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Week of November 26-30

November 30th, 2018 / / categories: Class News /

Young 5’s

I can understand patterns  by playing a computer pattern game and using pattern blocks to create various patterns.

I can tell my partner what pattern I created.

Sentence Stem:

My pattern is ____________________.

Vocabulary:  pattern, repeat, color, sort

Kindergarten

I can recognize and describe the pattern of our 4 seasons(Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall) by coloring, cutting, and matching the correct picture to each season.

I can orally name and describe one of the seasons.

Sentence Stem:

___________ is one of the seasons.  In this season___________________.

Vocabulary:  seasons, pattern, year, summer, winter, fall, spring

Warm, cold, cloudy, sunny, rainy, cool, hot, weather

First Grade

I can demonstrate comprehension about light rays by exploring and observing what light does when it hits an object (reflect, transparent, translucent, opaque).

I can draw at least 2 things that are transparent, translucent, and opaque and orally tell my partner using the following sentence stem:

The ______________ is transparent.

The ______________ is translucent.

The ______________is opaque.

Vocabulary:  light, reflect, bounce, transparent, translucent, opaque

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Second Grade

I can demonstrate knowledge of where water is found on Earth by using a globe to identify how much of Earth is actually water and where water is found.

I can answer questions about Earth’s water and color a world map to show water and land masses.

Vocabulary:  water, fresh water, frozen water, map, ocean, river, lake, pond, stream, glacier, landform

Third Grade

New Unit-”Weather and Climate”

Introduction

I can demonstrate knowledge about weather and climate by watching a video and matching facts that pertain to each.

I can orally explain to my partner the difference between weather and climate.

Sentence Stems:  

Weather means___________________.

Climate means_____________________.

The difference is _________________________.

Vocabulary:  weather, climate, average, daily, short term, long term

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Fourth Grade

I can demonstrate knowledge of waves by observing waves being created with a jump rope and slinky to explain wavelength and amplitude.

I can draw an example of a wave and label the wavelength and amplitude of the wave.

Vocabulary:  waves, wavelength, amplitude, energy, motion

PS4.C  Wave Properties

Fifth Grade

Focus Questions:  What is the motion of Earth in space? and Why doesn’t Earth fly off into space?

Content Objective:  I can demonstrate application of how Earth and other planets stay in orbit by using my prior knowledge of Newton’s First Law of Motion using a ball(Earth) attached to a string(Gravitational force), and my hand (Sun) model to predict the following:  what will happen when the ball is twirled above the head, if the ball(Earth) had more speed than the Gravity pulling on it, and if the ball (Earth) traveled at a slower speed.

Language Objective:  I can write and draw(with labels) to explain why Earth and other planets stay in orbit around the sun.

Reflection- Sentence Stems:

The Earth and other planets stay in  orbit around the sun because ______________________________ .

The ball and string model demonstrated this  by ____________________________________________.

*For Drawing-    Draw and label the Sun, the Earth, and use arrows to show gravitational force, and the path Earth is traveling.

**Challenge**:  Why do you think the moon orbits Earth?

Vocabulary:  orbit, elliptical, motion,  rotation, axis, revolution, force,balanced force, unbalanced force, gravitational force

PS2.B  Types of Interactions

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