Mrs. Daniel’s Class is Learning about the Weather
By: Courtney Kirkland, Senior
Mrs. Daniel’s 3rd grade class did science experiments dealing with the way the weather system works. We observed four projects the children did. Mrs. Daniel randomly chose students to present their projects and share what they learned through the process of completing their experiments.
Jayden Dean did a presentation on how the water cycle works with the “Dripper”. Jayden explained that the dripper works by first pouring water into a box container and covering the top of the box with plastic wrap. Next, he put a bag of ice cubes in a bag and place the bag in the center of the plastic wrap that covers the box. Then, he placed pressure on the ice bag to allow it to slope toward the center of the box. Afterwards, Jayden placed the bucket outside where the sunlight would hit it for 20 minutes until the ice melted. Finally, Mrs. Daniel’s class went outside to observe the results. The results turned out just as Jayden thought it would as the outcome was condensation. Jayden shared with us that this happened because the sun provided energy causing the liquid to evaporate.
Libby Kate Blocker demonstrated “Make a Balloon Rise”, the purpose of her science experiment was to show that hot air rises and can inflate a balloon. She first stretched the balloon and put it on top of a cold bottle. It did not inflate, but once she stretched the balloon over the top of a glass bottle that had sat in a bucket of hot water, the balloon inflated thus proving that hot air really does make a balloon rise.
Wyatt Dasher demonstrated “The Twister”. The purpose of his research was to demonstrate the formation of the shape of a tornado. He used 2 two-liter bottles and connected them with a washer with the same circumference as the mouths of the bottles. He then turned it counterclockwise to make the water inside it create a swirling motion that looked like a twister.
The last student to share for the day was Kinsley Kirkland. She experimented to determine “What is lightening?” Kinsley used a balloon and a fluorescent light bulb to perform her testing. She rubbed the balloon on the top of her head to create static electricity and then touched the balloon to the fluorescent light bulb. It made the light bulb glow!
Mrs. Daniel used her students projects to help them further understand the weather process and how it works in the real world while also too making it fun for them.
