Welcome Back!

After a nice summer break, our class blog is back up and running! Hope everyone has had a very enjoable summer break. I am looking forward to starting the new year and meeting each my new smiling students! Visit our class blig often for updates of what's going on in our classroom and all the learning that is taking place!

Earth Day!

Mrs. Wanda from Soil Conservation graciously donated a tree for fourth grade to plant in honor of Earth Day! Students helped dig the hole, plant the tree, and water it. We also discussed the characteristics of living things and what they need in order to survive.

Living Things!

For Hands-on Day we rotated through centers dicussing animal adaptations, cleaning our bird feathers from oil, and discussing ther reason behind different bird beaks and their uses.

Energy Transformation In Ecosystem Webquest

1. http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/foodpuzzlechain.html- Take Quiz

2. http://www.sciencebob.com/questions/q-food_chain_web.php-Difference between food chain and food web.

3. http://www.cas.psu.edu/DOCS/WEBCOURSE/WETLAND/WET1/identify.html Answer
following questions about Producers and Consumers.

4. http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2science.html#foodchains

5. OMIT

6. http://www.vtaide.com/png/foodchains.htm

7. http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/onlcourse/chm110/outlines/foodenergy.html

Heredity Webquest links

http://zunal.com/conclusion.php?w=58781

https://sites.google.com/site/raemains/Home-introduct-ion-task-process-evaluation-conclusion-credits-teacherpage

http://www.galenaparkisd.com/curriculum/science/curriculum_science_grade4/documents/4thInheritedandLearned.pdf

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/human-body/heredity.htm

Famous Americans in History

Students chose a famous person in history to research. We used print sources and non-print sources. Students also included text features to their display such as graphics, captions, and a timeline. They also wrote a biography of their person after researching. They did such a wonderful job! I love them all!

 

 

 

Sally Ride

Michael Jordan

Rosa Parks

Amelia Earhart

Jimmy Carter

Sacagawea

Martin Luther King Jr.

Betsy Ross

 

Circuits!

We created simple series circuits with a power source, conductor, and load. Students were giving the materials and asked to light the bulb. After several trial and error sessions, students were able to figure out how to create the closed circuit so electrons can flow in a complete path!