Two things:
First, On Friday students have a vocabulary quiz over the most recent unit:  Plants, Photosynthesis, and Cellular Respiration. Students were given a vocabulary crossword that had all of the words that will appear on the quiz.


Second, our next unit of study will be about ecosystems. Here is a website with a little preview.

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/play_chainreaction.cfm

Quiz Moved to Monday

We had a bit of a hiccup in that we did not quite finish the material I was planning on putting on the quiz.  Therefore, I have to move the assessment to Monday. (The students were so disappointed.)

Friday Quiz.

On Friday, we will have a quiz in science. The topic will be parts of a flower and pollination of plants. Students will be asked to explain the function of a plant part or identify a part by its description. In addition, students should know the steps in the life cycle of a plant as well as explain how pollenation happens. (We will be discussing pollenation on Thursday.)

I would also like for there to be a portion of the assessment that is hands-on for students to build a labeled model of a flower out of materials such as clay/play-doh, toothpicks, pipe cleaners, construction paper, or anything they might bring from home. If you have any of these materials around the house for students to use, I would be greatful if you would send them in with your student.

Thanks!

Welcome back!

I hope everyone had a great break.  This week we have been creating posters for the North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. This year's theme is: "Water...The Cycle of Life". I have provided posters for the students and we have been working in class. Most students should be able to finish the poster in class, but some have requested to bring them home, but the time we have spent in class will be sufficient for most.

For more information on the rules for this contest, you can go to the NCASWCD web site.