Here's a photo entry of our retreat this year with the 4th-6th graders. It's hard to believe that this is the 3rd year we've done this retreat. I continue to be motivated to plan this event because of the shine in the kids eyes as they participate in all the activities. It has also proven to be a time when quieter students have really come out and shone.
The photo above shows kids getting ready for a boat race. They had boxes and a roll of duct tape to build their boat. Each team had about 30 minutes to construct their boats. One group even made a surf board this year and was quite successful.
So in the barrel is a bunch of cow manure and water. Students here are learning how the trapped gases can be used to make a flame. Later students roasted marshmallows over the poop flame.
Water Energy. Students constructed a water wheel from cardboard and used them to haul up a small bucket. This became a race to see whose waterwheel could haul up the bucket the fastest. Record time was in the 2.5 second range.
Solar Power. Being close to the equator we have some great sun time. We took advantage of it by building a solar oven to bake cookies in. Depending on when the cookies were put out into the sun depended on how baked they got. I'd say it was pretty successful.
Wind Power. Students are walking out the height of a windmill and it's blades to understand how large and powerful these structures are.
A quiet time of silent prayer and reflection before the next chapel session.
1 comment:
Fun and interesting stuff you have done with the kids. I never experienced such learning fun in School, or maybe I just don't remember:)
See you soon Aimee.
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