We are a class of Year 3 & 4 children at Vardon School in Hamilton, NZ. The purpose of this blog is to share what we are learning with others. Click into our individual blogs to see samples of our learning and our reflections. WE LOVE LEARNING!!! We also love commenting, so please leave us a comment!!!



Friday, September 24, 2010

Happy holidays!!!!

To all the wonderful children in room 7

Have a safe, relaxing and fun holiday!!!
See you back for term 4 soon!!
Be ready for lots more exciting learning!!!!

From Mrs N :)

Master Chef cook-off

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To end our topic of CHANGE we had a master chef cook-off. Each class made something.

Room 7 made hokey pokey to show that..... the baking soda releases all of its gas (CO2) and makes a chemical reaction with the sugar and golden syrup. That makes it bubbly and frothy.

Here is the recipe:

Put 5 tablespoons of sugar into a pot.

Put 2 tablespoons of golden syrup into the pot.

Out the pot on a low heat to dissolve the sugar.

Boil on a low heat for 4 minutes.

Put one teaspoon of baking soda into the pot.

Stir quickly and spoon out onto a greased tray.

ENJOY!!!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Science experiment

What is happening in this experiment?

Baking soda and vinegar experiment

Chemical reaction (Jude)

The baking soda and vinegar made a chemical reaction (Bailey)

The baking soda and vinegar created Co2 gas and bubbles (Deepika)

You cannot get the baking soda back (Maia)

Soluble (Koston)

Irreversible-the baking soda cannot come back (Jahmin)

Monday, September 6, 2010

Yeast is alive!!!!

Did you know that yeast is alive??

What happens when you add sugar to yeast and warm water?

Why does bread need yeast?

Watch this experiment to see how yeast produces Co2 (carbon dioxide gas).