Something New From Something Old
4/14/2018
This week we wrapped up our Recycling Study by talking about how we can make less trash. We discussed reusing items, making old items into new things, donating items that we no longer need, and having items that are meant to be used over and over again. On Friday we went on a "litter walk" around school cleaning up all the trash on the ground. Our explores found lots of plastic water bottles. They were glad that they had their own reusable water bottles at school. We also decided to make something new out of all the junk we have been collecting at school. The Explorers wanted to make a volcano. After stacking and gluing items into a volcano shape, we used old newspapers to cover it in paper mache. When the volcano was dry, it was painted. This process was exciting as our Explores watched a collection of plastic and paper become something completely different. We are excited to make our volcano erupt on Monday! We also learned about the process that a paper recycling factory uses to turn old paper into new paper. Our Explorers mimicked that process in class this week to make their own recycled paper. They tore, mushed, and squished shredded paper with warm water to make paper pulp. The paper pulp sat for a few days to allow the paper fibers to become suspended in the water. Our Explores used a screen to gently shake the paper pulp surry into an even amount and drain off the water. After that they rolled and pushed the water out of their new paper. Next week we start our Egg Study. We had a fun egg investigation this week when one of our students brought in an extra large egg her chicken had laid. We cracked open a regular egg and the big egg and the big egg had two yolks!
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