We had a great time on Friday joining in on a Discovery Education special event! We listened to Peter Reynolds, author of The Dot, talk about writing and illustrating.
He was very inspiring as he talked about simple ways to create, write, and illustrate. We also took part in "Try This at Home" in which we watched simple and safe science experiments and saw some things we want to try. We quickly got out droppers and pennies to participate in an activity in class. How many drops of water do you think will fit on a penny?
Well, there's only one way to find out! We all made predictions on a post it and put the predictions on a chart. The predictions were from 2-6 drops. Next, we got to work! We were in for quite a surprise! Some student were able to put more than 40 drops of water on the penny. One the water reaches the edge of the penny, you begin to see a bubble or dome of water forming on top of the penny. The bubble is the result of the water molecules clinging to one another on the surface of the penny.
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