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Thomas Edison Energy Smart Charter School's 8th graders, led by their science teacher, Ms. Suarez, were tasked with creating their very own water wheels that were able to run on their own for a short period of time. This project allowed for students to combine their knowledge from the different units on renewable resources, potential and kinetic energy, and types of simple machines (wheel and axle). The challenges presented to the 8th graders was to have some type of bottle and tubing to input water without students expending energy to continuously pour the water. Here you can see their creativity come to play with the structures of the water wheels.

Also: Mrs. Dutton’s Kindergarten students had a lot of fun making Oobleck as they are continuing to learn about solid, liquid and gas in science class. They had so much fun. They especially loved touching it, too.

Mrs. Dutton's kindergarten students at Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School had fun making Oobleck as they continuing to learn about solid, liquid and gas in science class.
Mrs. Dutton’s kindergarten students at Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School had fun making Oobleck as they continuing to learn about solid, liquid and gas in science class.

Oobleck is a non-Newtonian fluid, meaning it is neither a liquid nor a solid. It may appear to be a solid or a liquid at times, but it behaves differently from a typical solid or liquid. Making oobleck is an excellent science project for demonstrating how pressure may alter the properties of certain materials. It Is similar to how temperature affects water’s qualities. Water freezes when it is exposed to cold or freezing conditions. Warm temperatures, on the other hand, melt ice and turn it into a liquid.

 

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