Today you will use KidPix to create a simple drawing of one of the characters in the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio. After you save your picture as a jpg., upload it to Tagxedo and create the word cloud with the character traits that your chosen character possesses.
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Tellagami State Fair Project
Create an informational travelogue in Tellagami to display at the state fair. Type your script in Google Docs. Collect pictures to serve as a background using
Wikimedia Commons
Pixabay
Morguefile
Include the information from your research packet that you have been working on with your class to create an engaging multimedia project.
National Symbol Project
National Symbol Research
Today you will spend some time researching the national symbol you chose to learn about. Use the websites below to gather information.
United States of America Symbols
Symbols of the US Government
Symbols of the United States
Heights Library for PebbleGo and Britannica
Original Myths
Synonyms
Illuminating An American Symbol
Paper Circuit Haikus
Today we will start a project which will merge paper circuits and poetry. You have written a haiku about light. First you will illustrate your haiku using a collage method, making decisions about which element of the illustration you wish to illuminate. Once the illustration is complete, you will design a paper circuit using copper tape, LEDs, coin battery and a switch. Once it is designed you will create it on cardstock, which will sit behind your illustration.
Hour of Code
Paper Circuits
Illegal Immigration Persuasive Writing Movie
You have read about the different points of view regarding illegal immigration, and now it is time to choose a side and write a persuasive piece which will be turned into a movie. Once you have finished the writing, you will storyboard it and decide which pictures will be used in which sections. Use the websites below to collect pictures for your movie.
Pixabay
Morguefiles
Wikimedia Commons
Next you will create a movie in iMovie complete with voiceovers and music.
Verbs of Steel
PARCC Scavenger Hunt
We will explore how to navigate the new PARCC assessment that you will be taking this year. Use the link below to go to the sample tests. Explore the navigation features and then use the scavenger hunt sheet to answer the questions.
Graphing Food Drive Results
Introduction to Google Drive
Today we will learn how to use your sharonschools.net Google account. We will review the terms of use. Next we will set up your shared folders in your drive account, so that you will be sharing all your work with your teacher. We will also upload a file from your network save so that you can work at home on it.
How to Make a Complete Circuit
Show what you know about how to make a complete circuit. Use the iPads and Explain Everything to create a short movie on how to create a complete circuit to light up a bulb. You may go to Pixabay to gather pictures for your materials. Include labels for your objects on the materials page. Label the critical contact points on your final slide. You can also demonstrate how the electrons flow with your laser tool. Use the storyboard to plan out your project.
A Complete Circuit
You have a battery, copper wire, and a light bulb. Can you make a complete circuit? Use Kid Pix to draw the parts of a light bulb and then arrange a wire (or two) and a battery to illustrate a complete circuit. Label the parts of the bulb, the components of the circuit, and the critical contact points.
Visit the site below for interactive activities about electricity.
Ellis Island Tour
Using the iPads, you will learn about Ellis Island, the place where over 12 million immigrants passed through in search of a better life. The Interactive Ellis Island Tour is rich in audio files and photographs. Use the document Ellis Island Tour to take notes while you read each web page carefully and click on the audio and photo links. Click on the picture of the Statue of Liberty to take you to the website. If you are done early watch the Brainpop movie on immigration and take the graded quiz.
Open House Collage
Strong Passwords
Today we will learn about how to create a strong password for your accounts. After some discussion at the whiteboard, you will log into your Google account and change your password to the one generated by the random password generator below.
http://www.freepasswordgenerator.com/
State Fair Slide
State Fair Projects
You will continue to work on your state fair project choice:
- Typing information for your brochure presentation
- Tellagami, Green Screen, iMovie presentation
State Fair
You will continue to work on your state fair project choice:
- Brochure Presentation of state
- Haiku Deck Presentation of state
- Powerpoint Presentation of state
- Book Creator Presentation of state
- Tellagami, Green screen, iMovie Presentation of state
State Research
Today you will spend most of the period gathering information for your State Report. Use the following websites to help you.
