Friday, December 2, 2011

Properties

Properties are characteristics of matter.
Like mass, weight, texture,odor,hardness

Social Studies


In Social Studies this week we were learning about different NGO's (Non Government Organizations) and the LadyBug Foundation is one of them. The lady bug foundation helps end world hunger.
Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck video of proverbs

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Hetrogenous

In science we learned what hetrogenous means. It means that you can see the particles in the mixtures. A example is chocolate chip cookies.

Pure Substances

Pure Substances
Are things that are made up of one type of particle. Ex Gold
Pure Substances can be divided into 2 parts Elements and Compounds.

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

This week in math we learned about adding and subtracting fractions.An example of one of these is 1/4 + 3/4=4/4.

Solutions

Solutions look like pure substances but are not. They are homogeneous you can not see the bits and pieces that make up the mixture.