Today was our first attempt at a lab in class. We used corn syrup and chocolate powder in a pie tin and heated it on a hot plate to model plate tectonics. Each student has a five page lab report to accompany the activity and it’s due tomorrow. The lab went fairly well, however the kids were awfully loud the ENTIRE TIME. We’ll get better at it. If they missed the activity, we can recreate it when they return so they don’t miss out. The lab covers everything we’ve worked on the entire quarter and is a good lead up to the test later this week. I’ll include a link to a video of it on Youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdWYBAOqHrk
About Mr. Benson's Science Classroom
Welcome to my classoom blog! I’m an energetic new science teacher at Mickle Middle School. I love science and helping kids learn about the world they live in! This weblog is devoted to assignments and my daily ramblings about what goes on in my room. I hope you enjoy my class as much as I enjoy having you here. Feel free to drop me a line any time if you have questions.
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