Today was a busy and fun day! This morning (after completing our Caught Ya and math boxes on page 120) we completed a science experiment. You can find the details of what we did by reading below. We wondered if a plant was strong enough to break through rock. So we placed a seed into plaster (our best "fake" rock) and will let it try to grow over the next seven days. Here's what we did:
- Place 2 tablespoons of plaster in each cup.
- Add 1 tablespoon of water to each cup and stir with the craft stick. Discard the stick.
- In one of the cups, stand the 4 beans as far apart as possible on the surface of the wet plaster. Push the beans into the plaster so that about three-fourths of each bean is below the surface of the plaster.
- Use the marking pen and tape to label the cup with the beans Test and the cup without beans Control.
- Record the appearance of the surface of the plaster in each cup.
- Fold each paper towel in half twice. Wet the folded towels with water so that they are moist but not dripping wet.
- Push 1 wet towel into each cup until it rests snugly against the surface of the plaster.
- Place the cups where they will not be disturbed for a week. Wet the towels occasionally to keep them moist.
- Remove the towels each day for 7 days and record the appearance of the surface of the plaster in each cup. Return the paper towels after each day's observation.
After placing the pinto beans into the plaster, we completed only the "Prediction" portion of our experiment form. What do you think will happen to the beans after they sit in the plaster for a week? Anything?
After Mr. Shane met with the class, we talked about decimals. We reviewed how to read decimals first and counted by tenths and hundredths. Then we looked at a map of precipitation levels for various cities in America. (See the power point below.) We used the rain gauge paper (it looks like a ruler) to plot the rain levels of four cities: Jacksonville, Asheville, Cleveland, and San Francisco. You may need Mom's help to do this. The map of rain levels can be found on page 121 of your Student Reference Book.
After we had practice plotting those rain levels, we completed page 121 in the math journal (question 6 is TOUGH). We will continue to review decimals when you come back, because we recently introduced the value of thousandTHS.
Oh...and don't forget those multiplication facts! :)
Oh...and don't forget those multiplication facts! :)
During rotation today, we shared our perspective on the section of the book we read from our Dan Gutman books. Please be sure to finish up the reading you missed and complete the literature circle form.
Seatwork included:
Complete your paragraph about the Timucua (tools)
Continue to work on your Timucua artwork
If ready...start your glog design.
Before we knew it, it was time to go to drama.
We hope you are feeling better and that you can come to school tomorrow. If you can't, be sure to check the blog for details about our day.
:)Mrs. Neal
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