Thursday, March 24, 2016

Making Electromagnets in Science Lab

Today the students made simple electromagnets. Their electromagnets consisted of a length of conductive wire, copper, wrapped around a piece of metal, in our lab an iron nail. They created a current using a battery which allows the electron to flow through the wire. This created a magnetic field around the coiled wire, magnetizing the metal as if it were a permanent magnet. Electromagnets are useful because you can turn the magnet on and off by completing or interrupting the circuit, respectively. 
Electromagnets




Friday, March 18, 2016

March Mathness!

These students have completed all the addition/subtraction & multiplication/division problems on Reflex Math! Great Job!

Monday, March 14, 2016

Author Party

The students wrote wonderful informational books about the Revolutionary War. They got a chance to share their books and feel the joy of being an author! Great job students! This was a lot of work but the results fantastic.