You may also use Brittanica Online.
Erosion
You have taken pictures with the iPads of erosion in our outside environment and uploaded to Google Drive. Today we will create a new document and use Google Draw to annotate the pictures. Also, type a paragraph about the process of erosion under the inserted drawing.
Wonder Character Traits
Today you will use KidPix to create a simple drawing of one of the characters in the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio. After you save your picture as a jpg., upload it to Tagxedo and create the word cloud with the character traits that your chosen character possesses.
Bravery
Today we will use Google Drive to create a document in your ELA folder. Include a definition of bravery, a list of brave acts, and a sentence or two about a personal act of bravery.
Skype with a Yellowstone National Park Ranger
Self Portrait Smashup
Today we will begin to create an animated self portrait with the iPads. First we’ll draw ourselves in SketchbookX using a photo that we took with the camera as a guide. Then we will create a PNG image from our drawing using Superimpose. Finally we will use DoInk to create an animated object that represents something we love to do and pull it all together as a single composition.
Volcano
Today we will use the iPads and the app Drawing Pad to draw a cross-section of a volcano. Label the different parts of the volcano and save to the camera roll. Upload your picture to Google Drive. You will use your picture in a paragraph in which you will write about the different types of volcanoes.
Landform Glog
Today you will use GlogsterEdu to create a glog based upon the information you have gathered about a land or water form.
Use these websites to search for pictures for your glog.
Wikimedia Commons
Morguefiles
Landform Research
Today you will explore several websites to learn about the different types of landforms and waterways on Earth. Use the links below.
Enchanted Learning’s Landform Glossary
Types of Land
Landforms
Mr. Nussbaum’s Landforms Page
Encyclopedia Britannica at the Heights Library website.
Landforms and Waterways
Today we will begin our iPad Explain Everything Project on landforms and waterways in the United States. Show what you have learned by creating a movie of two landforms and two waterways in the U.S. Include a definition and title and use screencasting techniques to enhance your audio presentation.
National Symbol Glog
Today you will create a glog, with Glogsteredu with the results of your research on a national symbol. Collect pictures from the websites below.
Wikimedia Commons
Morguefiles
National Symbol Research
Today you will spend some time researching the national symbol you chose to learn about. Use the websites below to gather information.
United States of America Symbols
Symbols of the US Government
Symbols of the United States
A Complete Circuit
Show what you know about how to make a complete circuit. Use the iPads and Explain Everything to create a short video on how to create a complete circuit to light up a bulb. You may go online to gather pictures for your materials. Include labels for your objects on the materials page. Label the critical contact points on your final slide. You can also demonstrate how the electrons flow with your laser tool. Use the storyboard to plan out your project.
Hour of Code
Introduction to Google Drive
Today we will learn how to use your sharonschools.net Google account. We will review the terms of use. Next we will set up your shared folders in your drive account, so that you will be sharing all your work with your teacher. We will also upload a file from your network save so that you can work at home on it.
Boost Your Keyboarding Skills
Thanksgiving Senses Poem
Verbs of Steel
October Prompt
Today you will begin to key in your October writing prompt in Word. You will save it in the network save folder then learn how to upload it to your ELA shared folder in Google Drive, so you can finish the document at home.
Graphing Food Drive Results
Wonder Precepts
Explode a Word
Formatting Word Documents
Today you will be keying in a short writing piece. We will review some of the formatting features in Word such as how to create a heading, center a title, indent a paragraph, double-space a document, and spellcheck.
Famous Immigrant Slide
Responsible Use Policy
Today we will spend some time reviewing Sharon Public School’s Responsible Use Policy and discussing internet safety, cyberbullying, and copyright rules. After some work at the IWB we will return to our seats to watch two Brainpop movies and take the associated quiz. Click the pictures below to get to the movies.
