Science

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Dear Fourth Grade Parents and Students,

This note is to inform you that the fourth graders will be having the annual science fair from 1:30-2:30 in the gym on Monday, April 20th. We are incorporating the science fair into our unit about energy and inventors. Students are to develop a project that demonstrates some form of a topic about science. Some ideas can include but are not limited to: inventions, robots, magnetism, and energy. Energy could include mechanical, physical, solar, hydroelectric, wind, etc. The students were able to express whether they wanted to work alone or with a partner. ALL PROJECTS MUST BE APPORVED BY MRS. EVELETH BECAUSE THE PROJECT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE PRESENTED SAFELY IN THE GYM.

The students’ task will be:

1. Research a project using the Internet or books to come up with an idea for a project

2. Take pictures of each step of making the project

3. Design a display with pictures of each step of the project and words to describe the steps

4. Have the actual project and a display set up at the fair to teach other students and visitors about the project

I will have some resources at school that the students can use for project ideas. We will discuss these resources in class. Feel free to use other resources as well. If a student comes up with their own idea from books other than mine or from the Internet, an email or printed copy must be seen by me. Some of the research will be done at school and some at home. The actual project and display will need to be completed at home. All projects and displays will need to be COMPLETED BY APRIL 14^th and brought to school on the 14^th or before the 14^th. This will give the students time to practice with their classmates in class on the week of April 14 before our fair on April 20^th. The designing of the project and the display CAN BE BROUGHT TO YOUR CLASSROOM when completed. All projects and displays will need to be taken down and home after the fair on Monday, April 20^th.

If you have any questions about our science fair, please feel free to contact me by calling the school or emailing me at ceveleth@st-francis.net, or call the school at 753-7977.

Thank you for your cooperation, and the students and I look forward to seeing you at our science fair Monday, April 20^th from 1:30 to 2:30 in the gym.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Eveleth, Fourth Grade Science Teacher

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_____ Title of the Video

_____ Your Name

_____ Name at least 2 things you learned from the video

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Watch the above video on the spring and winter equinoxes. Then, answer these following questions:

1. On what date does the spring equinox occur?

2. On what date does the winter equinox occur?

3. What does the word "equinox"mean?

4. Explain what happens during the spring equinox.

Watch the above video with your family about talking with your family to make a "Family Communication Plan" in an event of severe weather. Sometime after watching the video, sit down with your family to make, or review, your family's safety plan in case of severe weather. Make sure to:

1. Know how/who to contact during severe weather

2. Write down and discuss where to go during severe weather

3. Make an emergency kit with all necessary supplies to keep you and your family safe during a severe weather event

After watching the video, "How is Glass Made", answer the following questions:

1. Describe how glass is made.

2. What is the oven called that is used to melt glass?

3. How is a glass vase made?

4. What country has some of the earliest objects made from glass?

After watching "Why Do Birds Lay Eggs in the Spring," answer these questions:

1. Name the 3 reasons that were talked about in the video about why birds generally lay eggs in the spring.

2. What process is it called when birds are trying to keep their eggs warm?

3. What kind of bird in the video is born with their feathers and eyes open?

4. What is the name of the behavior baby birds do when they are chirping, asking for food?

5. What are birds called when they're old enough to start to practice short flights?

6. True or False--Some birds can sew.

7. True or False--In some places in the world, people eat birds' nests.