Today in science we read a story called "The Crow and the Pitcher". We listened to the first part of the story and brainstormed ideas on what we would do if we were the crow.
The Crow and the Pitcher
Once there was a terribly thirsty crow. She had not had a drink of water in days and knew that she would soon perish if she didn’t find water. Suddenly, to her delight, she spotted a pitcher setting on a table beside a pebbled path. Thrilled by the discovery, the crow flew down to the table.
When the crow reached the pitcher, she discovered to her grief that the water level was too low and the neck of the pitcher was too narrow. No matter how hard the crow tried to squeeze her head into the pitcher, she could not reach the water with her beak.
So, the crow tried too overturn the pitcher, hoping that the water would spill and then she could drink it. However, no matter how hard she tried, the pitcher was too heavy for the crow to move.
We each got a pitcher, pebbles, and a "beak" to come up with a solution.
Just as the crow was about to give up, she noticed the pebbles on the ground. An idea suddenly came to her. She picked up the pebbles one by one and dropped them into the pitcher.
Each time she dropped a pebble into the pitcher, the water level would rise. Eventually, the water level was high enough for the crow to drink the water and save her life.
We learned that we are going to be talking about Physical Properties of Matter this week. Today we learned about displacement with the rocks and water!
In math we are continuing with fractions. First we practiced creating equal fractions
1/3 = 4/6
Then we introduced improper fractions. An improper fraction is just a fraction where the top number (numerator) is greater than or equal to the bottom number (denominator).
In other words, it is top-heavy.