Bio Poem
Today we will review some of the formatting features in Microsoft Word, so you can begin to key in your Bio Poem. We’ll review how to set up a heading, Alignment and Spacing, formatting text, and Spellcheck. You also learn how to use Photobooth to take a picture yourself, which can be placed in the poem.
Ellis Island Tour
Using the iPads, you will learn about Ellis Island, the place where over 12 million immigrants passed through in search of a better life. The Interactive Ellis Island Tour is rich in audio files and photographs. Use the document Ellis Island Tour to take notes while you read each web page carefully and click on the audio and photo links. Click on the picture of the Statue of Liberty to take you to the website. If you are done early watch the Brainpop movie on immigration and take the graded quiz.
International Dot Day
In celebration of International Dot Day, after reading The Dot, by Peter Reynolds, we will make our mark using the iPads and the app Drawing Pad.
Poetry Anthology
Use Microsoft Word to type in your poems for your anthology.
State Glog
Today you will begin to create a glog using the information you have researched about your state. Maps and flags are in the group folder. Check Wikimedia Commons for other images. Include the following on your glog:
1. State Name
2. State Flag
3. A map
4. Three famous people
5. Three tourist attractions
6. Three basic facts
7. Date entered statehood and number
State Research
Today you will spend most of the period gathering information for your State Report. Use the following websites to help you.
During the last fifteen minutes of the class use the following websites to practice your knowledge of state capitals and locations. Use the games at home to help you learn the capitals!
MCAS Math Practice
This week you will take the fourth grade math test that the state of Texas gives their students at the end of the year. The test will give you practice for your exam and will also let your teacher know about the areas in math she may need to review with you. The test is online and you can score it instantly. Click on the link below and enter your first name only.
Building Boats
Your STEM Day Challenge is to build a boat that will hold at least 25 pennies without sinking. Below are resources to help you with the research portion of the design process.
Question: Why do boats float?
Information to Read
Information to Watch
Why boats float (created by two kids)
Tessellations
Today you will use the paint tools in Appleworks paint to create an original tessellation. We will translate a square many times until we achieve a unique tessellation. This lesson is based on Suzanne Alejandre’s great work at the Math Forum.
Try these websites at home for fun activities with tessellations.
Volcanoes!
To complement your Rocks and Minerals unit, we will explore how the inside of a volcano looks. Draw a cross section of a volcano in Kid Pix, then color and label each important feature.
Learn more about volcanoes by visiting the following website.
Van Gogh Chairs- QR Codes
You’ve recorded your podcast and today it is time to generate a QR code for it, so that people at the art show can listen to it on their smart phones. Head to the website where the artcasts are stored. Copy and paste the URL from your webpage into a QR code generator , test the code with your iPads, and print the code. Pencil in your name on the printout, so Mrs. Mellman knows which one is yours. The code will be displayed on the artwork that is in the show.
Biography Powerpoint
Today we will set up your Biography Powerpoint presentation. Download a picture of your person. Include the following information on your slides.
1. Title Page with picture
2. Personal Background- major events in person’s life
3. Personality Traits
4. Significance- Why was this person important
5. Obstacles
6. Important Quote
7. Credits
We will use the iPads and the app FaceTalk to creatae your person speaking the quote. We will then insert the movie into the quote slide. Click to see my example below.
https://heightstechnology.edublogs.org/files/2013/03/IMG_0133-12afg17.mov
Transliteracy: Van Gogh’s Chairs and QR codes
Based on a project by Sylvia Tolisano we will be working on an art, ELA, and technology project over then next few weeks.
- After learning about Van Gogh’s chairs, from Mrs. Mellman in Art, you drew a chair that represented you and things important to you
- Next you will write a script with Mrs. Hanley describing your chairs and the choices you made
- We will type the script in Microsoft Word
- Then we will use Garageband to podcast the script
- Finally, we will create a QR code which will be posted on your picture at the Art Show for all to see and listen to
Black History Magazine Cover
Today you will use Big Huge Labs to create a magazine cover of the famous African-American which you have researched. Find a picture of the person on the Internet and download it into your Network Save folder. Then upload the picture to Big Huge Labs and enter the information you included on your template.
