July 1, "Absorption"

This class we focused on the other feature of liquids - getting absorbed into things.

First we went over what we have already learned about liquids: kids of liquids, their shapes, smell, and color. Then we recalled that water can get you wet. We then learned a song

"She waded in the water and she got her feet all wet".

This class we mainly focused on journaling. We pasted a piece of construction paper and a piece of the wax paper into the journals and then wet them. As it turned out, the piece of construction paper got soaked and the piece of the wax paper repelled water altogether.

Then we tried to experiment: what takes water in and what doesn't. We took cotton balls, pieces of fabric and plastic buttons. Then we watched which changed the shape. As it turned out, it is hard to tell by touch solely because everything did get wet. Then we looked at the shape and color. Little scientists found out that color and shape changed for cotton balls and fabric; buttons, however, stayed the same. Therefore we concluded that buttons do not take in, or absorb, water and cotton balls and fabric do.

Homepractice: See with your scientist what does take in water and waht doesn't.
(I apologize, my camera did not save pictures again :-( )