Enrichment Suggestions
Not all learners learn at the same pace. It is a priority of all teachers at CIS that, even during these unique times of Distance Learning, all students feel supported and challenged. If you are completing your math, reading, writing, and Special’s assignments daily and are still looking for more, you’ve come to the right place! Below are optional enrichment activities in a variety of academic are
May's Principal’s Challenge
Create a CIS School Song - due June 1
April's Principal's Challenge Submissions
Science
NOAA Virtual Dives: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/vr/
Smithsonian National Zoo Live Webcams: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams?hpout=webcam_link&xtr=
Museum of Science at Home: https://www.mos.org/mos-at-home
Grade 4 Science Unit: Waves of Sound Unit from Mystery Science
Lesson Phenomena: How far can a whisper travel?
Lesson Overview: In this Mystery, students learn about the connection between sounds and vibration. In the activity, Paper Cup Telephone, students make telephones using cups and string. Students then modify the design of their telephones using different types of supplies to see if they can improve the sound quality.
Lesson Link: Grade 4 Student Link Click Here
Grade 5 Science Unit: Chemical Magic Unit from Mystery Science
Lesson Phenomena: Are magic potions real?
Lesson Overview: In this Mystery, students meet the alchemists, a historic group that used “potions” to try to transform materials. In the activity, Test Like An Alchemist, students test liquids to see which ones will clean the tarnish off a penny. Then, when one penny changes from dark and dirty to bright and shiny, they’ll have a chance to think about where the tarnish went.
Lesson Link: Grade 5 Student Link Click Here
Grade 6 Science Unit: Structure, Function, and Information Processing from IXL
Lesson Phenomena: What material or matter makes up living things?
Lesson Overview: Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.
Lesson Links:
Coding
Code.Org Coding Activities: https://code.org/learn
Collab. Lab
Smarty Pants Website: https://sites.google.com/cantonschools.org/sjuliano/
Breakout Edu Fun @ Home: https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome
Language Arts
Poetry slideshow of activities
Join Lunch and Lit: held at noon on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. The code to enter the Hangout is in Mrs. Conway’s Google Classroom.