Potential and Kinetic Energy

We learned about the different types of energy today. Mallorie made a boat with a propellor to demonstrate potential and kinetic energy.

This is the first attempt, the cardboard only lasted about six runs.

We switched to a plastic boat for the rest.

It worked! We even gave a Lego girl a ride.

Fire Belly Toad

We have four new pets. Thanks to the library's summer reading program we have fire belly toads. They are cute and jumpy. Above is their habitat, I hope it is big enough to keep them happy because they can live for 20 years.

This is them all smooshed together in a corner.

This is their food. 

2-4 crickets every 2-3 days. We have 24 crickets. They are almost as cute as the toads. Their names are Giant, Shiny, Lily, and Rainbow Dash.