Self Portrait Animation
Landforms and Waterways
Today we will begin our iPad Explain Everything Project on landforms and waterways in the United States. Show what you have learned by creating a movie of two landforms and two waterways in the U.S. Include a definition and title and use screencasting techniques to enhance your audio presentation.
Cat in the Hat-ify Yourself!
State Regions Project
You will work in groups to learn about the climate, population, native people, economy, land and waterway, natural resources, animals and plants of a USA region. Below are the steps you must complete to create a movie which will serve as a teaching tool for all the groups.
- Research your region with your teammates. Use the Research Guide and sites on our Regions wiki.
- Use the storyboard guide to create a script based upon your research.
- Use the iPads to collect the pictures you need for your movie from public domain sites listed on the wiki.
- Use Explain Everything and Skitch to put together your movie. Use screencasting techniques when it helps to explain your information.
A Complete Circuit
You have a battery, copper wire, and a light bulb. Can you make a complete circuit? Use Kid Pix to draw the parts of a light bulb and then arrange a wire (or two) and a battery to illustrate a complete circuit. Label the parts of the bulb, the components of the circuit, and the critical contact points.
Visit the site below for interactive activities about electricity.
Respect
Writing Prompt
Today you will key into Word your writing prompt. Use a proper heading in the header area, center a title, indent your paragraph, spellcheck, format your font, and add a picture to your work.
Landform Glog
Today you will use GlogsterEdu to create a glog based upon the information you have gathered about a land or water form.
Persuasive Writing
Today you will use Microsoft Word to write your persuasive writing assignment.
Famous Immigrant Research
Today you will research and gather information for your famous immigrant Powerpoint slide. We will combine the slides and play the show at the International Feast. Use the resources below as well as Britannica Online.
Famous Immigrants
Famous American Immigrants
Fact Monster
InfoBits
Internet Safety
Bugscope!
Our day has finally arrived for the Bugscope project! We will connect to the scanning electron microscope at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign to examine the honey bee, an important plant pollinator. During our Bugscope session, we will control the microscope as we examine the insect at incredible magnifications. Have your questions ready because we will chat with the scientists during our session.
Thanksgiving Senses Poem
Fall Activity Graph
Double Bar Graphs
Fall Poem
Use Microsoft Word to publish your Fall poem. Add a picture and a border around your page.
Graphing Survey Results
Plant Parts Scavenger Hunt
Let’s take advantage of the last few days of warm weather and go outside with the digital cameras in search of plant parts. Your group will be looking for and photographing roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruit, and seeds. Brainstorm with your group the function of each of the parts. In the lab we will use iPhoto to create a book with the pictures.
Introduction to Laptops
Today we will work in your classroom to learn how to handle, setup, and use laptops.
Verbs of Steel
Bio Poem
Today we will review some of the formatting features in Microsoft Word, so you can begin to key in your Bio Poem. We’ll review how to set up a heading, Alignment and Spacing, formatting text, and Spellcheck. You also learn how to use Photobooth to take a picture yourself, which can be placed in the poem.
Letter To My Fifth Grade Teacher
Today you will key into Word your letter to your next year’s fifth grade teacher.
Bugscope!
Our day has finally arrived for the Bugscope project! We will connect to the scanning electron microscope at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign to examine the honey bee, an important plant pollinator. During our Bugscope session, we will control the microscope as we examine the insect at incredible magnifications. Have your questions ready because we will chat with the scientists during our session.
