Force and Friction

Students tested different objects to see how quickely they fell down the ramp on different surfaces (sand paper, wax paper, and slick tray surface) Students then measured the height of the ramp as the pbject fell. Great experiment to see how friction played a role!

9-16-13 Grammar Review Websites

Quotations
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/quotation_marks/quiz1632.html

Commas
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/usingcommasl.cfm

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