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In summer camp we have been studying the Arctic.  We have been learning a lot about the cold and ice.

Today, we studied dry ice.

The students could only touch the dry ice with rubber gloves on.  It is so cold that if you touch it with your bare skin, it could burn you!  We were very careful when handling the dry ice.

We started out by sticking a block of dry ice into a plastic tub.  Immediately, it started sublimating, or turning from a solid to a gas.  We poured water on top of the dry ice to make a lot of fog appear.  Next, we poured soap in with the water to create foam and bubbles!

Each student had a turn to put on the rubber gloves and hold the dry ice.  It started fogging a lot!  The students were thrilled at watching the sublimation and they commented on all the things of which it reminded them: ghosts, movies, fog and steam.

All of us had a blast.

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We are in the middle of our second biome study as part of our summer program, EcoAdventures.  Our students are currently studying about the Arctic biome.  As part of that study this week, our students held a Skype session with their sister class in Plano, TX.  During the skype session, the students introduced themselves and then studied various images on their respective SmartBoards.  The teachers facilitated a discussion between the students.

The photos show a life-size outline of an emperor penguin and also a polar bear cave the students made from recycled materials.  The video below is some raw footage from Ms. Alli’s class in Cary.

This was a fun use of technology to help the students learn more about their arctic adventure.  It was also a nice way for them to make connections with other students somewhere else in the world.

As we are beginning the process of using skype during our instructional day, we are also learning about teaching the children about webcam etiquette.  For instance, several of the children naturally wanted to be right in front of the camera, thus blocking the view for others.  (I don’t know where they get that!)

We will be skyping more with our friends in TX and hope to find other friends as well.

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