Today we learned about drought, along with the Dust Bowl.
HW: Read the Drought packet and answer the questions – due tomorrow.
Reminder: Tomorrow, all children’s books must be finished by the end of the hour. You will not be permitted to take them home with you.
Today we started working on our Severe Weather Children’s Books. The students will work on them in class today and Wednesday. They will be due at the end of the hour Wednesday, and students WILL NOT be permitted to take them home. On Thursday, we will walk over to Ojibwa and read our stories to the children in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. The books will not be returned to the students. We’re going to leave them with the teachers at Ojibwa to share with the other students.
Today we took notes on Flash Floods. We also continued our Hurricane study by mapping a hurricane across the Atlantic and then analyzing our work.
HW: DR 15.3 (17-38) - due tomorrow
Hurricane Map and Questions – due Monday
Today we did an online investigation about hurricanes. The following packet is due tomorrow:
Also, students should complete the hurricane puzzle they picked up in class. Everything is due tomorrow.
We spent the hour in the computer lab working on a tornado investigation. The packet the students completed can be found at the following link:
Tracking Tornadoes – Eye in the Sky
All of the links to complete the activity can be found in the BLOGROLL on the lower right side of this page.
Today we introduced Tornadoes. We will continue this lesson with an online investigation tomorrow.
Test were returned today, so corrections will be due tomorrow.
Today we had small group discussions about the critical thinking assignment from yesterday. Then we did a highlighting activity with a thunderstorm article.
HW: Thunderstorm Primer; DR 21.2
Today was the test for Oceans and Climate Change.
HW: DR 21.4
The study guide has been posted for our next unit, Severe Weather. Also, the rest of the tests, quizzes and exams for the year have been scheduled and are listed on the Test/Quiz update page. Let me know if you have any questions.
I am out of the classroom today for school improvement. Students finished watching Finding Nemo.
HW: complete the worksheet linking the movie to our unit.
Test tomorrow. The answers to the study guide are posted on the test update page.
