Another week already feeling like it's flying by! I have a free moment, so let me go ahead and post what we did this week.
Monday:
Science Safety Scoot!
I'm using this scoot from TPT
I edited out a number of cards to make it shorter. Since this was the first time we played, it took a bit of explaining, especially for the rules.
1. Chairs pushed under, no sitting!
2. Move to the next highest number (my desks are numbered and I matched the cards to the desks)
3. No talking!
4. Only people who are at a brain break get to do the brain break (to prevent a thousand feet stomping)
No one actually finished all 23 questions (and 2 brain breaks). Next time we should finish, since they'll know how it works.
Tuesday
1.Science Safety Quiz. I borrowed this out of a box of the old teacher's lesson plans. It's 15 questions T/F (10 modified).
2. Safety bookmark
I used this idea for our project this unit. Usually I like to do projects BEFORE the quiz, but there just wasn't time. The kids are going to make a bookmark using construction paper. They'll need to have the full safety rule written out, and a nicely colored picture illustrating their rule. I'll laminate these and give them to the kids.
I was going to take a grade on it, but only my first 3 classes got to it. Oh well.
Wednesday
Scientific Method unit!
We're taking about the steps in the Scientific Method at long last. I used this Graphic Organizer. I had to edit ours because my kids are such SLOW WRITERS. We'd never have gotten done if I hadn't edited it.
We also covered variables today. I'm going to TRY to make them identify dependent, independent, and controls every time we do an experiment. They desperately need the practice, as my 7th graders last year had NO CLUE.
I typed up this page. We did the first two together, and I let them try the third one on their own.
Thursday
Ah, the first Measuring Up of the year. My 7th graders had been doing them for two years, so I never had to go into great detail as to how to do these, but this is the first time my 5th graders have seen one. We read together, and answered the guided questions together. I had them number the paragraphs, and go back and prove their answers since many of them are word-for-word. We'll grade these on a catch-up day next week, so I don't yet know how they did.
Friday
Tool time! I want to brief the kids on some of the tools they'll be using in class.
1. Triple Beam balance
2. Spring Scale
3. Thermometer
4. Meter stick and measuring tape
5. Graduated Cylinder
I made this handy dandy foldable. We filled in the notes together, then went to the lab to have them use the tools. Earlier classes got to use the thermometer and triple beam. Later classes, I skipped the thermometer (because there's a separate unit on that with boiling/freezing point) and they did triple beam balance. Those 3 afternoon classes are always so behind. We'll try to catch up on catch-up day.
Another week down, already. I can hardly believe it.
I can also hardly believe that I had the time and energy to make these bulletin boards. Our district theme this year is "Make your dreams come true." Our math teacher came up with the one about their dreams being clouds, I turned it into something about the water cycle. I was hit with inspiration for the Tangled "I've got a dream."
I drew our Rapunzel, and put these together in 2 short days. The kids are using blank notecards to make clouds, and some will do lanterns for the Tangled board. They're writing their dream and their name. Pics soon when I get them all put up!
Have a great Labor Day Weekend!
~Ms. Kat
Monday:
Science Safety Scoot!
I'm using this scoot from TPT
I edited out a number of cards to make it shorter. Since this was the first time we played, it took a bit of explaining, especially for the rules.
1. Chairs pushed under, no sitting!
2. Move to the next highest number (my desks are numbered and I matched the cards to the desks)
3. No talking!
4. Only people who are at a brain break get to do the brain break (to prevent a thousand feet stomping)
No one actually finished all 23 questions (and 2 brain breaks). Next time we should finish, since they'll know how it works.
Tuesday
1.Science Safety Quiz. I borrowed this out of a box of the old teacher's lesson plans. It's 15 questions T/F (10 modified).
2. Safety bookmark
I used this idea for our project this unit. Usually I like to do projects BEFORE the quiz, but there just wasn't time. The kids are going to make a bookmark using construction paper. They'll need to have the full safety rule written out, and a nicely colored picture illustrating their rule. I'll laminate these and give them to the kids.
I was going to take a grade on it, but only my first 3 classes got to it. Oh well.
Wednesday
Scientific Method unit!
We're taking about the steps in the Scientific Method at long last. I used this Graphic Organizer. I had to edit ours because my kids are such SLOW WRITERS. We'd never have gotten done if I hadn't edited it.
Also, please note the word "Better" in the Question. We marked that out and wrote "taller" because I was trying to reiterate the importance of measurable questions. Better is an opinion, thus not measurable.
I typed up this page. We did the first two together, and I let them try the third one on their own.
Thursday
Ah, the first Measuring Up of the year. My 7th graders had been doing them for two years, so I never had to go into great detail as to how to do these, but this is the first time my 5th graders have seen one. We read together, and answered the guided questions together. I had them number the paragraphs, and go back and prove their answers since many of them are word-for-word. We'll grade these on a catch-up day next week, so I don't yet know how they did.
Friday
Tool time! I want to brief the kids on some of the tools they'll be using in class.
1. Triple Beam balance
2. Spring Scale
3. Thermometer
4. Meter stick and measuring tape
5. Graduated Cylinder
I made this handy dandy foldable. We filled in the notes together, then went to the lab to have them use the tools. Earlier classes got to use the thermometer and triple beam. Later classes, I skipped the thermometer (because there's a separate unit on that with boiling/freezing point) and they did triple beam balance. Those 3 afternoon classes are always so behind. We'll try to catch up on catch-up day.
Another week down, already. I can hardly believe it.
I can also hardly believe that I had the time and energy to make these bulletin boards. Our district theme this year is "Make your dreams come true." Our math teacher came up with the one about their dreams being clouds, I turned it into something about the water cycle. I was hit with inspiration for the Tangled "I've got a dream."
I drew our Rapunzel, and put these together in 2 short days. The kids are using blank notecards to make clouds, and some will do lanterns for the Tangled board. They're writing their dream and their name. Pics soon when I get them all put up!
Have a great Labor Day Weekend!
~Ms. Kat
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