December 2012

 

Happy December!
This week in science...
NASA
ISS


Hubble
What's Next? Webb Space Telescope
Mission
UofA
Reading: Online Quiz


  Galileo Vs. Aristotle's experiments. Newton?

What about the apple dude? The cookie? No! The scientist! ;-)

Mark Kelly

Tomorrow at UofA-Lazer FUN Day!

http://fp.optics.arizona.edu/laserfunday/

See more liquid nitrogen demonstrations/experiments!

Solids, Liquids, Gases

What a special opportunity!

GO OUTSIDE AND LOOK UP!

 

The moon and Jupiter are shining bright together tonight. Notice, Jupiter is NW of the moon.








         Go Outside and Look UP!

Science Daily for Kids

This Week

Geography Links: 
Europe
Explore & More
What is life like in.....
Geo. Game
National Geographic


Reading Groups
We have been focusing on poetry and how Figurative Language helps us as readers better understand/comprehend what is happening within the text. Figurative Language metaphorically paints a picture in our minds as we read. AMAZING! Now we know as we read, to pay attention to detail.
Ask questions: "Why is the author using an IDIOM here?" Make connections: "That's a SIMILE!"
Infer: "This means..."
We are becoming fluent readers and implementing what we have learned in our writing. Reading is Writing and Writing is Reading, "Hey that's a metaphor!" :-)

Today's Firld Trip

Science is fun!

Thanksgiving

T is for Turkey!

Science mini lessons this week...

Earth may encounter a stream of debris in space, left behind by Comet Tempel Tuttle, early tomorrow morning (November 20).







Also: Observing psychology/social experiments via 60 Minutes (videos to the right)  ------------------->
in order to better understand how a mere question can be the start of a very interesting science project.  :-)

November 15-and on....

Reading Group-Vocabulary
4/5 Whole Group Math: Ongoing Cumulative Review & This week's emphasis: Long Division
Vocabulary: Divisor, Dividend, Quotient, Remainder
 Multiplication-learning facts, 2 by 1 digit, then two by one digit
1. Lattice Method
2. Partial Products Strategy
3. Magic Lines 
Science
Too bad it's cloudy tonight, we'll miss the meteor shower. Unless, it clears up early morning. If so, go outside and look UP!

Look at the night sky!

November is a cool month and it's not just because of 3 school holidays. This month depending on time and location,  you can actually see five planets in the sky! To read more about when and how to spot these amazing planets, check out the Earth Sky Link.Earth Sky

Election

Congratulations Mr. President

Obama 4 More Years~
Election Math
Election Results