Mr. C's Class Blog

This is the video that I created for our demonstration of erosion. After our class discussion, comment on why the humus and clay seemed to e...

For the first experiment on weathering and eroding we took a look at what kind of erosion can take place when water runs off the Earth's...

In class we had a demonstration of evaporation. The problem was to determine what happens to something that is mixed with water when the wat...

A great experiment coupled with a catchy song. Thanks class and thanks Animoto. This is the last experiment of the unit on Scientific Inquir...

It is time for the annual Boat Regatta. Here is your opportunity to use all you know about floating and sinking to create your own boat. Her...

After the students demonstrated their skill at creating soap boats that floated, I challenged them to create a soap boat that would sink. Wi...

Every year we do a project where students bring a bar of non-Ivory soap. They carve the soap to resemble a boat. The object is for them to m...

Did you know that a 4x4 inch foil boat can carry 1/3 of the amount of marbles a 6x6 in foil boat can carry? When you find the amount of cubi...

The reason we identify background knowledge in our model of the Scientific Method is so we can stimulate our brain and prepare it to accept ...

The students are trying to create shapes that will hold the most marbles. Through the course of the activity, I am hoping they come to the r...

Sarah puts her objects in order from lightest to heaviest. Did you put yours in the right order?

Live Broadcast by Ustream.TV After observing the objects float or sink, what is your hypothesis for the question, "Why do some things f...

For our first experiment of the year, we brought five objects from home to test to see if they would float or sink. Here is Tristan explaini...

We examine the Scientific Method through our unit on Floating and Sinking. The video shows the opening demonstration of our unit. The studen...

What do you think? Can you think of anything that bubbles up like that?

We are experimenting with two solutions, polyvinyl alcohol in water and borax in water. When we mix them interesting things happen. Here is ...

After leaving the eggs in the vinegar over the weekend, how did they change? Compare and contrast the egg before and after we placed it in t...

BubbleShare: Share photos - Find great Clip Art Images . Hooray! We are half-way through summer school! What is the best class or activity ...

Our next experiment deals with chemical changes. After observing what happened to several substances we combined, we added vinegar to an egg...

In the second experiment you were given the task to see if the temperature of water effects the rate of dissolving. What did you learn?