Science and Such

I'm still new to this whole "blogging" thing and I guess, since honesty is the best policy, I haven't built time in to my routine to post here as often as I'd like.  I will get better!

Our class will be starting our garden in the next two weeks, I'm so excited about this project!  We will be planting herbs, vegetables and flowers - we'll be eating the veggies and using the flowers for projects or just to brighten up our classroom.  I can't wait! 

In class, we have been learning about the properties of matter - particularly - conduction, magenetism, and luster.  While learning about these, we built circuits to find out if the material in question was an insulator or conductor.  He's a little something you can try at home to reinforce this skill:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/physical_processes/changing_circuits/play.shtml

Enjoy the week!