CRCT Summer Reading Program
Below are links for the first 5 days and the first 5 extensions. You will need to read through them as they may need tweaking!
Below are links for the first 5 days and the first 5 extensions. You will need to read through them as they may need tweaking!
Students began a culminating project entitled "The Greatest Inventor of All Time."
Students received the project directions and rubric in class today. The first task is for each student to identify the criteria they feel necessary to be the greatest inventor in the world. For the second task they then must identify the Inventor they feel fits this criteria. The product for this will be writing a 5 paragraph paper covering the following points: 1) The Inventor's early life. 2) Life as an Inventor. 3) The inventor's most important invention. 4) The impact this important invention has had on society. 5) Discuss what makes them the greatest inventor of all time. The third task will be to create a Tri-fold (brochure) about the important invention identified in your paper.
Our final task will take place as a group as we organize our research in to an exibit for a museum entitled "The Greatest Inventor of all Time."
Students are working on the project board for Out of this World!
Out_or_This_World! Project choice board and schedule.
Students are working in class on these projects. Homework is simply to organize materials for working in class. This may mean spending time researching at home, gathering ordinary household materials for building models, or any other preparation work.
Projects (3 in all) are due each week according to the agenda and calendar.
I have practice tests there for you. Review and rest for Monday's Test!
If you would like to come and demonstrate your machine for the 5th grade visitor's on April 28th from 7:00 - 8:30 Please let me know. They would love to see your work in action.
In a three paragraph essay, explain what you learned about simple machines during the process of the invention convention. Be specific about each simple machine, the function it serves, and how it made work easier. You can include specifics with IMA if you choose to. Describe how your activities lead to an understanding about the function and purpose of the simple machines you incorporated into your invention. This is due on Tuessday and should be typed please!
Please remember permission slips for our field trip are due Wednesday April 16th.
Projects are due on April 16th for period 1
and on April 17th for period 7
Parents, please email me if necessary.
http://www.amnh.org/ology/astronomy/stufftodo/index.html This link has cool stuff to do !
http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moonphase/ This site will be very helpful for you to locate the moon during it's different phases!
http://www.amnh.org/ology/index.html This is an really great science site that has a variety of topics for students to explore and interact with.
Monday March 31st - Seesaw lab to be completed in class. Lab report due on Friday to include:
Purpose, predictions, materials, procedure (a brief paragraph,) Data table, analysis and conclusions. The analysis and conclusion questions from your text should be included in these sections.
Tuesday April 1st - Homework - text pg 383 questions 1 -5. Building in class today.
Wednesday April 2nd - Building in class after homework review.
Thursday April 3rd - Chp 12 quiz in class.
Friday April 4th - Building / Media computers.
Things to Know Text illustrations pages 562 - Air masses and pgs 563 - 565 - Fronts.
Cyclone - Low pressure area Anticyclones - High pressure area.
Storms - Thunderstorm, Tornado, Hurricane and Winter storms. Know What they are , where they form and why they could be dangerous.
Layers of the atmosphere - Study your illustration.
Winds - Review your worksheets
Weather - Presentation information as well as text resources on Air MAsses, Fronts, and storms as well as weather map symbols.
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