Happy Birthday, Jacob!

Jacob turned 10 today! On Friday, he came to bring a birthday treat and share a short conversation. We really enjoyed our face to face time with Jacob!

Insulators and Conductors

In science, we reviewed the parts of a circuit, and how electricity flows in a circuit. We discussed the difference between a conductor of electricity and an insulator if electricity. Here, you can see the students using their circuits to test whether an object is a conductor or insulator of electricity. 

Electric Circuits

In science class last week, students studying the form of energy known as electric energy. We discussed the different parts of a circuit, and his electric energy travels. Below, you can see that everyone in our class was successful at making their circuit work!

Determining Theme

Determining the theme of a text is not an easy task. We have been hard at it all month finding evidence in the text to support the theme in different traditional literature texts. Here, you can see students reading the folktale of Johnny Appleseed, determining the theme, and finding evidence in the text to support their thinking. Today, students held a small group discussion sharing their thinking. 

We use lots of tools in writing!

Look at how hard these kiddos are working!! Students have been working their tails off writing their why/how stories (for example--Why Giraffes Have Long Necks). We have started the editing stage of our writing. Students are using a checklist and different writing tools to check their writing including highlighters, colored pens, and computers.

Sound Energy

Today, we did an experiment about sound energy. We have read and studied about vibrations creating sound, how sound travels in waves, pitch, volume, absorption of sound, and echoes. We did an experiment to show how volume level affects vibration with sound.

Marshmallow Shooters!

Science just keeps getting better! Last week, we discussed the concept of motion. Specific vocabulary included transferred energy, force (push/pull), gravity, and motion. Students created marshmallow shooters. They launched pon poms, marshmallows, and circle cereal, and then connected their understanding of motion and motion vocabulary. Let me tell you, these kids understood this lesson!