State Glog
Today you will begin to create a glog using the information you have researched about your state. Maps and flags are in the group folder. Check Wikimedia Commons for other images. Include the following on your glog:
1. State Name 4. Three famous people
2. State Flag 5. Three tourist attractions
3. A map 6. Three basic facts
7. Date entered statehood and number
MCAS Math Practice
This week you will take the fourth grade math test that the state of Texas gives their students at the end of the year. The test will give you practice for your exam and will also let your teacher know about the areas in math she may need to review with you. The test is online and you can score it instantly. Click on the link below and enter your first name only.
State Research
Today you will spend most of the period gathering information for your State Report. Use the following websites to help you.
During the last fifteen minutes of the class use the following websites to practice your knowledge of state capitals and locations. Use the games at home to help you learn the capitals!
Van Gogh Chairs- QR codes
You’ve recorded your podcast and today it is time to generate a QR code for it, so that people at the art show can listen to it on their smart phones. Head to the website where the artcasts are stored. Copy and paste the URL into a QR code generator and print the code. The code will be displayed on the artwork that is in the show.
Self Portrait Animation
Transliteracy: Van Gogh’s Chairs and QR Codes
Based on a project by Sylvia Tolisano we will be working on an art, ELA, and technology project over then next few weeks.
- After learning about Van Gogh’s chairs, from Mrs. Mellman in Art, you drew a chair that represented you and things important to you
- Next you will write a script with Mrs. Hanley describing your chairs and the choices you made
- We will type the script in Microsoft Word
- Then we will use Garageband to podcast the script
- Finally, we will create a QR code which will be posted on your picture at the Art Show for all to see and listen to
Summer Vacation Plans Graph
The Giving Tree Critique
Internet Safety
A Complete Circuit
You have a battery, copper wire, and a light bulb. Can you make a complete circuit? Use Kid Pix to draw the parts of a light bulb and then arrange a wire (or two) and a battery to illustrate a complete circuit. Label the parts of the bulb, the components of the circuit, and the critical contact points.
Visit the site below for interactive activities about electricity.
Persuasive Writing
Today you will use Microsoft Word to key in your persuasive writing piece. Place a heading on your page, center your title and indent your paragraph. Double space and spellcheck your work.
Bugscope!
Our day has finally arrived for the Bugscope project! We will connect to the scanning electron microscope at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign to examine the honey bee, an important plant pollinator. During our Bugscope session, we will control the microscope as we examine the insect at incredible magnifications. Have your questions ready because we will chat with the scientists during our session.
Parts of Speech Screencast
Today we will begin to work on our screencast tutorials on parts of speech. Here are the steps:
- You and your partner will use the brainstorm sheet to decide on what to include in the screencast
- We will learn how to use ActivInspire software to create the screencast
- Write a script for the screencast
- Fill out the storyboard planning sheet detailing every aspect of the screencast
- Record the screencast
Famous Scientist Glog
Now that the research for your famous scientist is complete, we will use GlogsterEdu to create a glog.
Light Bot
Landform Flipbook
Today you will use Google Earth to find four examples of landforms. Save the images in a new folder called Landforms. Don’t forget to save a picture of the Earth for your title slide. We will create a flipbook by inserting the images and definitions for each landform into PowerPoint and printing them two slides to a page.
Need help with a definition?
Landform Glossary
Introduction to Laptops
Today we will work in your classroom to learn how to handle, setup, and use laptops.
Uses of Electricity In Our Daily Life
Today we will use Kidspiration to create a graphic organizer of all the different ways we use electricity in our daily life.
Try this website at home.
UNICEF Graph
Thanksgiving Senses Poem
Nouns and Verbs
Today you will key in your reading response into Word. Place a heading and title on the page. Use the highlighter tool to highlight the nouns and verbs. Use a different color for each.
Nanuk The Great White Bear Webcast
Today you will connect with scientists from the Polar Bear Institute in Churchhill, Manitoba, Canada to learn about Nanuk, the Inuit name for polar bear. You will learn about their natural history and specialized physique for living in the arctic.
