Friday, June 10, 2016

Room 9's Selfies at the Zoo Challenge

Selfie Scavenger Challenge

Have the adult chaperone take a photo of your group:

1.  petting a pygmy goat
2.  picking up a piece of litter
3.  with a tourist from a different continent
4.  with the gorillas
5.  a mammal native to Asia
6.  a mammal native to Australia
7.  a nocturnal mammal
8.  a reptile that squeezes its prey before consuming
9.  a wild, uncaged animal
10.  a carnivorous bird
11.  a bird found in the Amazon rain forests 
12.  with a zoo worker
13.  photo-bombing a crying baby in a stroller
14.  a mammal that lives in fresh water
15.  a sleeping herbivore
16.  an aquatic reptile
17.  the fastest mammal on Earth
18.  the slowest mammal on Earth
19.  a long-necked herbivorous mammal from Africa
20.  a pair of  Asian elephants
21.  the largest arboreal mammal
22.  Gao Gao 
23.  an arthropod that can move up to 50xs its own weight
24.  an arachnid that stop feeding for several days before molting.
25.  an axolotl from Mexico
26.  an animal that lives in the Arctic
27.  an animal that builds nests
28.  a cave-dwelling animal
29.  with Stella’s species from Ivan, the One and Only

30.  high-fiving another group from room 9 

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Passion Project Links

Find your group, and select a link to read/watch from your device.  TAKE NOTES and be prepared to report to your group what you learned.  


Jonathan and Kaelyn

Bridges

http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-bridges/

http://dogfoose.com/2013/01/the-3-types-of-bridges/


Rio, Daniel, Hector and Noah

Helicopters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17vqEAjNKWU

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-a-helicopter-k4.html


Parker, Andrew, Loki, Ben, Riley and Griffin

Rollercoasters

http://www.kidzworld.com/article/27217-history-of-the-roller-coaster

http://www.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Roller_coaster

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-roller-coaster-in-america-opens


Sydney W., Alexis, Jocelyn, Vanessa, Seven and Ava

Monarch Butterflies

http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm

http://naturemappingfoundation.org/natmap/facts/monarch_k6.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnO7RXb9v1M

http://pbskids.org/video/?guid=f73cd2fe-c111-4097-a165-9ea3fbad1bfb

map of migration


Fiona and Julia

Animals and Humans

https://www.avma.org/KB/Policies/Pages/The-Human-Animal-Bond.aspx

http://advocacy.britannica.com/blog/advocacy/2007/01/service-animals-help-humans-live-fuller-lives/

http://www.assistancedogsinternational.org/about-us/types-of-assistance-dogs/service-dog/

https://www.pawswithacause.org/what-we-do/service-dogs

http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/abuse_neglect/facts/animal_cruelty_facts_statistics.html

https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-animal-cruelty


Syds

Making Movies

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/gudmundsen/2014/01/12/movies-comics-apps/4358375/

http://quib.ly/qu/how-can-my-kids-make-their-own-movies

http://kidsvid.4teachers.org

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-kids-can-make-movies-smartphone/


Kellie

Cat behaviors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI8NsYIyQ2A

http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/10-strange-cat-behaviors-explained





Tuesday, May 17, 2016

ED.TED.COM

Go to http://ed.ted.com/ and search for a video related to your project.  Be sure to have someone from your group take notes!  Then comment below on the video your group watched, or suggest one for another group to view.

Monday, May 16, 2016

Project Roles
What role does each person in your group play?

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Project Groups

Each group below must have a driving question and at least 6 sub questions before they begin research.

Andrew, Parker, Riley, Ben, Loki and Griffin--roller coaster physics and psychology

Alexis, Ava,Seven,  Jocelyn, Vanessa, Sydney W.--butterfly life cycle play

Kaelyn, Jonathan, Kellie--bridges

Noah, Rio, Daniel, Hector--flight

Fiona, Syds, Julia-helping animals


LINKS:  brainpop.com Genius Hour Information  https://www.powtoon.com  kahoot
northampton/brainpop                                                dmaggard@sandi.net/pbe123

Next, you can create a planning timeline for project progress.   Notice that there are only 8 days to work in class on the projects, as they will be presented on June 1st in class, followed by Open House June 2nd.







5/9 Monday



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5/10 Tuesday
PE 11:05-12


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5/11 Wednesday
Music Rehearsal 8-10
Awards Assembly 11:30-11:55


5/12 Thursday
Library 9:10-10:50
YMCA PE 11:05-12
Music Concert 10:20-11:50/6:30-7:15
5/13 Friday
FISHING TRIP

5/16 Monday


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5/17 Tuesday
PE 11:05-12


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5/18 Wednesday



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5/19 Thursday
Library 9:10-10:50
YMCA PE 11:05-12
Music 12:35-1:20
5/20 Friday
Variety Show


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5/23 Monday



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5/24 Tuesday
PE 11:05-12


Science 12:45-2
5/25 Wednesday



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5/26 Thursday
Library 9:10-10:50
YMCA PE 11:05-12
Music 12:35-1:20
5/27 Friday




5/30 Monday 5/31 Tuesday
PE 11:05-12


Science 12:45-2
6/1 Wednesday

PRESENT
PROJECTS
6/2 Thursday
Library 9:10-10:50
YMCA PE 11:05-12
Music 12:35-1:20

OPEN HOUSE 
6/3  Friday
Hairspray CYT 



6/6  Monday 6/7 Tuesday
PE 11:05-12
6/8 Wednesday 6/9 Thursday
FIELD DAY 9-10:30
6/10 Friday
ZOO TRIP



6/13 Monday 6/14 Tuesday
PE 11:05-12
6/15  Wednesday 6/18 Thursday
Library 9:10-10:50
YMCA PE 11:05-12
Music 12:35-1:20
6/19  Friday




6/20  Monday 6/21 Tuesday
READ A THON 10:30-12