Last week the Sea Class blended learning and fun with Science! The students began exploring with pulleys and spring scales, and then completed two different arrangements and measured the force it took to lift the same load. This week, we will explore with double pulleys and arrangements with multiple pulleys to experience how simple machines help humans lift heavy loads with small effort! Later this week, we'll begin our exploration of wheels and axles, and each week we'll work with another of the six simple machines: levers, pulleys, wheels and axles, screws, inclined planes and wedges.
La semana pasada la Sea Class mezcló el aprendizaje y la diversión con la ciencia! Los estudiantes comenzaron a explorar con poleas y balanzas de resorte, y luego completaron dos arreglos diferentes y se midió la fuerza que se tardó en levantar la misma carga. Esta semana, vamos a explorar con poleas dobles y múltiples arreglos con poleas de experimentar cómo es simple máquinas ayudan a los seres humanos levantar cargas pesadas con un pequeño esfuerzo! Más tarde esta semana, vamos a comenzar nuestra exploración de ruedas y ejes, y cada semana vamos a trabajar con otra de las seis máquinas simples: palancas, poleas, ruedas y ejes, tornillos, planos inclinados y cuñas.
En taller de escritores, escritores jóvenes han completado un mapa conceptual para su pieza de escritura final para el trimestre. Kai es un excelente ejemplo de los principales temas, subtemas y algunos hechos ya las cuestiones que va a investigar e incluir en sus párrafos o capítulos. El viernes, Mar Taller de Escritura discutió cómo los párrafos son una especie de puntuacion; realmente una gran pausa entre las ideas! Los estudiantes enumeran en primer lugar todas las instancias de puntuacion que ya utilizan: punto, coma, signo de exclamación, signo de interrogación, comillas, apóstrofes, punto y coma, dos puntos y elipses. ¡Guauu! Hay una gran cantidad de puntuando pasando!
In Writers Workshop, young writers have all completed a Concept Map for their final writing piece for the trimester. Kai's is an excellent example of the main topic, subtopics, and a few facts or questions he will research and include in his paragraphs or chapters. On Friday, Sea Writers Workshop discussed how paragraphs are a kind of punctuation; a really big pause between ideas! The students first listed all the instances of punctuation they already use: period, comma, exclamation mark, question mark, quotation marks, apostrophes, semicolons, colons, and ellipses. Wow! There's a lot of punctuating going on!
Next, writers are using paragraph planning sheets and trying out three different ways to make their first topic sentences engaging for the readers by stating facts, posing questions, or beginning with a small moment that illustrates the main idea of the paragraph/subtopic. This time, students are drafting on paper, and will move to computers for revision and final drafts.
A continuación, los escritores están utilizando hojas de planificación párrafo y probar tres maneras diferentes de hacer sus primeras frases del tema de acoplamiento para los lectores afirmando hechos, lo que plantea preguntas, o que comienzan con un pequeño momento que ilustra la idea principal del párrafo / subtema. Esta vez, los estudiantes están elaborando en el papel, y se trasladará a los ordenadores para su revisión y borradores finales.
Nuestro proyecto de Citizen Science se está moviendo hacia adelante: los estudiantes han estado creando juegos de PE que incorporan la basura a limpiar y enseñar al resto de los estudiantes en la Community Meeting. Al mismo tiempo, hemos comenzado un proyecto iNaturalist donde vamos a tomar fotos digitales de los seres vivos, identificarlos, y cargar en la base de datos global. Voy a estar trabajando para obtener el permiso para una serie de martes por la tarde paseos para Branciforte Creek de familias de Sea Class y comienzo Martes, 1. Marzo Estas son algunas de las fotografías de los estudiantes que trabajan juntos para explorar el sitio web del Biodiversity Group para tener una idea acerca de cómo enmarcar una foto, juzgar la distancia del sujeto, y trabajar con el foco.
Our Citizen Science project is moving forward: the students have been creating PE games that incorporate trash clean up and teaching them to the rest of the students at Community Meeting. At the same time, we have begun an iNaturalist project where we will take digital photos of living things, identify them, and upload into the global database. I'll be working to get permission for a series of Tuesday afternoon walks to Branciforte Creek from Sea Class families and begin Tuesday, March 1. Here are some pics of students working together to explore the Biodiversity Group's website to get an idea about how to frame a photo, judge distance from the subject, and work with focus.
