Food Web

          When we were learning about food chains and food webs, we created a food web in class, using yarn.  Each student was part of the food web by either being a specific animal, plant, or the sun, and we discussed the impact each "person" had on the web and what would happen if a piece of that web was missing.  It was a great illustration!  We also created food web flip charts, using the strategy of "Sketch to Stretch", where students create an illustration of their learning from a passage they read.  They identify the biggest moment of the pages they read and make connections.

 

 

Roller Coaster Ride!

          Yesterday, to review force and motion, we created roller coasters in science class and conducted trial experiments and created wonderings for further investigations at the end of the week!  It was a blast and more importantly, students learned that to create more speed, they had to increase the incline of the coaster!  We began by reading the book below "Roller Coasters"!

Bird Adaptations

         We conducted an experiment to learn about bird adaptations today and read the book "Beaks!" to learn why birds have certain types of beaks.  Students had to use a clothes pin, a fork that was taped and an eye dropper to pick up marshmallows that represented berries to discover why birds are different.

360 Degrees!

We are beginning to measure angles and learn about circles.  Here is a funny clip we watched to introduce the topic and a dance we learned to measure different parts of a circle.  It's great!

(Funny Video)

 

(Dance Video)

 

 

At each beat, we yell out 90, 180, 270, 360, and then we jump in a circle!  Stay tuned for a class video of it!

Dissecting Owl Pellets

We dissected our mystery objects yesterday and it was really amazing what we found!  There were some owl pellets that had complete skulls and jaw bones of voles and little femurs!  Students recorded the number of each type of bone found and we are using that data in our math class to create a line plot graph after we compile our data from each group!  Stay tuned to see the line plot graphs!

 

KY Regions Project

Students are using a rubric to create a poster display of the regions of KY with information about each region!  They are almost finished and will be ready to present!

Fly Away, Butterflies!

We released our butterflies yesterday and they fluttered away!  One really wanted to stay with Kamare!