Top of the World Webcast
Today we will connect with scientists from the Polar Bears International in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada to learn about the Arctic and the ecosystems within it. We learn about the creatures that inhabit this harsh environment and the adaptations they have developed to allow them to survive here.
Bugscope!
Our day has finally arrived for the Bugscope project! We will connect to the scanning electron microscope at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign to examine the honey bee, an important plant pollinator. During our Bugscope session, we will control the microscope as we examine the insect at incredible magnifications. Have your questions ready because we will chat with the scientists during our session.
Logic Puzzles
Today you will create an original logic puzzle using a table in Word. We will create a class book of all the puzzles.
A Complete Circuit
You have a battery, copper wire, and a light bulb. Can you make a complete circuit? Use Kid Pix to draw the parts of a light bulb and then arrange a wire (or two) and a battery to illustrate a complete circuit. Label the parts of the bulb, the components of the circuit, and the critical contact points.
Visit the site below for interactive activities about electricity.
Graphing Survey Results
Plant Parts Scavenger Hunt
Let’s take advantage of the last few days of warm weather and go outside with the digital cameras in search of plant parts. Your group will be looking for and photographing roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruit, and seeds. Brainstorm with your group the function of each of the parts. In the lab we will use iPhoto to create a book with the pictures.
Verbs of Steel
Word 2011
Famous Immigrants
Bio Poem
Today we will review some of the formatting features in Microsoft Word, so you can begin to key in your Bio Poem. We’ll review how to set up a heading, Alignment and Spacing, formatting text, and Spellcheck. You also learn how to use Photobooth to take a picture yourself, which can be placed in the poem.
International Dot Day
Today is International Dot Day! We will listen to author and illustrator Peter Reynold’s read his book, The Dot, and then we will head to our computers to “Make Our Mark” with Kidpix.
Simple Machines
Today we will look at the movie clips from Brainpop on Simple Machines. When you are done, we will head to the whiteboard for some interactive activities, and a quiz using the activotes.
Try these games at home!
Parts of a Flower
Today we will gather around the whiteboard to quickly review the Life Cycle of A Plant. We will then use Kid Pix to draw a cross-section of a flower, labeling all the major parts.
If you are done early, then visit the website below.
MCAS Math Practice
This week you will take the fourth grade math test that the state of Texas gives their students at the end of the year. The test will give you practice for your exam and will also let your teacher know about the areas in math she may need to review with you. The test is online and you can score it instantly. Click on the link below and enter your first name only.
State Research
Today you will spend most of the period gathering information for your State Report. Use the following websites to help you. You may also use the World Book Online.
During the last fifteen minutes of the class use the following websites to practice your knowledge of state capitals and locations. Use the games at home to help you learn the capitals!
Idiom Jeopardy Game
Self Portrait
A Complete Circuit
Today you will use Kidpix to demonstrate how you would get a light bulb to light if you were given a copper wire, a light bulb, and a battery. Label the parts of the bulb and the critical contact points. We will import your drawing into Animation-ish to create an animated drawing demonstrating the how electrons travel to light a bulb.
Internet Safety
Landform Flipbook
Today you will use Google Earth to find four examples of landforms. Save the images in a new folder called Landforms. Don’t forget to save a picture of the Earth for your title slide. We will create a flipbook by inserting the images and definitions for each landform into PowerPoint and printing them two slides to a page.
Need help with a definition?
Landform Glossary
Inside The Earth
As part of the rock and minerals unit, today you will draw a cross section of the earth. When you are finished go to Discovery School, put in the assignment code, and watch the movie.
Uses of Electricity in Our Daily Lives
Today we will use Kidspiration to create a graphic organizer of all the different ways we use electricity in our daily life.
Try this website at home.
Famous Inventor Slideshow
Today you will create a PowerPoint slide show based upon the research you conducted on your famous inventor. You will learn how to choose a layout and slide design, insert a picture, create a bulleted list and animate it, and add a slide transition.
