Thursday, April 8, 2010

Museum Visit - Lotions and Potions




We had a great time at the Otago Museum.  We did lots of fun experiments. We made a frothy green toothpaste and we popped film canisters with water and alka seltza.  We put alka seltza tablets into oil and coloured water to make lava lamps. We changed purple cabbage juice into different colours by adding acids like lemon juice or vinegar or by adding an alkaline like baking soda. We put lots of Mentos sweets into a bottle of Coca Cola and it suddenly frothed up! We had a lot of laughs.

Courgette and Corn Fritters


We had lots of courgettes in our school garden that needed eating up, so Room 5 made some delicious Courgette and Corn Fritters. Room 5 enjoyed the help of Amanda Brown, Denise, and Shona. Some of the fritters were made with potato too. It was so yummy! 







Otago Highlander


The Otago Highlander came to visit us. He gave us golden tickets to go and see a game.