Mrs. Peña's Class Blog Think Outside the Box 

Check out these websites “Hands on Plastics” and “What is a Polymer?” to learn more about polymers and how they’re part of our daily lives. 

Balloon racers rely on Newton’s Third Law of Motion. As the air rushes backward out of the balloon it pushes the car forward in the opposite direction with an equal force. Your job is to make the most of this force! This week we will be holding our  balloon car races. Please be sure you followed these simple rules: The car must be powered by a balloon (no more than 10 inches), your car can be built out of anything (household items, craft materials, etc.), it must have at least three wheels (wheels are defined as anything that is round and goes around- the wheels cannot be wheels from a toy car- they must be made out of something that was not originally meant to be used as wheels), the car may not leave the ground, and the car must be capable of traveling at least 5 meters. Take a look at this YouTube video of a 6th grade class that performed this activity…. are you up for the challenge?  I can’t wait

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Click on the cover below to link to the McGraw-Hill Activites page for this week’s literature selection.

Edheads site where you can have fun reviewing simple machines

Click on Isaac to see an interactive video of his 3 Laws of Motion.

 Below you will find some great BrainPop videos to help  you with our new unit on “Force and Motion”.  

 * Newton’s Laws of Motion        *Flight        

 * Acceleration       * Isaac Newton         * Gravity         

 *Magnetism         * Relativity            * Force         

Use the link below to review the unit vocabulary.  You can play online or print out the flashcards.