Grade 3

Questions, Questions, Questions!

by Mrs. Emily Tran

“Which dish soap is the strongest? How many coins can my tin boat hold? What is the best design for a tin foil boat? How does sound work? How far does sound travel? Which soda erupts the highest when reacting with mentos?” Questions, questions, questions! These are just a few driving questions that students have been asking and doing experiments to find out. Students are learning to follow scientific methods and experiments to find out about how the world works.

As students conduct experiments, they are changing variables in order to find out which variable has the greater result. Part of the scientific method is analyzing data and drawing conclusions. The students have learned to collect data and draw conclusions based on the different variables that have been tested in the experiment We even got the chance to visit the Mochtar Riady Institute for Nanotechnology where we saw a lab and learned about research! Students will wrap up the year by choosing, conducting and presenting their own unique experiment These past few weeks have been amazing to see how God created the world to work. We know that it’s only from our Father, the most Intelligent Design who put all things together for us to live in this amazing world It’s amazing to learn that God created sound, energy, motion, forces, chemicals and so much more for us to discover.