Apples!

There were apples to cut out,

Surveys to be taken,

data to be recorded,

and data to be analyzed.

Apples needed peeled,

and they needed to be cut up.

We investigated and tasted 4 kinds of apples.

We wore safety glasses, used tweezers and magnifying glasses to aid in our investigation.

   

We made apple pie

and measured the peels!

It was a busy week learning about apples.  We learned about the life cycle of the apple tree and used apples for a scientific investigation.  We tasted 4 different kinds of apples and voted for our favorite kind ( Red Delicious won by a landslide).  We painted, cut, measured, baked, and gathered information from the rest of the school.  (we're exhausted!)

Our math mentors were back this week to work on geometric shapes.  The Gumshoes' teacher, Mr. B., wrote a great blog post last week on the value of mentors in the classroom.  If you haven't read it yet, check it out on the Gumshoes' blog.  (access it on the sidebar of this posting)