Students worked in small groups to create a windmill capable of moving a cup up and down using wind energy. Below are pictures showing some of the steps involved:

Students used qualitative and quantitative data to describe a piece of candy. Students learned how to use a triple beam balance to find the mass of the candy. Students used a ruler to find the length, width and height of the candy.

The Resource Test was on Thursday, October 24th. The retake is on Thursday, October 31st. Students can take the test in Mr. Bailey’s class at 7:20 or in my class at 3:00. Students must follow the retake policy to be eligible for the retake.

Yesterday we completed a lab to discover how height effects energy. Below are several pictures from 5th and 6th hour completing the experiment.

Students will be having a test on Wednesday, October 23rd. Students have been learning about various types of renewable resources. Students also build a generator using human power. Students should understand the material on pages 7B through 12B in their Interactive Science Notebooks. Some of the vocabulary can be reviewed using the following quizlet: https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/energysources/ Be sure to complete the review quiz also. The USERNAME IS bryantmiddle PASSWORD pop1

Here are pictures of 4th hour completing the anchoring experience for the next lesson. As shown in the pictures, students dropped an egg from 1, 2 and 3 meters. Students then completed a chart with quantitative and qualitative data. This experience will be used when discovering “What causes the ptential energ within a system to change?”

Here is a quizlet for students to use to review vocabulary for the upcoming test: https://quizlet.com/_7axqva

Students have a 3-2-1 assignment due on Friday. The directions are as follows: After students read the article write the following:

3-2-1 READING STRATEGY

3    Write three science vocabulary words.  Next to each word write why it is important to the article.

2     Write two interesting facts found in the article.  Next to each fact explain why you picked the fact.  Examples of reasons you may have picked the fact could be: the fact was interesting, creative, disgustin, entertainint, informative. Describe why the fact was interesting, creative, disgustin, entertainint, informative.

1    Write one summary of the article. Summary should be 4-6 sentences.  The summary should include a topic sentence, details and a summary sentence.

Below are pictures of students problem solving in order to light a light bulb with only a magnet, wire, a nail and a light bulb. All students were successful and should be able to explain this to an adult at home.