Por supuesto, esta semana vamos a la aventura al Exploratorium de San Francisco en el muelle 15. Gracias a los conductores y coordinadores de viaje de campo que están manejando todos los cambios familias están tirando de ellos en las últimas horas antes de nuestro viaje. cambios de última hora son una pesadilla cuando se trata de organizar, organizar para el pago adelantado, debe hacer coincidir los conductores con los grupos de vehículos apropiados, etc.
Of course, this week we will adventure to San Francisco's Exploratorium on Pier 15. Thank you to the drivers and Field Trip Coordinators who are managing all the changes families are throwing at them in the final hours before our trip. Last minute changes are a nightmare when trying to organize, arrange for prepayment, match the drivers with appropriate car groups, etc.
Here's what on tap for this week!
Monday - February 22,
2016
Morning Meeting
Theme:
Read Aloud Hugo Cabret
Experiment with Single Fixed Pulleys and Single Movable Pulleys
together AND Double Fixed and Double Movable Pulleys
What do you notice about the effort needed to lift the rocks?
Communication Workshop:
Agenda and Agreements
WML: Pronoun-Antecedent Connections
"Roaches like to east a lot of different kinds of food that people like to
eat. When they eat this food they often share it with their own children."
Huh? Rewrite for clarity. With 1:00 partner, read through your writing to make
sure it makes sense.
WW: talk with 1:00 partner about what you will
write today
Author Share
RML:
Math Workshop:
Agenda
and Agreements
ML: analyze a CGI done earlier this week
Rotations
Class Meeting:
Do Exploratorium Which
One activity after traditional class meeting
1. Pass out one pencil to each student (or have them use their own).
Thirty used No. 2 yellow pencils have a uniform look but have slight
differences in size and wear.
2. Ask
students to examine their pencils (or other objects) using any senses they like
and think of two characteristics that might make their object unique. Optional:
You may choose to ask students to record their observations in a notebook
through writing or drawing.
3. Have
students put all of their pencils into a pile in the center of the group. While
students close their eyes, mix up the pencils.
4. Ask
for a volunteer to try to find his or her own pencil.
5. If
the student finds the pencil, ask him or her to share with the group what the
distinguishing characteristics are. If the student does not find the pencil,
ask why this is a challenging task.
6. Ask
for more volunteers as time allows.
7. If
students were challenged by this activity, allow them to repeat the process and
try again. Students will probably make more careful observations the second
time.
8. If
students were successful, repeat steps 1–3. This time, have students make as
many observations as they think is appropriate.
9. Ask
students to choose a partner and share their pencil observations with their
partner.
10. Ask
for a volunteer to find his or her partner’s pencil. Is this task more
challenging? Why? What could be done to make it easier?
What to Talk About
•
What was surprising about this activity?
•
What did you do differently the second time? Why?
•
Which senses did you use to make observations? Could other senses
have been used as well?
•
If finding your pencil were a scientific investigation, would
another scientist be able to repeat it based on your observations? Why would
this matter?
So What?
Scientists always start by making careful observations. Examining
things closely sometimes leads people to wonder about them. This is the
beginning of scientific investigations! Also, scientists need to be able to
repeat the experiments of other scientists exactly. This means making good
observations and recording them very carefully. On your trip to the
Exploratorium, be sure to take a very close look at the exhibits. Ask yourself,
“What else do I notice?”
Choice:
Choice and conference prep
Blog:
Zuki
Cards: Zimmerman
Pet: Jasper
Tuesday - February 23,
2016
Field Trip to
Exploratorium: Leaving at 8:35 Returning at 3:00
Wednesday - February 24,
2016
Morning Meeting:
Reflection on Field Trip
Black History
Month Learning and Celebrating
Library: with Jolene
Parkour
Community Meeting
Thursday - February 25,
2016
Morning Meeting
Theme:
Wheels week!
Communication Workshop:
Agenda and Agreements
WML: Writing Day
WW: talk with 1:00 partner about what you will
write today
Author Share
RML:
Math Workshop:
Teacher Information:
Agenda and Agreements
ML:
Rotations
Class Meeting
Choice:
Choice and conference prep
Blog:
Alison
Cards: Bachtel
Pet: Bailey
Friday - February 26,
2016
Morning Meeting
Theme:
Wheels week!
Communication
Workshop:
Agenda and Agreements
WML: Writing Day
WW: talk with 1:00 partner about what you will
write today
Author Share
RML:
Math Workshop:
Agenda and Agreements
ML:
Rotations
Friday Courses
Blog:
Bailey
Cards: Bateman
Pet: Otis
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