SPARTONIUM

As we learn more and more about science, one of the key abilities of any good scientist is the ability to communicate what he/she knows or has found our through their research. We did presnetations about our Spartonium lab and the findings from that lab. Here is what our 1st hour students thought was the best presentation from their class. Good job Adley and Nick!



In 2nd hour Emily and Joseph used a different mode of communication but got their point across very well.

                   

                           

                            

                            

          

Such an original way to share your research! Good work crews!

WELCOME BACK to the SCIENCESPHERE!

It has been a long summer and I am eager to get all of my new students acquainted with the Sciencesphere, but the real question is...are they ready! We will be exploring the vast unknowns of the outer space and the deep sea environments of the planet Earth while learning about sound, life, chemistry, physics and exploration. Hold on tight fifth graders, you are in for quite a ride!

Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench

Ares 1 Launch Vehicle

Story Time

Today's assignment is to write a short mystery. Each story must include three types of evidence. Use your evidence cube to decide which types. Story must be half a page long and the solution must not be at the end of the story. Choose from one of the following situations:

A. Leah's cookie cake is missing. She had it at the beginning of school and now, at lunch, it is gone. She claims that she did not eat it all,  but no one seems to know for sure what has happened.

B. Sonny is late to class and no one seems to know where he is. Where is Sonny?

C. Alex turned in her Civil War project but now there is a big hole in it! What happened?

D. Davin has lost his football. He had it at recess but when it comes time to pack up for the day it is nowhere to be found. Please help poor Davin figure out where his football is.

Once your story is written, exchange it with someone at your table to see if they can solve the mystery.

Solution to the Wife Puzzle

William's wife isn't Barbara, because the former gave the latter a permanent. William's wife must be either Gilda or Gloria.

Fred's wife isn't Gilda, because he speaks only Basque and her husband speaks only French. So Fred's wife is either Gloria or Barbara.

If John is bald, he doesn't live next door to Gilda and he doesn't speak Spanish and Basque.

Therefore, John must speak French and be married to Gilda. Only Gloria can be William's wife and the horrible cashmere shredder.

Evidence: This is what is left of the sweater!

So Proud of you all!!!

Expectations are GREAT things. You should always try to live up to them and embrace the expectations placed upon you by yourself and others. You never know what you will achieve when you try to meet those expectations! Our goal was a class average of 22 out of 25 on the quiz.

On our first key terms quiz, none of the classes met this challenge.

On our second key terms quiz, one class hit the mark AND all classes improved their scores.

On our most recent quiz, two classes hit 22! Good job to all. You studied hard and deserve your success.



But the fun is not over. It is time to find out what Detective Finan knows! Check out the Extra Credit Assignment in the Resources page (Det. Finan and the Disappearing Pencils) to find out how it ends and earn some extra points. The extra credit will be due on Friday, May 2. Have fun and enjoy!

Ready for the Quiz?

We are looking for a classroom average of 22/25! Can we do it? I believe so. To help with the types of evidence please check out the evidence review PowerPoint in the resources tab. Study hard and good luck!

4-28 Bell Work

Observations! How observant are you?

What are the differences between the two pictures?