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Week 6: May 11-13*

*For Edmond Public Schools, the official last day of the school year is Wednesday, May 13, 2020.

Daily Learning

Weekly Learning

Try to complete each item below by the end of the week. (The list is alphabetical. You can work on them in any order.)

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Science

Learning Goal:

I can explain why some animals live in groups.

Estimated Time for The Week:

45-60 Minutes

Type of Lesson:

Life Science

Materials:

Electronic device, pencil, paper, colored pencils

Learn & Practice:

For the Google Slides to click-through the below directions, click here! (It includes pictures for the steps below.

Learn about the names of animal groups and the reasons why animals live in groups. Write examples for why they live that way.
Observe an ant hill in your yard
Write 3-4 sentences about the reason why ants live in groups and draw a picture to go with it.
Reflection:
- Why is it important for animals to live in groups?

Social Studies

Learning Goal:

I can examine notable historic and present-day Oklahomans utilizing biographies and informational texts.

Estimated Time: 30 minutes

Learn & Practice:

For the Google Slides to click-through the below directions, click here!

John Ross

Watch this video to review text features. While watching think about which text features you may want to use when making your informational page today.
Read the overview about John Ross.
Read and watch a video about John Ross.
Practice summarizing. Now that you have learned about John Ross, create an informational poster to share important information about his life. Here is an example.
Reflect
- What new information did you learn?
- How did John Ross influence Oklahomans?
- What connections can you make to John Ross?
- What contribution did John Ross have on our society?

Maria Tallchief

Read the overview about Maria Tallchief
Research about Maria Tallchief on PebbleGo.
- Username: engaged
- Password: learner
Practice summarizing. Now that you have learned about Maria Tallchief, create an informational poster to share important information about his life. Here is an example.
Reflect
- What new information did you learn?
- How did Maria Tallchief influence Oklahomans?
- What connections can you make to Maria Tallchief?
- What contribution did Maria Tallchief have on our society?
Extension- If you enjoyed researching historic and notable Oklahomans, consider finding more information about other people that have made an impact on Oklahoma.

Or, if you’d like to create a poster from previous weeks you can go back to the following lessons:

Week 1: Jim Thorpe and Sequoyah
Week 2: Will Rogers and Wiley Post
Week 3: Mickey Mantle and Shannon Lucid
Week 4: Bill Pickett and Clara Luper
Week 5: Angie Debo and Ida Freeman

STEM

Learning Goal:

I can create a rainbow by using colored water that moves along a paper towel from one cup to another.

Estimated Time for The Week:

20 minutes (this activity works best if it can sit out for three-four days)

Materials:

food coloring (red, yellow, and blue)
six paper towels
six clear plastic cups or jars

Learn & Practice:

Start by adding three or four drops of blue food coloring to the first jar and filling it with water.
Repeat step one with the yellow and red food coloring in two other cups/jars.
With the remaining 3 jars, fill them with just water.
Arrange the jars/cups in a circle as follows: blue, clear water, yellow, clear water, red, clear water.
Fold each paper towel lengthwise. (Each towel should be long enough to reach the bottom of the cup or jar.)
Arrange each paper towel so that one end is submerged in the colored water and the other in the clear water container beside it. Repeat this step until each jar has two paper towels in it and all the jars are connected.
Discuss the following questions with an adult or sibling:
- What immediately happened to the paper towels after they were submerged?
- What do you think will happen to the clear water?
- How was the water able to move up the paper towel?
- Can you think of something else that requires water to travel upwards to survive?
- Could you rearrange the order of the colors and clear water to create something different?

FUN FACT: Rainbows in the sky are beautiful but are typically short lived and disappear before you can even take a photo. However, the longest lasting rainbow observation appeared in China on November 30, 2017, and remained for eight hours and fifty-eight minutes.