This week in Science, we made the Ball & Cup Desin Challenge. We split up into groups of four and were given four different balls, a ruler, a cup with a big hole in the side. Some teams did things like how far the ball pushes the cup or how fast the ball goes. The main idea is that the new fifth graders get to experement with variables. This will be used next year for the new fifth graders. Also, we are playing a new game on the iPad. It's called "Cut the Rope". It tested you timing and memory. It turns out we were actually learning while we were having fun.
In Math we are learning about probability and checks.We are also doing a 1,000,000 dollar project. We have to pretend to buy something,subtract it from 1,000,000 until we get to our next number.We have to use at least 500,000 dollars.We have to spend in between 500,000 dollars and 1,000,000 dollars.For example you can buy an iPad,car, house,sports team,pet,and much much more!!!
Room 32 has been working on Literiture Circles for the past few weeks.Some people are reading "Fifth of March"which is about a girl who is a servant for John and Abigail Adams during the Boston Massacre.Others are reading "Fever 1793" which is about a girl who lived during the Yellow Fever epidemic in 1793.A few people are reading "Out of the Dust"which is about a girl who lives during the Dust Bowl.Finally some are reading "Secret School"which is about a girl who has to teach a one-room-schoolhouse all by herself!We are also assigned jobs to write about the story.There is Super Summarizer,Disscusion Director,Passage Master,Creative Connecter,Artful Artist,and Word Wizard.They are really cool!Have you ever read any of these books?
