AIS - Grade 2

Grade 2- Week 10- June 17th -June , 21st 2019 LOOKING BACK Happy Numeracy Week! Students got to enjoy math in a variety of ways this week, including participating in a math game show, creating math tessellation art, and answering daily questions about tricky math. I hope that everyone had a chance to discover what they love about numbers! In UOI, students began learning about simple machines. They learned all about ramps and levers through books, videos and their own real-life examples. They even created a small lever (see-saw) at their desks. Then, they learned about a third simple machine: the wheel and axle. Students worked in partners to create a vehicle that could move using at least one wheel and axle. They tested out their creations on a ramp, and reflected on what worked well and what did not. The next day, they revised their vehicles to create stronger wheels and axles, and the results were much more successful! In writing, students continued to pr...

Grade 2- Week 9- June 10th-June 14th, 2019 LOOKING BACK It was so nice having so many parents visit our classroom this week for Parents' Morning! Students and parents had a chance to explore magnets together- and ask great questions about how magnets can create force! In UOI, students learned about Newton's Three Laws of Motion. They took notes and provided their own examples of each physical law. Students also investigated two more types of force: magnetic force and buoyant force (the upward push on objects in water). They conducted experiments to find out more about the properties of magnetism, and they made predictions about what would sink or float based on that object's density! Aiya testing out her objects. Jack's hypothesis was correct! Aika tests the density of the foam and the marble. In writing, students continued to practice the scientific method by writing about their experiments. This week students paid special atte...

Grade 2- Week 8- June 3rd-June 7th, 2019 LOOKING BACK This week we got to go on our first big field trip of the year- and we had a blast! At the Osaka Museum of Science, we saw many different forces in action, including friction, gravity, air resistance, magnetic force, and much more!       In UOI, students dug deeper into gravity. They conducted experiments to test out how quickly objects fall, and they also created paper helicopters and other devices to observe air resistance- the force that pushes back on falling objects. In writing, students continued to write the steps of the scientific method, starting with a question about the world around them.  In math, students created a pictograph with their first set of data. Then, they created a new question and collected another set of data from their classmates. After analyzing a few bar graphs, they began to create a bar graph using the above data!...