Today we began science by exploring different scientific tools and their purposes. We discussed as a class why it would be important to know how to use and which tools to use BEFORE actually doing an experiment. This led to good discussions about science safety, procedures, and even valid data collection. Most of all we decided that in order to answer questions we would have to
We have a very hungry visitor in our garden and we are hoping that he will stay! Caterpillars love to munch on leaves. In order for them to have leaves, we have to have healthy soil. Did you know that to have healthy soil you may need to have potassium, nitrogen and phosphate? Our soil needed a little bit of all of it so we create a mixture and added it to our gardens. We are hoping this will make the soil "ideal" for growing all sort of yummy vegetables. In order to track the progress, we started data collection and will check the height, temperature, and soil fertility every week.
For the last few weeks, we have discovered the first settlers of the Americas. Native Americans, followed by European explorers discovered new land and in the process began to discover new ways of living. Students will be completing their studies by creating a Google Slide presentation on a European Explorer of their choice. Students will need to include information such as the explorer's personal background, their motive for exploring, who sponsored the expedition, and a description of the area and/or route of their expedition.
Students will turn in this assignment on their Google Classroom. If Google Classroom is new to you, please take a few minutes to watch the following video.
The students will be using Google Slides to create their presentation. This is the Google version of "Power Point". However, there are some differences. You may use the Google Presentation How-To link to help your child.
