Exploring Balance and Motion

We have been having a blast exploring balance and motion! We have balanced paper crayfish on their noses, balanced pencils on their points and even created spinning tops! While we do these awesome experiments we are practicing writing like scientists. We have been making predictions, conducting experiments and reporting our results.

Make sure to ask your 2nd grade scientist about the experiments we have been doing!

Wonder of the Week - Why do bananas bruise?

This week we are wondering - Why do bananas bruise?

bananas because
bruise after
brown

I think bananas bruise because if they don’t get eaten often they start to turn brown. - Sam

I think bananas bruise when something hits them it’s just like our skin when something hits us we get a bruise. - Rylee

I think bananas bruise when they get exposed to air because they are supposed to be wet a little but when air gets to them they get a little brown. - Isabella

I think bananas bruise because they get weak after a while if they are not eaten and they start to turn brown. - Nick

I think bananas get bruises because sometimes when they are too old they fall. - Norman

I think bananas bruise because when they fall and they hit something really hard like the floor they get a big bruise. - Owen F.

Wonder of the Week: Why do we yawn?

I think we yawn because you might be sleepy. - Danielle
I think we yawn because it’s a warning that we might be tired. - Leah
I think we yawn because we might be tired from all of that playing. - Madison
I think we yawn because sometimes we are a little bit tired. - Norman
I think we yawn because we get tired. - Charlie

Is yawning contagious?

I think yawning is contagious because you can yawn and then someone else might yawn. - Charlie
I think yawning is not contagious because sometimes you just yawn. - Norman.

Wonder of the Week - Why do people make New Years resolutions?

What is a New Years Resolution?
Why do people make New Years Resolutions?
What is YOUR New Years Resolution?

Helpful Words:
resolution people
New Year
promise

I think a New Years Resolution is…

I think a New Years Resolution is like when someone says if they bite their nails they are going to stop doing it in the New Year. - Rylee

I think a New Years Resolution is a promise that you keep in the New Year. My New Years Resolution is to sign up for TaeKwonDo. -Nicholas

I think a New Years Resolution is when someone makes a goal like trying to get to the bus stop earlier. My resolution is to finish my series of Ivy and Bean books. - Isabella

For the big reveal on Wednesday we will check out Wonderopolis .