4/29

We have started our unit on the Earth and Moon. Students have been learning about how when the Earth rotates around its center axis it creates a day-night cycle. Students were also introduced to how the Earth revolves around the sun creating the changing seasons.

Students will be working on a variety of worksheets this week to help reinforce the concepts learned in class. Students should be bringing home these worksheets to complete as homework.

HOMEWORK

Revolve vs. Rotate

CLASSWORK

Moon Phases

3/18

This week we have started our second to last unit. Our focus will be on rocks, minerals and fossils. Students all should have brought home a copy of the "DinoZoo" project sheet, if you need a new copy you can view and print it here. This will be the only homework assigned this week, but the project is not due until April 18th.

On April 18th during our science class, we will be presenting the DinoZoo, all are welcome to come visit and learn what the students have discovered about these facinating creatures.

April 18th Zoo Hours of Operation

Mr. Foster homeroom 10:00 - 11:00

Mr. Belcher homeroom 12:00 - 1:00

Mrs. Schellenberg homeroom 1:30 - 2:30

3/11

We are finishing our unit on "Changes to Earth's Surface". Students have learned about the effects of slow processes like weathering, erosion and deposition and fast changes like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and landslides. All students were given a Tri-Fold review worksheet (due Thursday 3/14) that will help them prepare for Fridays End of Unit 6 Test (3/15)

We have begun working on creating interactive notebooks and all students will need to have a composition book to glue their work in.

EXTRA COPIES

Homework this week

Unit 6 Study Guide

CLASS WISH LIST

Boxes of Tissue, Hand Sanitizer, Crayons

Paper Towel, Lysol Wipes, Glue Sticks

2/25 - 3/1

This week students started Unit 6 "Changes to Earth's Surface" and have had a fun week exploring the effects of weathering, erosion and deposition. Along with the HMH workbook, students enjoyed watching Bill Nye The Science Guy explain weathering and erosion, completed our first small group rotations, and created the first page for our interactive notebooks.

We have begun working on creating interactive notebooks and all students will need to have a composition book to glue their work in.

EXTRA COPIES

Homework this week

Bill Nye Erosions worksheet (video is available on YouTube)

11/24/18

Tuesday-11/27 Lesson 3 Quiz: Collisions

Friday-11/30 Test Energy: See Energy Notes and Jeopardy to review

11/7/18

See Below for Updated notes on Energy.

10/22/18

Unit 2 Lesson: What is Energy quiz will be Friday October 26th. It will consist of 5 multiple choice questions and 2 bonus questions. See the study guide below to see the content that will be on the quiz.

10/16/18

There was an issue with uploading the homework for this week. If you need a copy, please email me and I will send it at my earliest convenience.

10/12/18

Since school was canceled on 10/11 and 10/12, students will take their Unit 1 Exam on Monday. Scholars can use the jeopardy game. You can also use the link below.

jeopardylabs.com/play/engineering-and-technology-5

10/5/18

*Below is the study guide for the Unit 1 exam that will take place on Thursday.

Practice questions will be available this weekend.

10/1/18

Hello, this week students will be finishing up Lesson 3 of Unit 1. Since lesson 3 is short, we will end up having the quiz on Friday 10/5/18. Next week, we spend Monday-Wednesday reviewing and have our Unit test on Thursday 10/11. All materials will be sent home this week along with a new study with practice questions.

9/25

Science Quiz postponed until Friday 9/28 .

9/21/18

Hello! The 4th grade will finish lesson 2 of Unit 1 next Tuesday. By Wednesday, we will take the Lesson 2 quiz. Quizzes focus on application and problem solving and therefore will be allowed to use class assignments and notes for assistance. This applies to quizzes only. As a reminder, quizzes are short and do not count as much as tests. These short quizzes help us to understand how well students understood for that particular lesson and allows me to know what to focus on when reteaching. Please use the information below to help your scholar to study. We will have one more quiz before we move onto our Unit Test. Prior to the test, we will spend 1-2 days for review. Enjoy your weekend!

Unit 1: Engineering and Technology Notes

Steps in Engineering Process

Step 1: Define the problem (Lesson 1)

Step 2: Plan(Research) and Build a Prototype or Solution to the problem. (Lesson 2)

Step 3: Test the Prototype or Solution (Lesson 2)

Step 4: Redesign the Prototype or solution. (Lesson 3)

Step 5: Communicating Results (Lesson 3)

Additional Notes

1. Engineering is the process of designing or improving technology in order to solve a problem.

2. Engineers are the people that do the engineering.

3. Technology- When humans change the natural world to meet a want or a need.

4. When engineers design or improve something, they need to think about criteria and constraints.

5. Criteria- The desirable features of a solution.

6. Constraints- Limits on a possible solution.

Lesson 1

A. Identifying the Problem

•Ask these questions when identifying the problem:

1. What is the problem or need?

2. Who has the problem or need?

3. Why is it important to solve?

Example:

How can we use the materials and build a boat that will float for at least 2 minutes and hold up to 50 grams of weight?

B. Identify the constraints and criteria

(What are the rules of the task)

•What will the time limit be?

•What materials are available?

•Does tmy solution have to be a certain size?

•What tools do we have to use?

Lesson 2

Step 2:

1. Design (Imagine)

•Imagine some solutions to the question or problem!

•This sometimes involves research.

•You can study past devices or inventions.

•You can study things in nature.

B. Design (Plan)

•Know the rules of the task(constraints and criteria)

•Know the materials that will be used.

•Draw your idea and write about it.

•Make sure that every piece of material used has purpose in helping you accomplish your task.

•You may have multiple solutions to help accomplish your task.

C. Build (Create)

•Create a prototype (model) based on the designs that you drew.

Step 3: Test

•Test the prototype to see what works and what doesn’t work.

- Keep detailed notes of what worked and what didn’t work.