Invention of Coca Cola

Some interesting facts about Coke:

Coca-Cola is one of the most popular soft drinks in the world. In fact, over one billion cans of Coca-Cola are consumed every day. But this magical drink can be used in many more ways than just an ordinary cold refreshment.


1.Coca Cola was first invented by a pharmacist name John Pemberton as a medicine to cure headaches.

2.Coca-Cola is called “Coca-Cola” because of the original ingredients used in the medicine, Coca leaves and Kola seeds. Wine was also added in place of sugar similar to the coke we drink today.

3.When Mentos is added to Coca-Cola, the carbon dioxide in the coke will be rapidly released, causing the coke in the bottle to burst out. Diet coke works the best.

4.Coca-Cola can be used to help cure jellyfish stings.

5.Coca-Cola can also be used as a cleaning solution, cleaning anything from rusty pans to dirty toilets. It can also be used to remove odor.

6.If you accidentally got gum in your hair, rinse it in coca-cola and the gum will come of very easily.

7.Coca-Cola usually have the phrase “Original Formula” near the bottom of their cans/bottles, but it is not actually “original”, since in 1985, a portion of the sugar in Coca-Cola was removed and replaced by high fructose corn syrup, causing an altered taste as well as causing the coke to become unhealthy.
 
Coca- Cola was sold March 29. In celebration of my favorite drink we had Coke Floats!
 
 

A little ice cream and some coke...

And you have a great idea!

 
Megan enjoying her Coke Float!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cole getting every bit out of his cup!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Mrs. Mathes was caught in the moment enjoying her treat!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

What a great way to end a week of testing!!

Eggcellent Activity!

In celebration of Easter, Mrs. Exterkate introduced the students to decoupage. It was a great craft and a exciting way to celebrate Easter!

A special thanks to Linda for making this activity a success!!

Bubble Gum Experiment

The second week of March is celebrated with National Bubble Gum week. The 3rd/4th graders celebrated this even by conducting a bubble gum experiment. We tested 3 types of gum.

Extra was sugar free, Trident had 40% less sugar, and Bubble Yum had a great amount of sugar.

We started off testing each piece to see if it made us thirsty and if we could blow bubbles with each type of gum.

Even Mrs. Mathes and Jesse started off trying hard to blow bubbles with the sugar free gum!

Denis and Angelika found success with the Trident gum.

Jesse enjoyed the Trident gum better than the Extra.

Cole and Ian enjoyed the Bubble Yum cotton candy one the best. The whole class told me that they could blow the best and the biggest bubbles with the sugary gum.

Megan in the process of blowing a bubble. It is a lot of hard work!!

Tristan chewing his gum. I think that he liked chewing the gum more than blowing bubbles!!

Pennies from Mars

Problem: What makes a penny turn green?

Materials: 1 small saucer, 1 paper towel, vinegar, and several pennies

Procedure: 1. Fold a paper towel in half once; then fold it in half again to make a square.

2. Place the towel on the saucer. Pour vinegar into the saucer so that the towel is completely wet.

3. Place the pennies on top of the paper towel.

4. Observe the pennies after 24 hours.

What will happen to the pennies?

Results: The tops of the pennies turn green.

Conclusion: Vinegar is an acid, which is a chemical. A chemical reaction occurs when this acid combines with the copper penny. A new substance called copper acetate, the green coating on the pennies, is formed.

Stanford Testing March 22-26

 

Stanford Testing was this week. The students did a great job enduring this long week!

Cotton is Cool, Cotton is Healthy, Cotton is Nature!!

In Science, we studied resources that we rely on, throughout our process we focused on cotton.

 A few facts about cotton:

A regular cotton bale weighs 500 pounds. It's average value is $325.00. The average yield per acre is 453 pounds. This little bale equals a long sleeve shirt in its raw form.

FBS Celebrates St. Patrick's Day in Style!!

This is how Isaac celebrated!!

Mrs. Mathes and some of the 1st graders painted their faces to celebrate St. Patty's Day!

Boy or Girl?? You decide!!

The 5th/6th graders kick off the day with style at Pledge and Prayer!!

Even Mrs. Clark showed her holiday spirit by wearing green!!