Science The Week of December 14- December 18

4th graders- Solid Earth: We are going to be utilizing technology this week to learn more about rocks and our planet Earth. We will be using our wireless cart to visit the websites listed below, which are fun and informative. We will also have the opportunity to create a fun winter card using epsom salt and evaporation to create crystals.

5th graders- Water Planet: We are going to be utilizing technology this week to learn more about the solar system. We will be using our wireless cart to visit the websites listed below, which are fun and informative. We will also have the opportunity to create a fun winter card using epsom salt and evaporation to create crystals.

Websites for students this week:

All grades:
http://www.fossweb.com

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/

http://geology.usgs.gov/index.htm

http://education.usgs.gov/index.html

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/world

Science Website in Spanish


4th grade:
http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/change.html

http://volcano.oregonstate.edu

http://ology.amnh.org/earth/

5th grade
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space.html

http://www.badastronomy.com

http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/

http://ology.amnh.org/astronomy/index/htm

Science The Week of December 7- December 11

We are starting our new units!!!!!
4th graders- Solid Earth: We are beginning our new unit about our planet Earth by learning about rocks. We are learning why rocks are important and some of the many different characteristics rocks can have including color, shape, size, and density.

5th graders- Water Planet: The beginning of our new unit focuses on learning about the solar system. We will spend this week learning about the different characteristics of each planet, learn where the planets are located, and what similarities and differences the planets have with each other.