2/22/2013

Post date: Feb 21, 2013 6:52:38 PM

Second Grade Newsletter 2/22/2013

Please return the permission form for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science on March 5th, we will participate in the “Time Scene Investigations” workshop and then we will view the “Mammoth and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age” exhibit along with the IMAX 3D movie “Titans of the Ice Age”. If parents would like to participate it will be $10 for admission and the movie. We need at least five volunteers from each class, so please email if you would like to attend this exciting day! For the children it will be $14 for admission, workshop, movie and transportation.

We are also looking forward to our Northglenn High School Trip for fossil exploration with an expert and some students on March 19th. Please return the permission form. Also, we will be participating in the Farmers’ Highline Canal and Greenway Trail Cleanup on Saturday, March 16th from 8:30-11:30am with pizza afterward. This is an opportunity to give back to the community with our students and their families! Please return permission forms for children and adults participating.

Goals for this week:

Science –

-Explain that a constant force will keep an object moving at a constant speed

-Test a moving object to demonstrate inertia and friction

-Calculate average speed as distance divided by time

-Compare average and instantaneous speed

-Explain the difference between instantaneous speed and average speed

-Construct a bar graph to display and interpret data collected

-Solve problems about speed related to real-life scenarios

Technology-

-Waterford Reading/Science/Math Program

-IXL

-EduCreations

-Pebble Go

-Brain Pop Jr.

-Google Site Development

-iPod math games

-Publish writing using MS Word

-Everyday Math Games

-National Geographic for Kids

-TCI Social Studies

-Kidspiration

-Animoto

Engineering

-Trace transmission of motion and transfer of energy through the machine

-Identify the lever mechanisms at work in the model

-Consider the needs of living animals

-Create a programmable model to demonstrate the knowledge and operation of digital tools and technological systems

-Build and test bird’s movement

-Improve the bird’s behavior by adding the motion sensor and programming sounds to coordinate the movement

-Understand how the bird’s head and tail change their angle position as the birds pivots

-Understand and use numbers to represent the type of sounds played and the amount of time in tenths of one second

Math

-Nonstandard units of measure

-Introduce yards and meters

-Investigate accuracy, explore ⅛ inch, 1/16 inch, ½ centimeter on a ruler to the nearest half-inch and half-centimeter

-Measure perimeters to the nearest centimeter and inch

STEM Success “Lynx”

Thank you for the generous catapult donations!

How can you help?!?!

Please return the permission slips for the Museum and Northglenn High School Field Trips!