We had a lot of fun this past week reading about Gilbert Gas and his adventures in Quirklesville. When we got done reading and the story we tried out the experiment at the end of the book about carbon dioxide gas. It was a really neat experiment. Watch the video and then maybe you and your child might like to give it a try.
Meet the Quirkle Quincy Quake. Quincy Quake helped solve the earthquake mystery at Queen Quilla’s castle.
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We meet the Quirkle Susie Sound. In the book Susie Sound taught her friends about sound and a valuable lesson on friendship in a story that emphasized the consonant S. The children found out what happened when Spotty Spider and Sarah Seal tell secrets about Sizzly Snake. They saw great illustrations that demonstrated the way sound travels. They tried two hands on experiments and had a lot of fun learning about sound.
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Meet the Quirkle Density Dan. Density Dan shows his friends, Dipsy Dog and Danny Duck, how salt water is denser than fresh water in a story written predominately in words that begin with the letter D. After completing the story we tried the science experiments outlined in the back of the book. The students discovered that all water is not the same and that some liquids do not mix!
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We meet Andy Acid and learned about acids and bases. We tested foods to find out if they were an acid or a base.
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We talked about how leaves turn colors in the fall. Our classroom windows look beautiful with the fall leaves that we ironed between wax paper.
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We meet Ollie Oxygen and discovered that fire must have oxygen to survive.
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Who are the Quirkles?
The Quirkles® are 26 imaginary scientists that help children everyday develop a love and appreciation for science. They offer a way to integrate literacy and science. The Quirkles® create enthusiasm and excitement for reading and science through whimsical illustrations, alliteration of the specified letter, and fun hands-on science.
Who is meeting the Quirkles?
We are! We are meeting the Quirkle that is the same letter as our Person of the Week. That means that we have already meet:
Colorful Caroline – Caroline helps her friends, Calvin Cricket and Cathy Cottontail, learn about primary and secondary colors while using predominately words that begin with the hard C sound. This is a story about friendship as well as a science lesson about colors.
On Wednesday we will meet Ollie Oxygen. Ollie teaches his friends, Oz Otter, Oscar Ox, and Otto Ostrich, about oxygen in a story written predominately in words with the initial short vowel O. Discover what happens when Oz Otter, Oscar Ox, and Otto Ostrich find themselves surrounded by a fire in the forest. Ollie explains to his friends how oxygen makes fire bigger, while carbon dioxide extinguishes fire.
Below you can view the Smileboxes of our Colorful Caroline Experiments.
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Thanks go out to Luke for bringing in three caterpillars for us to observe. While we had fun observing the caterpillars the major changes seem to take place while we were at home and not in our classroom! The video below is from last year.
We have really enjoyed watching and learning about Monarch Butterflies. Everyday the children loved going to the Science Center to see what was happening with the caterpillars. This Smilebox highlights what we observed.
