What is in the air?

In science first grade has been exploring air. We have explored air through many investigations. Students used their own air to make objects move in the air. They had a lot of fun seeing what they could do with the straws. They figured out how to keep a ball floating in the air by blowing air through their straw.

We learned about compression and pressure through an exploration with syringes and tubes. They were able to see that when two friends pressed the syringe plug in it created pressure. We had fun playing a pressure game. Students also learned that when we compress the air in one syringe, it gots into the other syringe. One student brought up the idea of trying it with water. We did the same activity with water and it was fun to see, too.

One sunny day we explored air by blowing water in a cup with a straw. Our bubbles didn't last long. I asked the class if there was another way we could do this activity to make the bubbles last longer. The class suggested using soap in our water. We added soap and moved outside to see what would happen. When we blew in the straw it did make bubbles and they stayed. So we made a wand and blew bubbles. Why not on a sunny day? :)