Grades 5th-8th

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Meet your dino-mite staff!

Ms. Amanda Laister

iHola! My name is Mis Laister and I'm a teacher on the 5th-8th Grade team. I am very excited to get to know each of our students this summer. Growing up in Salem I first learned to speak Spanish in the classroom. I came to love the language and its many cultures and after living in Mexico City for a short period of time, decided to become a high school Spanish teacher. My goal for this summer is for students to develop a passion for learning and to have pride and appreciation in who they are and where they come from.
iHola! Soy Señorita Laister y soy una maestra en el equipo de los grados quinto a octavo. Estoy muy emocionada para conocerlos a cada estudiante este verano. Creciendo en Salem, aprendí a hablar español primero en el salón. Llegué a tener una admiración por el idioma y sus culturas después de haber vivido en México D.F. por muchos meses, decidí hacerme una maestra de español de la preparatoria. Este verano, mi meta es que los alumnos desarrollen pasión por aprender y que tengan mucho orgullo y agradecimiento por quienes son y por de dónde vienen.

Ms. Jeanette Betancourt

Hi, my name is Miss. Betancourt, I am one of the teachers in the 5-8 classroom this summer. I enjoy spending time with my family, friends and dog. I look forward to working with all of you and making new connections. I will do my best to create an encouraging environment that fosters learning and values diversity.
iHola! Soy Señorita Betancourt y voy a ser una de sus maestras este verano. Disfruto pasar tiempo con familia, amigos y mi perro. Tengo muchas ganas de trabajar con Uds y hacer nuevas conexiones. Haré lo mejor que pueda para crear un entorno alentador que promueva el aprendizaje y que valore la diversidad.

Mr. Kyle Murray

Hi! I'm Mr. Kyle, and I will be one of your teachers this summer! Outside of school, you can find me out on a hike, bbq-ing, or drinking some coffee! I'm looking forward to a fantastic summer with all of you, and I can't wait to get started! =D
iHola! Soy Sr. Kyle y voy a ser uno de sus maestros este verano! iFuera de la escuela, me puedes encontrar de caminata, cocinando a la parrilla o tomando un café! Tengo muchas ganas de trabajar con Uds y hacer nuevas conexiones. Haré lo mejor que pueda para crear un entorno alentador que promueva el aprendizaje y que valore la diversidad.

Week 1: Welcome! Foundations and Football Fields

Semana 1: Bienvenidos! Fundaciones y el Campo de Fútbol Americano (Una Línea de Tiempo Geológico)

This week, we're going to set the groundwork for the rest of the summer. In order to do that, we have to understand how massive the history of our Earth really is!

Monday

Geologic Timeline

Today, we'll be looking at the history of Earth. In this activity you will make your own timeline of the 4.5 billion year history of Earth, as well as see a cool video! Oh, and you get to see Mr. Kyle’s terrible drawing skills which is always fun!

Important vocabulary-

Timeline: A graphic representation of time as a line.

Formation: The action or process or forming.

Significant: Great or important.

Cell: The smallest unit of a living thing/organism

Unicellular Organism: Organisms that are made up of a single cell

Materials-

Chromebooks, google canvas

Instructions-

Students will go to canvas.apps.chrome and draw a straight, horizontal line across their screen.
Now, they will all be given 8 significant events in Earth’s history, in a random order, and will then organize the events in chronological order using their best educated guesses.
After their timelines are organized, they will then watch this video: https://youtu.be/M8V_glRW1hA
After watching the video, students will reorganize their timeline in the correct order.
The following day in class, we will make a timeline for our classroom!

Geológica Cronología
Hoy, veremos la historia de la Tierra. En esta actividad, crearás su propia línea de tiempo de la historia de 4.5 mil millones de años de la Tierra, ¡y verá un video genial! ¡También puedes ver las terribles habilidades de dibujo del Sr. Kyle, que siempre es divertido!
Vocabulario importante

Línea de tiempo: una representación gráfica del tiempo como una línea.
Formación: La acción o proceso o formación.
Significativo: genial o importante.
Célula: la unidad más pequeña de un ser vivo / organismo
Organismo unicelular: organismos formados por una sola célula.

