Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Jelly beans



We did an experiment with 4 different coloured jelly beans. We put one colour in each corner of the dish of water and watched what happened to the colours. Look how each colour has spread along each edge of the container.

Making butter




We made butter by shaking up cream. Tana started by pouring the cream into a big jar.

Making butter




We had to shake the cream for a very long time to make it go solid. We all had lots of turns shaking the jar. Sam shook it really hard.

Making butter




The cream began to thicken and then separated out into thicker creamy fat and watery stuff.It is a bit like curds and whey.

Making butter




Louis poured out the solid cream and let the watery part drain off.

Making butter




This was the finished butter which we had with on our homemade bread.

yoga




Some of us have been learning to do some yoga poses and stretches with Nikau,s Mum Noa. Jack, Barney, Caden and Tana are all doing the warrior pose.