Bouncy Egg 3

Sorry about the delay in publishing our results from the experiment. 

We have been very busy completing some more which I will get onto the blog as well.

We went outside to try bouncing our egg and it was just as well because it made a mess when it finally broke.  We also attracted an audience of senior children who were fascinated when the egg bounced.

The School Garden

Last week we joined the rest of the Middle school and went over to the garden to do some work tidying and planting. Today some ladies from the Westport Garden Club came to view our work. they were very impressed!

Here are some pictures.

Bouncy Egg 2

What did we notice?

The egg was floating this morning.

There was a lot of foam on the surface.

There were lots of bubbles on the egg.

When we took the egg out, the shell was soft and bouncy. 

Parts of the egg shell are coming off in layers.

when we put it back in the glass, the egg sank again.

Bouncy Egg

We are doing an experiment about making an egg bounce. We found out that eggshells are made of calcium, just like our bones and teeth. We put a raw egg into a glass of vinegar, which is an acid. We noticed that bubbles started to appear on the egg. Foam is beginning to rise to the surface. We will check on the egg tomorrow.

Little Blue Penguins

Yesterday Melanie Bailey talked to Room 11about the Little Blue Penguins that live in a colony in Oamaru. We learnt lots of things about what makes them different from other penguins. We also learnt about what the people of Oamaru are doing to protect these creatures.

I was impressed with the questions that students asked and the connections they made to previous learning. 

Thank you Melanie.

Photos from our show

Cheryl took these photos before and during the item. Enjoy!

The Big Slurp

"What are all these cows doing at South School?" Mrs Rodger asked.

We are celebrating 'The Big Slurp'. Lots of children slurped the milk that Fonterra provide for us every day. We know that milk is good for us - it makes our bones stronger, gives us vitamin B, and helps us grow taller than the teacher. (Mrs Rodger doesn't think you will grow taller than her. You will have to come back to visit her when you are adults so she can check).

We also love the taste of the milk.