, they switched to a heavier card and presto! It worked! In this video, Lars and Lisa describe what is happening, why they think it’s happening and how it connects to weather. Enjoy… And try making your own!
See Hot Air Rise: An Experiment from YIS 2R on Vimeo.
Usually when 2R arrive in the morning, they want to just curl up and chat with their friends in the classroom, but February 29th was different… As soon as each student had arrived they disappeared right back out the door to play in the snow!
We don’t get a lot of snow days in Yokohama, so the opportunity to go out and play was irresistible! Within minutes we were building snow people, snow houses and more.
Soon, Ms Page’s kindergarten class came out to join us and we have her to thank for this video! It was a great continuation of our exploration of how weather affects our lives. Enjoy!
Check out the weather in Yokohama and around the world courtesy of today’s weather reporters!
What’s the forecast for today?
Hear the forecast for November 24, 2011 from 2R’s Nicholas on Weather Talk!
What’s the forecast for today?
Hear the forecast for November 24, 2011 from 2R’s Elena, Alona & Kota on Weather Talk!
This is the last of 2R’s weather reports for this unit. Thanks for all your support and comments. They’ve been great!
Check out the weather in Yokohama and around the world courtesy of today’s weather reporters!
What’s the forecast for today?
Hear the forecast for November 23, 2011 from 2R’s Braden, Amber & Alona on Weather Talk!
What’s the forecast for today?
Hear the forecast for November 24, 2011 from 2R’s Jessica, Mikey & Yuki on Weather Talk!
Tune in tomorrow for more 2R Weather Talk!
Check out the weather in Yokohama and around the world courtesy of today’s weather reporters!
What’s the forecast for today?
Hear the forecast for November 22, 2011 from 2R’s Yuki and Kota on Weather Talk!
What’s the forecast for tomorrow?
Hear the forecast for November 23, 2011 from 2R’s Yo, Ellie and Femke on Weather Talk!
Tune in tomorrow for more 2R Weather Talk!
Check out the weather in Yokohama and around the world courtesy of today’s weather reporters!
What’s the forecast for today? Hear the forecast for November 21, 2011 from 2R’s Braden, Yo and Mikey… on 2R Weather Talk!
What’s the forecast for today?
Hear the forecast for November 21, 2011 from 2R’s Dan and Louis on Weather Talk!
What’s the forecast for today?
Hear the forecast for November 21, 2011 from 2R’s Sari, Airi & Amber on Weather Talk!
Tune in tomorrow for more 2R Weather Talk!
This post is from Elena, in her own words.
We talked about weather in the book club, mine was “Respect the winds”. I didn’t know that is a true story or not. It was about “Maui” who made a kite. And there is the keeper of the wind. There are bottles, sometime there is a strong wind, soft wind misty wind. There are lots bottles. She knows which is which.
What do you think about the story?
Good. Because you know, there is a lot of kinds of Cinderella story but this is like a story from their brain, they don’t just copy.
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