We worked in groups to groups to observe and discuss what we
noticed about the ice. There were different patterns, the outside was smooth
and they felt cold and slippery to the touch. We sprinkled salt on our ice
balls and we could hear cracking sounds. The ice melted quicker in the places
where we had sprinkled the salt and when the salty water dribbled down the
sides it cut a path in the ice which made the sides rough with ridges and
valleys.
The next day the ice balls had completely melted and we did
some shared writing based on our experience. Miss Ash collected all our ideas
from the brainstorm on a big sheet of paper. Then we took turns to suggest
ideas from the brainstorm to include in our shared piece of writing. We made it
into this poem.
an ice dragon’s egg
glowing like a giant marble
fragile glass
streaked with bright rivers of colour
cracks tell us it’s hatching
imagine skating on its smooth surface
explosive patterns burst inside
an ice egg
from a frozen world
There were lots of lovely patterns in.It was freezing too.from maria
ReplyDeleteWhat fun!
ReplyDeleteI liked the different patterns that the dye made. I liked Jack's group because it looked like it had a plant inside. From Jesse.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun way to learn science! And I'm waiting to read the poem! Sounds very exiting!
ReplyDeleteGreat how all the ideas come together to make such a brilliant poem!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fascinating piece of imagination!
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