A Great Month in Third Grade!

It has been a great month in 3rd grade!  We have definitely had a great time learning in our classroom!  I want to highlight our month of learning about volcanoes.  We started by using a Mystery Science lesson to increase our curiosity about volcanoes.  We investigated the different characteristics of volcanoes and tried to decide the difference between exploding and non-exploding volcanoes.   Here are pictures of our experiment:

We also researched various volcanoes.  We learned their characteristics, last eruption and other cool and interesting facts about our volcano.  We spent time writing about this in our writing binder.  

We also went on a virtual reality Google Expedition to look at different volcanoes around the world.  We were able to see the differences in volcanoes depending on the environment that they are found. The students found this to be one of the coolest experiences they have had.  If you ever have an opportunity to use the VR goggles in your room I would highly recommend it.  It was a really exciting experience and the students learned a lot from it.  

Our unit will finish in G3 Lab this Thursday.  The students made volcanoes out of paper mache and they will erupt them this Thursday.  It has been a great month of learning and I can't wait to start our next unit!  Until next time...

HAPPY MONDAY!!!