Getting to Know Friction Fred

This week, we added a new first grader to our D day SAGE class.  She is a great addition to our group!

In the morning, the students worked at their Exploratory centers.   The newer students selected their first center, filled out their contract and started the Knowledge level task.  The rest of the students continued their individualized tasks.  Ask your child about their center choice and/or current task?

This week, the students were introduced to our newest Quirkle scientist, Friction Fred.  In our lesson, the students learned about friction and how this resistance helps us to keep our footing on slick ground.  The students also conducted an experiment to explore friction.  After recording their hypothesis, they shook a sealed test tube with a steel marble in the bottom that was cover 2/3 the way up with table salt.  Even though the marble had a greater density than the salt, it climbed to the top of the salt!  The students recorded their observations and conclusion on their science log.  Ask your child how friction caused the marble to rise through the salt?

In the computer lab, the students reviewed how to locate a document on their SAGE shared drive file.  They also learned to insert a text box and adjust its position on the page.

We had just enough time at the end of our day for a quick game of SET.  SET is a perception and spatial relations game where players must make sets of three cards.  Each "set"  must have all attributes, all the same or all different.  This is another exciting game where your age doesn't matter.  You can be 5 or 50 and compete on an equal level.

Wow!  What a busy day!