Using Numbers, Organizing Data, and Decimals
Today we will review for your math mid-term. If you did not get a chance to complete last week’s decimal activity, complete that assignment first. Watch the movie below and take the quiz. After scoring 10/10, use the links below to help you with using numbers and organizing data skills.
Decimals!
After you print your Plant Book, watch the Brainpop movie on decimals by clicking on the picture below. Take the grade quiz. After receiving 100 on the quiz, explore the websites below the picture.
Logic Puzzles
Today you will create an original logic puzzle using a table in Word. We will create a class book of all the puzzles.
Rocks and Minerals Review
Today we will review for your unit test on Rocks and Minerals. Watch the Brainpop movie below and take the graded quiz. After you achieve 100% on the graded quiz move on to the rocks and minerals game below.
Celebrity Immigrants
Today you will create a PowerPoint slide show based upon the research of your celebrity immigrant. You will learn how to choose a layout and slide design, insert a picture, create a bulleted list and animate it, and add a slide transition.
Weathering and Erosion
As part of your Rocks and Minerals unit, you are learning about weathering and erosion. Today you will watch the Brainpop,jr. movie clip on this topic by clicking on the picture below.
Answer the questions in the Talk About It activity. Then play Shape-It-Up, a game on erosion.
Bugscope Session
Our day has finally arrived for the Bugscope project! We will connect to the scanning electron microscope at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign to examine the honey bee, an important plant pollinator. During our Bugscope session, we will control the microscope as we examine the insect at incredible magnifications. Have your questions ready because we will chat with the scientists during our session.
Bio Poem
Today we will review some of the formatting features in Microsoft Word, so you can begin to key in your Bio Poem. We’ll review how to set up a heading, Alignment and Spacing, formatting text, and Spellcheck. You also learn how to use Photobooth to take a picture yourself, which can be placed in the poem.
Parts of Speech Poem
Plant Parts Scavenger Hunt
Let’s take advantage of the last few days of warm weather and go outside with the digital cameras in search of plant parts. Your group will be looking for and photographing roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruit, and seeds. Brainstorm with your group the function of each of the parts. In the lab we will use iPhoto to create a book with the pictures.
Volcano Scavenger Hunt
Today you will finish your volcano drawing. When you are done, partner with a classmate to learn more about volcanoes by using the Volcano Internet Scavenger Hunt.
Internet Safety
Bio Poem
Today we will review some of the formatting features in Microsoft Word, so you can begin to key in your Bio Poem. We’ll review how to set up a heading, Alignment and Spacing, formatting text, and Spellcheck. You also learn how to use Photobooth to take a picture yourself, which can be placed in the poem.
Reading Response
Today we will key your reading response into Microsoft Word and review some formatting features. First, we will learn how to put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word. We will review how to Center a title, use the First Line Indent, and Line Spacing to double space. Next week we will review how to use Spelling and Grammar check and format your fonts. Finally we will learn to add a picture to your document.
Animate an Erupting Volcano
Using Animation-ish, draw and label the cross-section of a volcano, then bring it to life by animating the flow of lava. Click below to see my example.
End of the Year Math Test
Today you will taking the end of the year math test online. You will have a double period to complete the test which is all multiple choice. Good luck!
Native American Research
Use the following websites to complete your packet on Native American Research.
Learn About Native Americans**
American Indians and the Natural World
National Park Project
Today you will be conducting research online about your chosen National Park. Once you have gathered your information, in addition to creating a written paragraph, you will create a slide in Powerpoint which includes a picture of the state where the park is located, a couple of pictures of the park, and a reason to preserve it. Your slides will be displayed at the State Fair.
Use the following websites to gather information about the park.
Use the following websites to collect public domain pictures of your park.
MCAS Math Practice
This week you will take the fourth grade math test that the state of Texas gives their students at the end of the year. The test will give you practice for your exam and will also let your teacher know about the areas in math she may need to review with you. The test is online and you can score it instantly. Click on the link below and enter your first name only.