Materiales

Chromebooks de google (computadora)

Instrucciones

Los estudiantes irán a canvas.apps.chrome y dibujarán una línea recta horizontal en su pantalla.
Ahora, todos recibirán 8 eventos significativos en la historia de la Tierra, en un orden aleatorio, y luego organizan los eventos en orden cronológico utilizando sus conjeturas mejor informadas.
Después de organizar sus líneas de tiempo, verán este video: https://youtu.be/M8V_glRW1hA
Después de ver el video, los estudiantes reorganizaran su línea de tiempo en el orden correcto.
¡Al día siguiente en clase, haremos un cronograma para nuestro aula!

Enlaces a materiales

Aplicación de pizarra: Canvas.apps.chrome
La historia de la Tierra en un campo de fútbol Video: https://youtu.be/M8V_glRW1hA

Tuesday

Today, we will be making a timeline for our classroom! Each student will decorate a card with one of our 8 significant events, and then hang it up on a clothesline that will act as our timeline!

Wednesday

(Ms. Jeanette's activity tba)

Thursday

Throughout our program, we will focus on STRIDE every Thursday to wrap up our week and expand our skills in math, science, literacy, and comprehension!

Timeline of Earth

Week 2: Rock on! Petroglyphs and Fossils

Semana 2: Rocas! Petroglifos y Fósiles

Are y'all ready to get funky with fossils? We know we are, and that's why we're going to be focusing on everything fossils this week! We'll be learning what a fossil is, how they are formed, and even make a few of our own on Tuesday! Let's rock and roll!

Monday: Fossil Fun!

Today’s quick lesson and activity will build up your understanding of what a fossil is, what kinds of fossils there are, and see how much you already know. Oh yeah! Did I mention it’s a competition? Did I also mention there will be a prize!?!?

Vocabulary-

Fossilization: The process of a plant or animal being preserved.

Permineralization: The process of minerals, normally carried by water, are deposited replace hard tissue such as bones and cartilage.

Petroglyph: A rock carving or painting.

Materials-

An attention span of more than one minute and your chromebooks!

Process-

Students will begin by tuning into Monday’s google meet! This activity will then begin around 10 am.
Now, Mr. Kyle will share the slideshow (attachment on the left side of this weeks lesson), which will show what a fossil is, what kinds of fossils there are, and how these fossils are formed.
Following this, the game will begin! With their newly found knowledge, students will then decide if the following slides are either trace fossils or living fossils, plants or animals, and ocean or land fossils. Every answer a student answers correctly will earn them a point!
Students with the most point win a super cool, super secret, prize!

Tuesday: More Fossil Fun!

For our in person activity today, we’ll be getting to make our very own fossils and petroglyphs! Yay!

Vocabulary-

Fun- something we’ll be having today

Smiles- something else we’ll all have today!!! ( =

Materials-

Molding clay, paperclips, and a can-do-attitude!

Procedure-

Students will each be given molding clay and their paperclips.
Next, students will choose what kind of fossils they will be making! (trace/living, plant/animal,etc.)
Using their clay, and the paperclip to make precise details, they will shape their clay into their fossils!
These fossils will then be left in the classroom to dry, and will be used in next week's activities!

Fossil Fun!

Week 3: Can you dig it? Becoming a Paleontologist

Semana 3: Excavar! Ser un Paleontólogo

Monday: What’s a Paleontologist?

This week is all about the coolest animals to ever roam the world: Dinosaurs! Today, we’re going to learn about diversity within the dinosaur species, when they lived, and the professionals that discover the remains of these prehistoric creatures!

Important Vocabulary-

Excavate- To dig up.

Paleontologist- A scientist who studies the history of Earth through the fossil record.

Prehistoric- Very old.

Materials-

Yourself and a can-do-attitude!

