Sunday 14 July 2013

Mini-Inquiries

After all our wonderful learning about tectonic plates, volcanoes and earthquakes, we carried out our own mini-inquiries.  We researched something we wanted to find out about and did a great job summarizing and then presenting our information.
  
Here we are presenting our findings to the class.  (We even managed to speak clearly and look at the class while speaking!)































 

Volcanoes!

As part of our Mini-Inquiries, Matthew, Lachlan and Noah brought in volcanoes that they had made at home.  They poured baking soda, food colouring and white vinegar into their volcanoes.  We LOVED seeing the 'lava' escape from them!  Here are a few photos...