Simple Machines
Two Ticket Essay
Creative Writing Story
Today you will key your creative writing story in Microsoft Word. Put a heading on your page in the header area, center a title, indent your paragraphs, and double space your work. When you are finished spellcheck, format your font and size, and add a picture.
Simple Machines Minibook
Today you will create a simple machines minibook that you will use as a study guide. Create one page for each of six simple machines. Each page of the book should include a title (name of machine), a definition, and a picture of an example of the machine.
Use these websites to help you:
Fables
Uses of Electricity In Our Daily Life
Today we will use Kidspiration to create a graphic organizer of all the different ways we use electricity in our daily life.
Try this website at home.
Landform Flipbook
Today you will use Google Earth to find four examples of landforms. Save the images in a new folder called Landforms. Don’t forget to save a picture of the Earth for your title slide. We will create a flipbook by inserting the images and definitions for each landform into PowerPoint and printing them two slides to a page.
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Landform Glossary
Uses Of Electricity In Our Daily Life
Today we will use Kidspiration to create a graphic organizer of all the different ways we use electricity in our daily life.
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A Special Day
Today you will key in your writing prompt, A Special Day. Place a heading in the header and center a title on the page. Indent the first line of each paragraph using the first line indent marker. Double space your work, change the font, spellcheck, and add a graphic.
Landform Flipbook
Today you will use Google Earth to find four examples of landforms. Save the images in a new folder called Landforms. Don’t forget to save a picture of the Earth for your title slide. We will create a flipbook by inserting the images and definitions for each landform into PowerPoint and printing them two slides to a page.
Need help with a definition?
Landform Glossary
Need help with a definition?
Landform Glossary
Imaginary Sea Creature
Today you will key into Word your descriptive paragraph about an imaginary sea creature. After you have properly formatted your document you may go to Build Yourself Wild to create a picture and embed it into your document.
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Parts Of A Flower
Today we will gather around the whiteboard to quickly review the Life Cycle of A Plant. We will then use Kid Pix to draw a cross-section of a flower, labeling all the major parts.
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Grade 4 Food Drive Results
Today we will learn how to use Excel to graph the results of the grade 4 food drive. First we’ll learn how to set up the spreadsheet, format the cells, and then create a bar graph of the results.
Logic Puzzles
Today you will create an original logic puzzle using a table in Word. We will post the puzzles online for everyone to try to solve.
Bugscope
Our day has finally arrived for the Bugscope project! We will connect to the scanning electron microscope at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign to examine the honey bee and the butterfly, two important pollinators. During our Bugscope session, we will control the microscope as we examine the insects at incredible magnifications. Have your questions ready because we will chat with the scientists during our session.
Plant Parts Scavenger Hunt
Let’s take advantage of the last few days of warm weather and go outside with the digital cameras in search of plant parts. Your group will be looking for and photographing roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruit, and seeds. Brainstorm with your group the function of each of the parts. In the lab we will use iPhoto to create a book with the pictures.
Parts Of A Plant
Scientific drawings help us understand important science concepts. Using Kidpix, you will draw the parts of a tomato plant. Label the important parts and describe their function. If you are done early watch the the Brainpop movie on plant growth.
Reading Response
Today you will key in your reading response, in Microsoft Word, to a chosen class read aloud. We will review how to use header and footer, tabs, alignment and spacing, first line indent and spelling and grammar check.
Internet Safety
Today we will begin to explore ways to keep yourself safe on the Internet. Click on the links below and watch the movie clips. Use the handout and answer the questions for each clip. We will regroup on the floor in front of the whiteboard to discuss your answers. Together we will watch Who’s Your Friend On The Internet?
An Important Event
We will review formatting tools in Microsoft Word, so you can key in your paragraph on an important event in your life. You will learn how to use header and footer, tabs, alignment and spacing, first line indent and spelling and grammar check.