Monday, November 30, 2009

Science Test this week!!

Remember students, this is the week when you will be tested on the units we have been working on since school started. For 4th graders that unit is Magnetism and Electricity and for 5th graders it is Mixtures and Solutions. Remember to review your study guide and you will do great!!!

All students will be tested on Wednesday December 2, 2009!

Monday, November 23, 2009

Upcoming Test!!!

4th and 5th graders- We are spending the week of Thanksgiving reviewing for our unit tests. The 4th graders will take a test on Magnetism and Electricity and 5th graders will be take a test on Mixtures and Solutions. All students have received a study guide, which we have reviewed and corrected in class. Students should take this study guide home the week of Thanksgiving and should study it to prepare for their test. Each topic covered on the study guide will be on the test. Classes will take their test on the following days:

Tuesday Dec 1: LeConte: Ms. Blanchard and Ms. Woodard
Wednesday Dec 2: Washington: Mr. Cobeen, Ms. Bail, Ms. CR, and Ms. Mitchell
Thursday Dec 3: LeConte: Ms. Citrin and Mr. Argueta

Thursday, November 19, 2009

FREE Science Activity on Saturday Nov 21 at UC Berkeley!

4th and 5th graders at local elementary schools are invited to UC
Berkeley for Science Saturdays with the Society of Women Engineers.
SWE Science Saturdays will be a two hour fun engineering project and
lesson. The event is free to attend and students can keep the project they
make. Spaces are limited and given to those who RSVP first!


November 21st 10 am - 12 pm
Materials Science Engineerng
Bouncy Balls
Mix ingredients and test until you have the perfect bouncy ball.
25 Seats Available.
To RSVP contact Charlene Braski
crbraski@berkeley.edu

Monday, November 9, 2009

Science The Week of November 9-November 13

4th graders- Magnetism and Electricity:We are starting to wrap up our unit on Magnetism and Electricity. We will spending the next two weeks reviewing concepts we have learned, including using a magnet, how a compass works, working with a closed circuit, electromagnetism, and more. We will be working on a study guide to get us prepared for our upcoming Science test on Magnetism and Electricity.

5th graders- Mixtures and Solutions:We are starting to wrap up our unit on Mixtures and Solutions. We will spending the next two weeks reviewing concepts we have learned, including creating a mixture, the difference between a mixture and a solution, creating a chemical reaction, learning about atoms, and learning about the periodic table of elements and more. We will be working on a study guide to get us prepared for our upcoming Science test on Mixtures and Solutions.

Monday, November 2, 2009

This Week in Science November 2-November 5

4th graders- Magnetism and Electricity: We will start the week with a quiz on Electromagnets. We will then start our last investigation in Magnetism and Electricity, which is focusing on Telegraphs. We will learn the history of telegraphs and find out how we can build our own telegraph in class.

5th graders- Mixtures and Solutions: We are going to spend the week finishing our posters about the different families on the periodic table of elements. Each group will also do a small presentation to the class showing what they have learned about their family.


In two weeks the 5th graders will be looking at the chemical makeup of different food items. I need empty boxes for the students to read the ingredients list. The following is a list of product boxes that will be helpful:
-Sport drinks
-cereal boxes
-multivitamins
-energy bars
-condiments
-chips
-toothpaste