We had an amazing time learning about apples in room #4! Thank you for sending in real apples for our experiments. Learning seems to come alive when you use authentic items.
We sorted and counted our apples by size and color. Then we sorted them by stem/no stem, bruise/no bruise & sticker/no sticker. We graphed our apples, painted patterns with them and weighed the apples with our balancing scale. We used the geometric shapes of square & triangle to create an apple quilt square & we even tried to write the word apple.
Using scientific inquiry skills, we made hypotheses about whether our apples would sink or float in a container of water. Most of the children were very surprised to find out that, indeed, apples can float!
Our scientific discovery process did not stop here. We used our five senses to compare apple juice to apple cider vinegar. The students found out that, sometimes, looks can be deceiving. The best part of the experiment, for Ms. Candler & I, was watching the looks on the students' faces when they saw how the baking soda and apple cider vinegar reacted to one another! Their faces were priceless! After all of our science experiments were finished, the students used their new-found knowledge to practice writing about the results.
Lastly, we concluded our apple unit of study with two, separate tasting activities. First, we compared the looks & tastes of many apple varieties. We learned many new vocabulary words to describe our apples like sweet, tart, juicy, bruised, and crunchy. We recorded all of these vocabulary words on a Venn Diagram. We talked about the life cycle of an apple & even looked at the differences of apple insides when they are cut horizontally or vertically. Our second tasting activity focused on products that were made from apples. We tasted apple juice, apple sauce (made from green & red apples), an apple danish, apple chips & of course, some apple pie! By the end of the unit, we literally, had the kids eating out of our hands with enthusiasm for apples!
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| Are we surprised or what?!? |
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| What will the apple cider do? |
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| Look at the apple cider bubbling! |
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