Wonder #783

This week's wonder asks us to think about the following questions:

• Do you get enough vitamins?
• What is a vitamin?
• Why are vitamins important?

Are you a healthy eater? Your body is like a car. The fuel it runs on is the food you eat. If you eat too much of the wrong kinds of foods or not enough of the right kinds of foods, your body can break down.

You probably don’t like being stranded on the side of the road with a flat tire. In the same way, your body can leave you feeling unable to do the things you want to do, either because you’re too tired or you’re sick.

- See more information about this wonder at Wonderopolis!

Sawyer says "I think vitamins are nutrients that come from foods that are good for you. I think I get enough vitamins because I eat gummie vitamins."

Tucker says "I think vitamins are good for you because they help you run. I think I get enough vitamins because I have gummies with vitamins."

Wonder of the Week - When is sugar too much of a good thing?

This week's wonder - Wonder #388 asks us to consider the following questions:

1. When is sugar too much of a good thing?

I think that sugar is too much of a good thing when you eat too much of it. I think this because if you eat too much you will get sick. - Josh D.

I think that sugar can be too much of a good thing but that you can have one piece of candy after dinner. - Ryan

I think that sugar is too much when you eat too much candy, like after Halloween, you might get sick. - Jayden

I think sugar is too much when you eat a lot of it because it wont make you feel very good. - Kaitlyn

I think sugar is bad for you because it makes you sleepy and you don't feel good. - Nick

I think sugar is too much because once you eat it you want to eat more and more. - Thorsten

2. What is one snack you like that has maybe too much sugar?

Vermont maple syrup has 53 grams of sugar, I think that is too much sugar. - Nick

I think 'Dip n Stick' has too much sugar in it. The spoon is made of candy and you dip it in sugar. - Kaden

3. How much do you like sugar?

"Do you like sugar? Or is that just a silly question? Few, if any, people will say that they don’t like sugar. Maybe the better question would be: How much do you like sugar?

Scientists know that human tongues have special receptors that respond to sweet tastes. In fact, it seems that humans are born to like sugar. Researchers don’t know exactly why we seem to be born with a sweet tooth, but it’s a common desire that most of us seem to share.

Sugar comes in many forms. Even if you wanted to eliminate all sugar from your diet, it would be almost impossible to do so. In addition to the obvious sweet treats, sugar is in many of the things you eat. Sugar is found naturally in fruit and milk.

It’s also an ingredient in many types of foods, including yogurt, tomato sauce and salad dressing. If you look at food labels, they may not always indicate “sugar” is an ingredient.

Here are some ways sugar may be labeled:

sucrose: white “table” sugar

fructose: the sweetest form of sugar that combines with glucose to form sucrose, such as in corn syrup

glucose: a form of sugar less sweet than sucrose

lactose: milk sugar"

- See more at: Wonderopolis. 

So Many Mystery Skypes!

This week our class has had three Mystery Skypes, including our first Solo Skype! We skyped with classrooms in Oklahoma, Mississippi and Montana. Our Mystery Skypes are helping us learn map skills, researching skills and general United States geography. 

Make sure to ask your students what they have learned about each of these states!

Kicking Off Our Nutrition Unit!

We have officially begun our unit of study focusing on Nutrition! This week the students showed us what they knew by completing a pre-assessment and working with partners to answer our five anchor questions. Our essential question for this unit is "What choices can I make to be and stay healthy?"

Kindergarten Buddies

We had a great time working with our Kindergarten Buddies last week! They were nice enough to share their 'All About Me' books with us and we got the chance to help them read their work.

The next step is to help them make videos of themselves reading their books! We can't wait!

Tons of Fun Mystery Skyping!

Last week Ms. LaRose's class taught us how to Mystery Skype! We had so much fun listening to clues and researching to find their answers. We learned lots of new information about Texas and identified things that make Vermont unique!

ECHO Field Trip

We had a great trip to the ECHO Center! We had a chance to walk around the waterfront and see how the lake impacts the community and how the community impacts the lake. The turtles and frogs inside the museum were also a huge hit!