I is for Igloo!

The winter spirit continues, and our investigation of igloos has lead us to finally tackle the task and start building our own IGLOO! Before we began the Igloo in our playground, we had to decide what was the best material to create building blocks out of. Our students came up with two options: snow blocks and ice blocks. Therefore we decided to test out both options and let them sit overnight to later observe which building block was sturdier and better for building. After some predictions, experimentation, and time; we all decided a mix of both; snow and ice, would be the perfect combination to build our igloo out of. Now, our students are working hard to fill up as many snow/ice blocks as they can, letting them sit overnight, and build with them the next day! Looking forward to seeing what the results are of this exciting outdoor Igloo project.

Some of the Colorado Early Learning and Development Guidelines covered throughout this investigation include:

• Measurement and Comparison: The understanding of attributes and relative properties of objects as related to size, capacity, and area.
  
• Scientific Skills and Method : The skills to observe and collect information and use it to ask questions, predict, explain and draw conclusions.
• Cooperation: An interest and engagement in group exercises.