What can we mix with water to make a new substance?

This was the Science question that 2V investigated this week. We conducted experiments to see what we could mix with water to make a new substance. Mrs B mixed sand, flour, sugar and salt with water and we noticed some different changes. Sand and flour did not dissolve in the water and are insoluble substances. Salt and sugar do dissolve in water and are called soluble substances. These two substances make a new solution - sugary water and salty water! We even  got to taste our new solutions!

Too Many Pears

2V have been learning about the structure and language features of a Narrative. A Narrative has a beginning, a problem, 2 or 3 events, a resolution for the problem and an ending. Yesterday we read Too Many Pears where Pamela the cow has a problem with eating pears. Amy comes up with a great plan to fix Pamela's problem. Do you know what she did?

Making Jelly

Did you know that some materials can be changed into something that has different properties? This week in 2V we conducted a Science experiment to find out what happens when you add boiling water to jelly crystals. The photo will give you the answer - we made yummy jelly!

2V performed "The Light of the World" Liturgy yesterday in the Church for friends and families. As a class we were celebrating the Light of Jesus in our world through prayer and song.

Making Materials Change

Welcome back everyone to Term 4 here at SJV. We've had such a busy week with Swimming lessons on Wednesday, practice for our class Liturgy and lots of class work. On Tuesday we started our Term 4 Science Unit - How do Materials Change? We learnt that materials are what things are made of and can be either natural (rock, wood) or processed (made by people). 2V then spent some time changing materials by cutting, folding, rolling, stretching and shaping. Try the cool Science Game below where you have to group materials. 

SCIENCE GAME