Did you know that there is a town in Norway (Rjukan) that gets very little sunlight because it sits at the bottom of a mountain range? The mountains block the sun, so the town has very little warmth and light during the winter. Our class conducted a scientific experiment. We wanted to find out if it is possible to bring light and warmth to the frozen playground and town square. We used a lamp to represent the sun and had a model of the mountains and the town. Mrs. Dupuis asked us to use pieces of construction paper, tin foil, index cards, and clear plastic to see if we could come up with a solution for "Chill City." There was a lot of excellent kindergarten problem solving and many meaningful discussions surrounding a possible solution. After some time, a few teams realized that if they positioned the tin foil correctly, the sun's light would bounce off of the reflective material back onto the town. Many of the teams found a solution to the problem and were quite proud of themselves. Teams shared their solutions with teammates! Just like inventors/scientists, we too came up with innovative solutions to warm up Chill City!
Love,
Mrs. Dupuis' K Team
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