Nico completed his interactive calendar and changed it from March to April. He read, discussed, and explained all his vocabulary words. He learned about how sound is made and how it travels. He created an experiment that emulated a guitar and demonstrated how the strings make sound.
Nico completed his interactive calendar. He read and discussed all his vocabulary words. He learned about the process involved in making fireworks and what chemical reactions take place when fireworks are exposed to a heat source.
Libby completed her interactive calendar. She read and discussed her vocabulary words. She finished her calendar talk activity. She made a windsock and learned how to tell the direction of the wind. She did an activity to make rain. She read and discussed her Scholastic News Magazine and was able to recognize the different types of clouds.
Teddy completed his interactive calendar. He read and discussed his Scholastic News magazine about clouds. He finished his calendar talk activity. He identifies the 3 main types of clouds. He made rain. He made a windsock and learned how to tell the direction of the wind.
Aiden brainstormed why a cat would have heterochromia (two differently colored eyes), why a butterfly would have "owl eyes" on its wings., and why a white alligator would have a difficult time finding food in the wild. We discussed natural selection and adaptations. He completed the Investigation "Crack the Code" which compared the process of DNA coding for traits to a simple decoding exercise.
Aiden finished the SmartBook questions on the geologic time unit. We researched more about the geologic time scale, specifically the Hadean, Archaean and Proterozoic Eons.
