Mini-Project: Get Your Recycle On!

So... we were going to do a bit of research about recycling and create posters that encouraged others to recycle but the kids had other plans! The idea grew into a mini-project that took about a week to complete. Some did make posters but others created Boards in Discovery Education's Board Builder, others created technology projects, and we even had a short play. Some of the projects are featured below:

MA, LM and LS created this Prezi about recycling as a part of our mini-project.



And here's another from JW, BS and KM:


And another from GT and DG:

Recycling Facts

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/earth-day/87036
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/kidspage/trivia.html
http://www.benefits-of-recycling.com/interestingrecyclingfacts/
http://www.recycleguys.org/

Valentine Box Ideas

Hi Kids!
I'm sorry that we missed out on the rest of last week and didn't get a chance to make our castles for Valentine's Day. :( I hope that you still want to make them and wanted to share some ideas to give you a little inspiration...
:)Ms. Gannon

Math Teacher or Pirate?

I couldn't resist... :)

The BFG

We've been reading one of my very favorite books, The BFG by Roald Dahl. I can't say that I love the movie (the book is ALWAYS better in my opinion) but the kids really enjoy seeing the characters come to life. Here's the whole movie on YouTube...

2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi

The Winter Olympics begin soon so these are some links we'll use in the classroom to 

help us learn more about the games, the history behind them, the Olympians, the countries they represent and the location of the games this month. Go USA!

Here's the main website for the Olympics... olympic.org
There you can find schedules, information about athletes, countries that participate and more!



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"The 2014 Winter Olympics will take place in Sochi, Russia, from February 7 through February 23. Events are divided into 14 sports—15 if skeleton is counted as a separate sport from bobsleigh. (Here, we’re counting them as a single sport.) Some sports have multiple disciplines—men’s and women’s competitions, relay competitions, and races of different distances. Each discipline will have three medalists—gold, silver, and bronze." ~ from National Geographic Education

For information about the sports played in the winter games, check out Sports of the 2014 Winter Olympics on National Geographic Education.

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From NBCLearn:

Science and Engineering of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games
This 10-part video series, produced by NBC Learn and NBC Sports, in partnership with the National Science Foundation, explores the science, technology, engineering and math of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Science of the Olympic Winter Games
This original video collection explores the physics, biology, chemistry, and math behind the Olympic Winter Games.

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http://cybraryman.com/olympics.html

This is a great collection of things you might want to know about the Game as well as teaching materials from Cybraryman, former teacher Jerry Blumengarten.

Tangrams = Fun with Geometry

We did some work last week with tangrams, as a part of our study of geometry. Tangrams are often used to tell stories so after much discussion about the math behind the polygons, we created some characters and things from the tangrams to be used as a part of some writing this week. We posted some videos on our Twitter page but I wanted to share them here as well for easy access...

Welcome to the 2013-14 School Year!

It is such an honor to work with your child this year and I look forward to working with you to ensure his/her success. In case you couldn't join us for Parent Night recently, you can view our slide show here. This will not provide all of the same information, of course, so if you find you'd like clarification about anything or if it brings up any questions, feel free to contact me.

This...is...JEOPARDY!

We've been working to create group Jeopardy games based on the information we learned about the skeletal and muscular systems. Here they are in case you'd like to try out your knowledge of the human body!

A Group's Jeopardy Game
http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Jun201324/game1370884839.php

B Group's Jeopardy Game
http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Jun201323/game1370525895.php

Extra Credit: CONNECT! Transform the Future

Check out this game from The Center For Science, GE and National Geographic (as well as local energy companies)! It's a fun way to learn more about green energy and energy conservation while playing an interactive game. Enter GREEN2013 for a special game bonus! You can earn extra credit by playing the game and teaching the class about what you've learned from it. How you share the information is up to you!

Plan It Green, the Big Switch is an online game that allows players to design and create their own energy-efficient city of the future!

• Build new energy technologies and advance energy research;
• Rack up points based on eco-friendliness, energy production, citizen happiness, and more!
• Compete with other “mayors” for the highest city rating;
• Tackle challenging quests and earn rewards for your outstanding achievements;
• Advance through game levels by exploring and building a diverse energy portfolio;
• Check out new game play elements as fresh features are added on a regular basis. 

Plan It Green, the Big Switch is part of CONNECT! Transform the Future, a new collaboration between the Center for Science (a network of leading science centers), National Geographic, General Electric and local energy companies across the country.

The goal of CONNECT! Transform the Future is to enlighten, educate, and engage the nation’s youth in a conversation about the future of energy.

The CONNECT! Transform the Future project is a portfolio of media and outreach resources that will integrate with each science center’s unique experiences and outreach programs.  Each of the project resources are being developed by National Geographic with input from scientists, technical advisors, educators and science center partners to ensure what is produced is of the highest quality.