Day and Night

Science has been out of this world! Students have been learning about Earth's rotation and how it is related to the occurence of day and night. We had the opportunity today to do a lab activity to demonstrate that idea. Students used a globe to represent the Earth and a light to represent the sun.  I noticed great scientific thinking and lots of interesting questions came up! Here are a few photos of the lab.

Florida's Land and Water....in CLAY!

The students have had a great time planning and sculpting their clay model showing Florida's land and water. We are learning many interesting things about our state as a part of our Social Studies curriculum this year.

Kaylee begins labeling her model.

Madison's finished product.

Cycle 1 Common Assessments

I just wanted to remind everyone that we will be completing our Cycle 1 Math Common Assessment tomorrow, September 13th.  Next Tuesday, September 20th we will complete the Science Common Assessment.  We will be discussing results, goals and action plans in class.

Florida Math Project

Here is a link that may be helpful when working on your Florida Math Project!

Florida Quick Facts from the US Census Bureau

Helicopter Investigation

Science was soaring this week! Students made paper helicopters and designed an experiment to test changes made to the helicopters.  Some lab groups chose changing the weight, the size, the length of the propellers and the length of the base. They gained a deeper understanding of the Scientific Method through this exciting exploration.

This group decided to change the size to see if it would affect the amount of time it took to reach the ground.  They measured in seconds using a stopwatch.

Millions

The students had fun working with numbers in the millions this week. We did a lot of problem solving in a short amount of time, including a problem estimating how many basketballs it would take to cover our classroom floor. The kids were up out of their seats using strategies to help them solve the problem!

LEGOS!!

William turned Legos into math!

Welcome to Our Blog

Welcome to the amazing minds that I get to spend each school day with! I am so excited to get to know each and everyone of you. You all have already impressed me so much with your critical thinking, cooperative learning and your eagerness to make each day full of learning gains.

The first week focused on procedures, classroom expectations and an introduction to fourth grade Math, Science and Social Studies. We greeted old friends and met some new ones too!

The second week of school we began our study in Math on Numeration.  We dove into the exciting topic of place value and discussed ways to write and say numbers in the thousands and millions. In Science, we discussed the Scientific Method and explored Science Tools we will be using this year during lab.

Our third week of school is short but will still be chock full of hands-on learning. Check back soon to see pictures of what we are doing in class!