I saw this on Teach-Love's blog and I had to share. This looks like it might be a really good movie. Enjoy!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Chemical Changes
In surfing the net, I found this video of various chemical changes. If you have a few minutes, please feel free to check it out.
Friday, March 20, 2009
SHARKS!
Today we read all about sharks in our Scholastic News. The students learned some interesting facts from an interview with Nicole Ethier. She is a shark keeper at the New York Aquirium. Check out the video above for more information.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Happy St. Patrick's Day
Good evening all! Happy St. Patrick's Day! Our class had a special snack today in honor of St. Patrick's Day. We had Lucky Charms Cereal as a snack. We also did something special with our Lucky Charms. We counted the marshmallows in 3 boxes and then created graphs of our results. Check them out below:
Box 1
Box 2
Box 3
Here is a bar graph comparing all three boxes. Our class predicted that the hourglass and the green hat would be the shapes found the most. We were correct in our prediction.
However, we did notice that the number of marshmallows varied from box to box. We attributed this to probability. We assumed that since the marshmallows are put in the box at random, then the number of marshmallows would vary from box to box. So, next time you buy some Lucky Charms, count the marshmallows to see how many your box has in it. Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Interesting Links
Good evening! I hope everyone has had a nice and relaxing weekend. I just wanted to post a brief snippet about events for the week. We will be studying ancient civilizations this week in Social Studies so here are a few sites of interest.
Ancient Egypt - This is the British Museum's site devoted to ancient Egypt. Check it out!
Ancient Egypt For Kids - Awesome site with many links devoted to ancient Egypt.
Ancient Egypt - This is another site designed for kids.
Mrs. Cowan's Virtual Field Trip - These are pictures of artifacts from ancient Egypt that are on display at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.
Ancient Rome - This site is all about ancient Rome for kids.
The Romans - This is a site designed for kids that detail ancient Rome and major events.
We will also be focused on fact versus opinion. A fact is a statement that can be proven. An opinion is a statement that tells a person's feelings or beliefs. Here are a few sites to help you tell the difference between them.
We will continue to work on using a dictionary as a reference. On our December benchmark Reading tests, using reference materials was an area of weakness for our class. Therefore, we are taking time each week to work on using a reference resource of some sort. Here are some links to help you with using a dictionary.
We are starting a new unit in math designed to help the students develop strategies for computing differences in numbers. Here are some links that you may find helpful.
These sites should keep you busy for a while. I will be posting more as the week goes on. Thanks for stopping by and see you tomorrow.
Ancient Egypt
Our class is studying ancient civilizations in Social Studies this week. Today we watched a few brief videos relating to Ancient Egypt. Here they are for your viewing enjoyment.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
News From Room 205
Well, the FCAT has begun. We have two more days of testing and then we are done with the FCAT. There will be no homework this week because of the FCAT. I want the students to feel relaxed and rested for the test. As long as they take their time, they should all do "SPECTACULAR!"
In the meantime, I am going to post some cool sites the kids are welcome to visit.
Two Days in May Vocabulary - I made this for the students to use. Parents should get an email later this week detailing how you can join this site and play the games Mrs. McGeachy and I make that correspond with what we are doing in class.
Well, these sites should keep you busy for a while. Remember to check out the poll for the next field trip. It should be a blast! Have a great evening and remember to get some rest. :)
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Reading FCATrivia
We held our first FCATrivia Reading event yesterday. The kids seemed to enjoy it. I wish we had more time because we were unable to finish it. Have a great weekend! Rest, relax, and play!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Probability
We are studying probability this week in math. To help your child better understand this, here are a few links that may be of some interest.
Interactive Probability - This site allows you to adjust the spinner, tally the colors selected and so on.
Math Goodies - A site that explains probability and provides a short quiz.
Fish Tank - Another site that allows you to practice using probability.
New Species of Mekong
Our recent issue of Scholastic News featured new species found in The Greater Mekong in Asia. Mrs. McGeachy found this video that features some of those discoveries to go with that issue. If you have a few minutes, please check out the video. Scientists have discovered some very interesting animals in recent years. What is even more exciting is that scientists can share those discoveries so much faster now with the use of the Internet.
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