Week 16 Grade 3 June 8-12

Don't forget the Science Time for 3rd grade on WEDNESDAY. You can click on this link to join the Google Meet session at any time from 3:00 to 4:00 and ask questions about this week's Science news or your assignments.

This is the last Science assignment for the year. Next week is the last week of school. I have had you working on structure and function for the last few weeks. Thinking about how something is built and why it works the way it does is hard. We can learn so much about living things and the world around us by questioning structure and function.

This last week I would like you to select a living thing - plant or animal- and think about how it's built and why it's built that way. Select something that is very unusual so that you can try to explain why it is so different. 

As examples, think about a Venus flytrap, a plant that eats animals. How different than a normal plant!



Or think about a polar bear, all the special things about it like thick blubber, white hair, huge size.

Please write, in your own words, a description of your living thing and tell me about it's structure and what that structure does to help your plant or animal live.

Week 16 Grade 4 June 8-12

Don't forget the Science Time for 4th grade on TUESDAY. You can click on this link to join the Google Meet session at any time from 3:00 to 4:00 and ask questions about this week's Science news or your assignments.

This is the last Science assignment for the year. Next week is the last week of school. I have had you working on structure and function for the last few weeks. Thinking about how something is built and why it works the way it does is hard. We can learn so much about living things and the world around us by questioning structure and function.

This last week I would like you to select a living thing - plant or animal- and think about how it's built and why it's built that way. Select something that is very unusual so that you can try to explain why it is so different. 

As examples, think about a Venus flytrap, a plant that eats animals. How different than a normal plant!



Or think about a polar bear, all the special things about it like thick blubber, white hair, huge size.


Please write, in your own words, a description of your living thing and tell me about it's structure and what that structure does to help your plant or animal live.

Week 16 Grade 5 June 8-12

Don't forget Monday's 5th Grade Science time at 3:00 (Italian time) - this is time for questions about Science News or your Science assignments. Here's the Google Meet link.

This is the last Science assignment for the year. Next week is the last week of school. I have had you working on structure and function for the last few weeks. Thinking about how something is built and why it works the way it does is hard. We can learn so much about living things and the world around us by questioning structure and function.

This last week I would like you to select a living thing - plant or animal- and think about how it's built and why it's built that way. Select something that is very unusual so that you can try to explain why it is so different. 

As examples, think about a Venus flytrap, a plant that eats animals. How different than a normal plant!





Or think about a polar bear, all the special things about it like thick blubber, white hair, huge size.

Please write, in your own words, a description of your living thing and tell me about it's structure and what that structure does to help your plant or animal live.

Week 15 Grade 5 Jun 3-5

For your assignment this week, I would like you to report on something in the science news this week. Please tell me in your own words about one thing that is happening in the world of science. I have some suggestions if you can't find something of your own:

• The hurricane heading for Mumbai India called Nisarga. This hurricane is historic for some reason, do you know why? Link to story
• The tropical storm Cristobal in the Gulf of Mexico that just started yesterday. Where is it headed? Link to story
• The historic space flight of the SpaceX Demo 2 mission to the International Space Station. Why was it historic? What's next? Link to story
• The latest on the race to find a vaccine for the coronavirus. Why does it take so long to make a vaccine? Link to story
• What are earthquakes and how do they happen? What's the biggest earthquake you can find on this map and where did it happen? Link to story

Week 15 Grade 4 Jun 3-5

For your assignment this week, I would like you to report on something in the science news this week. Please tell me in your own words about one thing that is happening in the world of science. I have some suggestions if you can't find something of your own:

• The hurricane heading for Mumbai India called Nisarga. This hurricane is historic for some reason, do you know why? Link to story
• The tropical storm Cristobal in the Gulf of Mexico that just started yesterday. Where is it headed? Link to story
• The historic space flight of the SpaceX Demo 2 mission to the International Space Station. Why was it historic? What's next? Link to story
• The latest on the race to find a vaccine for the coronavirus. Why does it take so long to make a vaccine? Link to story
• What are earthquakes and how do they happen? What's the biggest earthquake you can find on this map and where did it happen? Link to story

Week 15 Grade 3 June 3 - 5

Don't forget the Science Time for 3rd grade on WEDNESDAY. You can click on this link to join the Google Meet session at any time from 3:00 to 4:00 and ask questions about this week's Science news or your assignments.

For your assignment this week, I would like you to report on something in the science news this week. Please tell me in your own words about one thing that is happening in the world of science. I have some suggestions if you can't find something of your own:

• The hurricane heading for Mumbai India called Nisarga. This hurricane is historic for some reason, do you know why? Link to story
• The tropical storm Cristobal in the Gulf of Mexico that just started yesterday. Where is it headed? Link to story
• The historic space flight of the SpaceX Demo 2 mission to the International Space Station. Why was it historic? What's next? Link to story
• The latest on the race to find a vaccine for the coronavirus. Why does it take so long to make a vaccine? Link to story
• What are earthquakes and how do they happen? What's the biggest earthquake you can find on this map and where did it happen? Link to story

Week 14 Grade 3 May 26-29

Don't forget the Science Time for 3rd grade on WEDNESDAY. You can click on this link to join the Google Meet session at any time from 3:00 to 4:00 and ask questions about this week's Science news or your assignments.

