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Filed under: 4th Grade

Matter Matters

Fourth grade students began their study of matter, classifying different objects around the room as solid, liquid and/or gas. This unit will help lay the ground work for our study of chemistry and ultimately, The Periodic Table of Elements.

Great Grains

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4RJ learned about the anatomy and nutrition of a grain.

To simulate digestion of grains, students dipped white bread and wheat bread in orange juice. Ask your student which type of bread held up best (took longer to digest) in the acid.

An Apple A Day...

Meena, Hunter's own resident Wellness In The Schools representative, worked to transform the 4L students into chef-nutritionists.  The students learned about the science of apples and applesauce and had many interesting conversations about the benefits of eating locally grown foods.  Ask your child why eating a raw apple is more nutritious than drinking apple juice.

The students used a variety of New York State apples to make the applesauce: 

http://www.nyapplecountry.com/varieties.htm

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(Image from: http://www.allaboutapples.com/health/label.htm)