https://padlet.com/KimDorgan/if4w7wr10xq4109c Made with a wish on a star en-us 2022-01-27 03:46:27 UTC 2026-03-13 20:48:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f343.png KimDorgan https://padlet.com/KimDorgan/if4w7wr10xq4109c/wish/2015018779 Tonight I took my dog out and realized it was snowing AND raining. I found it interesting that it could rain and snow at the same time. What was even more interesting was that the snow would accumulate on the ground, but the rain would immediately melt it. It made me wonder... How can it rain and snow at the same time? Why does the snow melt when the rain hits it? How can snow accumulate in some areas and not another area?]]> 2022-01-27 04:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/KimDorgan/if4w7wr10xq4109c/wish/2015018779 KimDorgan https://padlet.com/KimDorgan/if4w7wr10xq4109c/wish/2022538012 A photographer in Virginia snapped a stunning picture of a bird singing a melody in the cold. As the bird sings, you can see the condensation rings from their breath. When I first saw it, I thought wow that is incredible! Then I started to wonder, how can we see their breath? At what temperature is their toon visible?]]> 2022-02-01 02:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/KimDorgan/if4w7wr10xq4109c/wish/2022538012 KimDorgan https://padlet.com/KimDorgan/if4w7wr10xq4109c/wish/2028031127 It’s a snow day! The temperature is 14 F with a wind chill of -1 F. Today I figured that I would try to see the freezing point of water. I had filled a balloon with some water and nestled it in snow. After 10min I checked on it and it still isn’t frozen. Wonder question: We know that 32 F is freezing point so why did it not freeze? How long will it take for the water in the balloon to freeze? Is it not freezing because it’s in a balloon or is it just not cold enough to freeze? ]]> 2022-02-03 17:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/KimDorgan/if4w7wr10xq4109c/wish/2028031127 KimDorgan https://padlet.com/KimDorgan/if4w7wr10xq4109c/wish/2047669703 I was scrolling through TikTok when I saw a guy sticking his hand in clear liquid. When he sticks his hand in it, the liquid freezes around it. The guy states that the clear liquid is supersaturated sodium acetate (hot ice) and it freezes (or nucleuses) as soon as something triggers it. So sticking your hand or an object in the liquid will cause the hot ice to freeze. However, the liquid freezes around the object rather than freezes the object itself. 

Wonder question: why does it freeze around an object? Why does it freeze when triggered? How can a liquid become a solid so quickly? Is it hot since it’s called hot ice? What purpose does hot ice serve (in real world context)?]]> 2022-02-15 03:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/KimDorgan/if4w7wr10xq4109c/wish/2047669703 KimDorgan https://padlet.com/KimDorgan/if4w7wr10xq4109c/wish/2059670671 In this picture, the sun is rising in a pink-ish red shade but it’s not a full crescent.  The top picture is the sun in a partial eclipse, meaning that the moon covered only a small part of the sun. Meanwhile the bottom picture is what the sun looks like after the eclipse. During the eclipse, the covered part of the sun created what would resemble as horns. 

Wonder question: what causes a partial eclipse? How often do they happen? Why is the sun a pinkish color? How often can a partial eclipse cause a horn shape?

DCI: ESS2, ESS1, PS1 
CC: 1,2,6
SEP: 1,6]]> 2022-02-22 02:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/KimDorgan/if4w7wr10xq4109c/wish/2059670671 KimDorgan https://padlet.com/KimDorgan/if4w7wr10xq4109c/wish/2106419779 My son was playing with his cars on his spiral track. I watched him roll down two cars on the same spiral at the same time. It made me wonder why the speed of the second car was different from the first car and if the amount of energy is the same or different.
DCI: 4.PS3.1]]> 2022-03-22 01:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/KimDorgan/if4w7wr10xq4109c/wish/2106419779 KimDorgan https://padlet.com/KimDorgan/if4w7wr10xq4109c/wish/2129854094 Oklahoma is known for the tornados since it rests in an area called “tornado valley”. On average, Oklahoma has 57 tornados during spring time (according to weather.gov). Since spring has the most tornados on average, it is considered tornado season, with may being the highest number of tornados recorded.

What causes a tornado? Why are tornados more prevalent during the spring than any other season? Do seasons and temperatures make a difference? Why is it only in tornado valley and not in other places like Colorado?

DCI: ESS2.D weather and climate
PE: 3-ESS2-1 and 2]]> 2022-04-05 02:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/KimDorgan/if4w7wr10xq4109c/wish/2129854094 KimDorgan https://padlet.com/KimDorgan/if4w7wr10xq4109c/wish/2147579460 For Easter, my family had scrambled eggs for breakfast. As we cooked it, my son said "where is the egg?" so it got me thinking about how materials can change through heating and cooling. Is an egg still in an egg form when it is cooked? When it is scrambled, it definitely isn't in egg form!

Essential question: what else can change by heating or cooling? is it irreversible?

Standards: 
DCI- PS 1- heating or cooling may cause changes that can be observed, some changes can be reversible and some can be irreversible
SEP- engaging in argument from evidence
CCC- Cause and Effect
OAS- 2.PS1.4]]> 2022-04-18 21:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/KimDorgan/if4w7wr10xq4109c/wish/2147579460