Last week I asked you to think about toothpaste, how it's made (it's structure) and what it does (it's function). I made this short video to tell you how I compared it's structure and function, please watch it first.

Now that you see how I would like you to compare structure and function, this week's assignment is to do the same thing for the human hand.

Please think about how the structure of our hands control and influence how we use our hands, what we do with our hands. Put your answers in a table just like in my video comparing structure and function for toothpaste.

Week 14 4th Grade May 26-29

Don't forget the Science Time for 4th grade on TUESDAY. You can click on this link to join the Google Meet session at any time from 3:00 to 4:00 and ask questions about this week's Science news or your assignments.

Last week I asked you to think about toothpaste, how it's made (it's structure) and what it does (it's function). I made this short video to tell you how I compared it's structure and function, please watch it first.

Now that you see how I would like you to compare structure and function, this week's assignment is to do the same thing for the human hand.

Please think about how the structure of our hands control and influence how we use our hands, what we do with our hands. Put your answers in a table just like in my video comparing structure and function for toothpaste.

Week 14 Grade 5 May 26-29

Last week I asked you to think about toothpaste, how it's made (it's structure) and what it does (it's function). I made this short video to tell you how I compared it's structure and function, please watch it first.

Now that you see how I would like you to compare structure and function, this week's assignment is to do the same thing for the human hand.

Please think about how the structure of our hands control and influence how we use our hands, what we do with our hands. Put your answers in a table just like in my video comparing structure and function for toothpaste.

Week 13 Grade 3 May 18-21

Don't forget the Science Time for 3rd grade on WEDNESDAY. You can click on this link to join the Zoom session at any time from 3:00 to 4:00 and ask questions about this week's Science news or your assignments.

For the last weeks of Science, I am going to go back to the way we started the year - what is Science and how does a scientist work?

Scientists look deeper at the world and ask 2 main questions:

• How is something made (it's STRUCTURE)
• How does something work (it's FUNCTION)
  

I am going to challenge you to think about some common and ordinary things in a new way. Today we start with toothpaste! Something I hope you use every day but don't think about.

Please investigate toothpaste by creating a report and sending it to me that has:

• 3 different ways that toothpaste works, that is 3 different things that toothpaste does. Please answer in complete sentences! A good sentence would start "One thing that toothpaste does is ..." or "One function of toothpaste is ...".
• 3 different ways that toothpaste is made that helps it perform its functions. A good sentence would start is "One way that that toothpaste is made is..." or "One of the things in toothpaste that makes it work well is ....".

Week 13 Grade 4 May 18-21

Don't forget the Science Time for 4th grade on TUESDAY. You can click on this link to join the Zoom session at any time from 3:00 to 4:00 and ask questions about this week's Science news or your assignments.

For the last weeks of Science, I am going to go back to the way we started the year - what is Science and how does a scientist work?

Scientists look deeper at the world and ask 2 main questions:

• How is something made (it's STRUCTURE)
• How does something work (it's FUNCTION)
  

I am going to challenge you to think about some common and ordinary things in a new way. Today we start with toothpaste! Something I hope you use every day but don't think about.

Please investigate toothpaste by creating a report and sending it to me that has:

• 3 different ways that toothpaste works, that is 3 different things that toothpaste does. Please answer in complete sentences! A good sentence would start "One thing that toothpaste does is ..." or "One function of toothpaste is ...".
• 3 different ways that toothpaste is made that helps it perform its functions. A good sentence would start is "One way that that toothpaste is made is..." or "One of the things in toothpaste that makes it work well is ....".

Week 13 Grade 5 May 18-21

Don't forget Monday's 5th Grade Science time at 3:00 (Italian time) - this is time for questions about Science News or your Science assignments - here's the Zoom link 

For the last weeks of Science, I am going to go back to the way we started the year - what is Science and how does a scientist work?

Scientists look deeper at the world and ask 2 main questions:

• How is something made (it's STRUCTURE)
• How does something work (it's FUNCTION)
  

I am going to challenge you to think about some common and ordinary things in a new way. Today we start with toothpaste! Something I hope you use every day but don't think about.

Please investigate toothpaste by creating a report that has:

• 3 different ways that toothpaste works, that is 3 different things that toothpaste does. Please answer in complete sentences! A good sentence would start "One thing that toothpaste does is ..." or "One function of toothpaste is ...".
• 3 different ways that toothpaste is made that helps it perform its functions. A good sentence would start is "One way that that toothpaste is made is..." or "One of the things in toothpaste that makes it work well is ....".

Grade 3 Week 12 May 11-15

Don't forget the Science Time for 3rd grade on WEDNESDAY. You can click on this link to join the Zoom session at any time from 3:00 to 4:00 and ask questions about this week's Science news or your assignments.
Do you have Pic Collage installed on your computer? If so, please use it for today's assignment. If not, it is free to install if your parents would like to have it on your home computer.

