BOLD BREAKOUT EDU!

We got the chance to tackle another Breakout challenge. Breakout is an activity where students get clues to solve the code to unlock a series of locks. They need to work as a team to find solutions and persevere. BreadkoutEDU focuses on critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity~ The 4 C's. We love it!

IT'S ELECTRIC!

Why? That is the question that drives so much of what we do in 4K. We recently explored why balloons seem to magically adhere to surfaces when rubbed. We experimented with what surfaces worked better than others. We found out that as the surface is rubbed, the electrons which are positively charged, rub off on to the balloon which becomes negatively charged. Then, the opposites start attracting.
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Here we are having fun with static electricity.

TAG YOU'RE IT!

We recently "tagged" Mrs. Salomon's class in the Proctor Poetry Tag. We memorized and then recited "Snow Toward Evening" by Melville Cain. We even made snowflakes to scatter at the end of the poem.