Wondering with Wonderopolis

Our new writing focus in Language is explanation writing. We have been talking about what it means to explain something and what words we can use when we explain. In our literacy centers we are focusing on explaining something we are really good at. We are working on words we can use and a success criteria too. 

We read an explanation writing text about trick candles. Students had many questions and wonders about trick candles. They decided to go on Twitter to post a question for someone to help us with our wonder. Our wonder was: How does a trick candle stop lighting up?

They decided to ask a few classrooms that we tweet to. We also asked a Wonder Website called "Wonderopolis". They replied to us and offered an explanation via their website. Have a read at what they tweeted us!! http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-do-we-blow-out-birthday-candles/