Thursday, January 31, 2013

The Scientific Method With Pendulums










Does the length of the string (22 cm, 38 cm, and 70 cm) affect how many swings a pendulum can make in 15 seconds? Absolutely!

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Our Book Jackets About Our Fantasy Books


How To....

We wrote procedural pieces to describe how to use a thermometer, microscope, and balance scale.
Students are now being required to write more non-fiction text with the adoption of the Common Core State Standards.  The students did a GREAT job!

Third Period AR Goal Achievers

Excellent Job! I'm so proud of these students! 

Monday, January 28, 2013

Using the Scientific Method to Answer Questions





Which ball will bounce the highest? We wrote a hypothesis, identified variables and constant conditions, recorded and analyzed data. This activity reinforced key concepts of the scientific method and will help the students with their own science fair projects!

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Making Colony Brochures












Geo Bee Participators!

These 5B geography gurus participated in the Rose Acres Geo Bee!  
They did an EXCELLENT job!

Geography Qualifiers

These students in 5B qualified for the Geo Bee!  Awesome Job!