Science the week of April 25-29

4th graders- Magnetism and Electricity: We are continuing to use our circuit bases with electromagnets this week. We will also learn how telegraphs work and create our own telegraph using the circuit bases.

5th graders- Science state testing review: This week we are focusing on the earth science unit in 4th grade. We will also spend the week before testing using the computers to review what we have learned this year by visiting links on the blog.

Science the week of April 18-April 22

SCIENCE NIGHT
THURSDAY APRIL 21!!!
Come by the auditorium from 6-8pm on Thursday to dissect a frog, use a microscope, watch a chemical reaction, play with an electromagnet, and more!!!
I hope to see everyone there!!

4th graders- Magnetism and Electricity: We are continuing to use our circuit bases this week. We are integrating electromagnets into our lessons this week, learning how electromagnets bring electricity and magnetism together.

5th graders- Science state testing review: This week we are focusing on the life science unit in 4th grade. We will review vocabulary and experiments about food webs, habitats, and ecosystems.

SCIENCE FAIR PREPARATION TIME!!!

We will be offering Science Fair preparation time for all students to come get questions answered and provide any materials needed.
Stop by Bungalow#8 during the following times:

Monday April 18: 2:30pm-4pm

Wednesday April 20: 1:30pm-4pm

Thursday April 21: 1:00pm-5pm


Please let me know if you have any questions or if you are able to volunteer during any of the above times and hope to see you there!!


Linsay Klim =)
4th and 5th grade Science
Washington and LeConte Elementary
Berkeley Unified School District

Science the week of April 11-April 15

4th graders- Magnetism and Electricity: This week we are running motors using our circuit bases. We will continue to learn about the flow of electricity to light lightbulbs and run a motor. We will also start learning about series and parallel circuits

5th graders- Science state testing review: This week we are focusing on the physical science unit in 4th grade. We will review vocabulary and experiments about magnets, electricity, and electromagnets.

Science the week of Mar 28-April 1

4th graders- Magnetism and Electricity: This week we are starting to learn the basics of electricity. We will learn how to use wires and a battery to light a lightbulb. Students will be introduced to our circuit bases, a great safety tool we can use while connecting all electricity materials.


5th graders- Mixtures and Solutions: We are spending the week working on the laptops to learn more about the periodic table of elements, chemical reactions, atoms and molecules. We will be visiting many websites listed on the blog.

Science the week of Mar 14-18

4th graders- Magnetism and Electricity: This week we are spending time continuing to learn about magnets and their unique properties. We are learning about what types of metals are considered magnetic and how to create a temporary magnet. Students are also reviewing the scientific method for our upcoming science fair.


5th graders- Mixtures and Solutions: This week we are learning about a chemical reaction. We are making observations about what we can see happening that would suggest a chemical reaction has taken place. Students are also reviewing the scientific method for our upcoming science fair.

Science the week of Feb 28-March 4

This week in Science:

4th graders- Environments: This week we will take our unit test on Environments. Please remind your students of the upcoming test. Here is the Schedule:

Bail Friday Mar 4
Cobeen Wednesday March 2

5th graders- Mixtures and Solutions: We are starting our first full week focusing on our new unit, mixtures and solutions. This week we will be learning what a mixture is and what a solution is. We will also be learning different techniques we can use to separate the mixtures and solutions that we have made.