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Monthly Archives: February 2012
African American Celebration Assembly
On February 22, 2012, we were treated to an assembly to celebrate African American history. During the assembly, our presenter told stories, played the drums, and sang songs to celebrate famous African Americans. We hope you enjoy the video below of one of the dances the students helped to perform. African American Celebration Assembly from … Continue reading African American Celebration Assembly
World Bird Sanctuary
We were so lucky in the middle of our food chains and web unit to have a visit from the World Bird Sanctuary last night. We took some video to share some of the birds in flight, as well as some facts about the birds. Wild Bird Sanctuary from Stephanie Heckstetter on Vimeo. If you … Continue reading World Bird Sanctuary
Consumers and Predators Game
Here is a link to the food fight game we played in class on Tuesday. Remember, you have to have 2 players to play! ***This game only works between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. food fight game
Happy President’s Day!
Here is a link to a fun U.S. presidents quiz in honor of President’s Day.
Consumers and Producers
Now that we have learned that grass is a producer, crickets are primary consumers, and anoles are secondary consumers, name some producers, primary consumers, and secondary consumers that are found wild here in Missouri. What makes them fit into each of those categories? I will give an example: Producer: purple coneflowers This is a producer … Continue reading Consumers and Producers
Photosynthesis Quiz
Press this link to begin a quiz on photosynthesis. We have begun studying photosynthesis. Here is a quick quiz about photosynthesis. How well will you do?
Rock Investigations
We have been busy studying the three groups of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. Now that you have spent a week researching rocks, I want to know the following: 1. What type of rock is your favorite and why (igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary)? 2. We know that plants need sunlight to make their food, but … Continue reading Rock Investigations
Marshmallow Challenge Part 2
As we began our second semester of school, we revisited the marshmallow challenge from earlier this school year. As a reminder, teams had to work together to build the tallest tower holding a marshmallow from spaghetti noodles, tape, and ribbon. We were able to build many more structures this time. We plan on repeating this … Continue reading Marshmallow Challenge Part 2