Air Underwater and Battle Ship

Today we did another science experiment.  We used vials, water and paper towel to learn about air.

First, we practiced trapping air in the vial when we put it in the water.  This was harder than we thought.  We had to be very careful to  not tip the vial because that would let air out (bubbles) and water into the vial.

Then the challenge was to put a small piece of paper towel in the vial and keep it dry while submerging it in the water.  Ask your child if he/she was able to complete the challenge (most did) and how he/she did it.  It was a group effort in some cases with kids sharing ideas and strategies.  

We als talked about how we could do this in a sink or bathtub with a plastic cup and paper towel.  

This afternoon we had Phy. Ed. with Mr. DePrez.  We got to play an all time favorite game:  Battle Ship!  Ask your child about how the game works.  The goal of the game is to keep all of the pins up and knock down the pins or other ships.   It is a lot of fun and work!