• for Windows
• for iPads

You can also create a Google Doc or Slide and share it with me at the completion.

Please create a collage of your question from last week. The question you thought of was about how the universe worked. It was supposed to be about Science and a how or why question. Your collage should include:

• At least 5 pictures of the thing your question is about
• Your question
• Some answers to your question that you have thought of or that other scientists have thought about
• Find and include pictures of some scientists who have investigated your question

Grade 4 Week 12 May 11-15

Don't forget the Science Time for 4th grade on TUESDAY. You can click on this link to join the Zoom session at any time from 3:00 to 4:00 and ask questions about this week's Science news or your assignments.

Do you have Pic Collage installed on your computer? If so, please use it for today's assignment. If not, it is free to install if your parents would like to have it on your home computer.

• for Windows
• for iPads

You can also create a Google Doc or Slide and share it with me at the completion.

Please create a collage of your question from last week. The question you thought of was about how the universe worked. It was supposed to be about Science and a how or why question. Your collage should include:

• At least 5 pictures of the thing your question is about
• Your question
• Some answers to your question that you have thought of or that other scientists have thought about
• Find and include pictures of some scientists who have investigated your question

Week 12 Grade 5 May 11-15

Don't forget Monday's 5th Grade Science time at 3:00 (Italian time) - this is time for questions about Science News or your Science assignments - here's the Zoom link

Do you have Pic Collage installed on your computer? If so, please use it for today's assignment. If not, it is free to install if your parents would like to have it on your home computer.

• for Windows
• for iPads

You can also create a Google Doc or Slide and share it with me at the completion.

Please create a collage of your question from last week. The question you thought of was about how the universe worked. It was supposed to be about Science and a how or why question. Your collage should include:

• At least 5 pictures of the thing your question is about
• Your question
• Some answers to your question that you have thought of or that other scientists have thought about
• Find and include pictures of some scientists who have investigated your question

Week 11 Grade 3 May 4 - 8

Don't forget the Science Time for 3rd grade on WEDNESDAY. You can click on this link to join the Zoom session at any time from 3:00 to 4:00 and ask questions about this week's Science news or your assignments.


Your assignment:
Science is the way that we learn about the world. Our biggest questions on how things work, why things happen the way they do.

The biggest discoveries about the way the

universe works have started with someone thinking "why does this happen" or "how did that do that".



I want to know what is your biggest question about the way the universe works. It might be from the very smallest things like atoms or viruses. It might be about the very biggest things

like suns or galaxies. It could be about technology that we use every day or about a very rare animal or plant that you heard about.

Write your question starting

with "I wonder how..." or "I wonder why....". After you write your question, I want you to investigate it. Ask your computer by typing it into your browser. Sometimes the answers you get are hard to understand. Sometimes you can add "for elementary student" to your question to get simpler answers. Try it. Please enter your question and whatever you find out about it into a document and share it with me. Please add pictures if you can.

Week 11 4th Grade May 4 - 8

Don't forget the Science Time for 4th grade on TUESDAY. You can click on this link to join the Zoom session at any time from 3:00 to 4:00 and ask questions about this week's Science news or your assignments.

Your assignment:
Science is the way that we learn about the world. Our biggest questions on how things work, why things happen the way they do.

The biggest discoveries about the way the

universe works have started with someone thinking "why does this happen" or "how did that do that".



I want to know what is your biggest question about the way the universe works. It might be from the very smallest things like atoms or viruses. It might be about the very biggest things

like suns or galaxies. It could be about technology that we use every day or about a very rare animal or plant that you heard about.

Write your question starting

with "I wonder how..." or "I wonder why....". After you write your question, I want you to investigate it. Ask your computer by typing it into your browser. Sometimes the answers you get are hard to understand. Sometimes you can add "for elementary student" to your question to get simpler answers. Try it. Please enter your question and whatever you find out about it into a document and share it with me. Please add pictures if you can.

Week 11 5th Grade May 4 - 8

Don't forget Monday's 5th Grade Science time at 3:00 Italian time - this is time for questions about Science News or your Science assignments - here's the Zoom link

Your assignment:
Science is the way that we learn about the world. Our biggest questions on how things work, why things happen the way they do.

The biggest discoveries about the way the

universe works have started with someone thinking "why does this happen" or "how did that do that".



I want to know what is your biggest question about the way the universe works. It might be from the very smallest things like atoms or viruses. It might be about the very biggest things

like suns or galaxies. It could be about technology that we use every day or about a very rare animal or plant that you heard about.

Write your question starting

with "I wonder how..." or "I wonder why....". After you write your question, I want you to investigate it. Ask your computer by typing it into your browser. Sometimes the answers you get are hard to understand. Sometimes you can add "for elementary student" to your question to get simpler answers. Try it. Please enter your question and whatever you find out about it into a document and share it with me. Please add pictures if you can.