Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Erupting Rainbows and Pots of Gold!

What a busy day! We started it off with a really fun science activity in which we made an erupting rainbow! Mrs. Burns added food dye to the bottom of cups and covered it with baking soda before we arrived. When we got to our stations we found 7 cups with white powder in each one. We talked about the colors of the rainbow, identified each color and then got our experiment going! Our first mystery cup ended up being red! Each of us had a chance to discover what color was in each cup while watching an eruption. 

Later we did a fun journal activity and answered the question, "What would you do if you found a pot of gold?"




























What Would You Do If You Found A Pot of Gold?
Later we were asked just that! We all had some pretty creative answers! Check them out!









Attention Educators: Interested in the printable for this activity? Please click here

Plus we found more evidence for our Leprechaun case! Leprechaun glitter EVERYWHERE! We have to be close to catching one!



How to make your own Erupting Rainbow
Add  2-3 drops of food coloring to the bottom of small cups
Cover with baking soda
Add vinegar
That's all!
Enjoy!

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Making Leprechauns

We have had another encounter with those sneaky leprechauns today! But before that we made our own Leprechauns! We practiced counting, fine motor control, and following directions to make our adorable Leprechauns. 












Leprechauns seem to be invading our space!