Procedure-

Tune into our live session (9:00 am - 11:00 am) and we’ll get goin!

Tuesday: Can you dig it?

Yesterday we learned all about what a paleontologist does, but now it’s our turn to dig for some dinos!

Important Vocabulary-

Sediment- Material that has been eroded and then transported to a new location

Sedimentary rock- Layered rock made by the deposition of sediment

Skeleton Articulation- Process of converting a dead organism into a cleaned skeleton!

Materials-

Clear plastic cups, multi-colored sand, “digging” utensils, construction paper, glue.

Procedure-

Students will be given cups containing multicolor sand, and hidden dinosaur remains. This will represent an archaeological dig they have been assigned to!
Then, students will begin their dig! They will carefully comb through their cups and remove any findings.
Now, students will begin to piece together their findings! Using glue, construction paper, and any dino remains you have found, piece together the dino skeleton as best you can on the construction paper!
Once your dinosaur is put back together, now we have to look for clues as to what our dinosaur’s life looked like. What kind of food did it eat? How’d it die? When did it live? What was it called?
Now, let’s flesh this fossil out! Color in what it may have looked like, while it was alive, based off the clues you found and what you think about your dinosaur’s past!
Finally, we’ll share!

Wednesday: KAHOOT!

Today, we’ll be expanding our knowledge of dinosaurs with some fun Kahoots made by us and others!

Thursday: STRIDE!

Bet you can’t guess what we’re doing today! I’ll give you a hint, it rhymes with tide and ends with the 5th letter of the alphabet!

Week 4: It's gonna be lit! How Volcanoes Exploded Onto the Scene

Semana 4: Explotar! El Origen de los Volcanes

BOOM!!! This week we will focus on plate tectonics, volcanoes, and how both of these have shaped our world!

Monday

To start off the week, we’d like to explore the history of Mexico! This will set up some archeological finds, along with some trivia on Mexican volcanoes such as Mt. Popo!

Tuesday

Who likes blowing stuff up? I know I do! Make sure you don’t miss out on this weeks demonstration on how volcanoes erupt! You’ll even get an opportunity to set off your very own volcano!!!

Important Vocabulary-

Magma- Molten minerals and rocks below the earth's surface

Lava- Magma that has surfaced

Eruption- A sudden outburst or outbreak

Pyroclastic Flow- The flow of hot ashes and gases following an eruption

Magma Flow- The flow of lava following an eruption

Materials-

Pre-made “volcanoes” (we will make these before hand), catalyst (will be either mentos or baking soda), and protective eye wear.

Procedure-

Students will first watch the teachers presentation (Yes, we get to blow stuff up first)
After watching our example, students will each be given their volcanoes. After this, they will be placed in their own area (6 feet away from each other).
After given permission from a staff member, students will then put their eruption catalyst into their volcano and back up away from their volcano.
BOOOOMMMMMM
Afterwards, students will write observations of the eruptions, and what kind of flow their eruptions made.

Wednesday

What has two syllables and ends with the sound an owl makes: KAHOOT!!! That’s right y’all, your favorite online group game is back again this week with a new volcano theme! WOOOOOOO!!!!!

Thursday

STRIDE day! Let’s get those badges and coins!!!!

Week 5: Exhibiting our Exhibits! Displaying our Creations

Semana 5: Mostraremos Nuestras Creaciones

We have had an amazing summer so far, and we want to reward that! This week we'll say our goodbyes, and have as much fun as we can!

Monday

We’ve missed you all and I hope you had an amazing weekend! Today, we’ll be reflecting on everything we’ve learned throughout the summer and how it will relate to our activity tomorrow!

Tuesday

Do you remember that super awesome video clip from Jurassic Park you all loved during week 3? Well now we get to watch the entire movie! That’s right class,

IT’S A MOVIE DAY!!!

Wednesday

Who likes trivia? We do! Tune in for a bit of trivia and some fun games!

Thursday

STRIDE DAY!!!!

Thank you all for an amazing summer!

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