Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Gr. 5 - Mrs. Connor's Class Solar Energy Inquiry Update

Mrs. Connor's class is working through three stations: "Reflection", "Heat of Materials", and "Strength of Materials".  They are concluding their data collection and are beginning to analyze their data.  Upon analysis students will make decisions about which materials to use for their solar cooker designs and how the nature of the reflection of light should be integrated into their design.

These students are testing the strength of various combinations of materials they can choose to use for their solar cooker design.

This conversation is an analysis of some of their findings.

Observations at the "Heat of Materials" station: 


Not all materials are made the same...

The reflective nature of light:

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