Wednesday, March 28, 2012

March 27, 2012

3rd - 6th Grade Soccer Team
Coach Batista sent home a survey for the 3rd - 6th graders and their parents to fill out by Thursday, March 29th.  He will be starting an OPTIONAL soccer team for the kids and needs some input from the parents on practice days and the amount of times to practice per week.

Remember to check out Coach Batista's blog!

Science Fair Update
Please check the previous 2 blogs for up to date Science Fair information.


This Week's Bible Verse


International Fair Pictures











More information on Science Fair in the next post!  

-Miss Duke

Friday, March 23, 2012

Miss Duke's Class Week of March 26 - 30

Reading Month: Cowboy Day 
Upcoming Tests:

Monday, March 26:
 3rd-4th Grade Bible Verse Test Colossians 3:23

Tuesday, March 27:
4th Grade: Math Test Lessons 1-95

Thursday, March 29:
 3rd & 4th Grade: Spelling Test Early this week

Friday, March 30:
8:30-9:30 - All School Reading Award Ceremony
10:00-11:45 - School Spirit Day/Water Games


Science Fair Timeline:
Monday, March 26:
  • Bought or Collected the items to complete the project
  • Scheduled a time together to do the project.
Reading with Mrs. Bolin
Friday, March 30:
  • Begin decorating your Foam Board at home with the Scientific Method titles we made in class.
Week of April 2- April 13:
  • Complete Science Project at home
  • Finish Making the Science Board
  • Make sure that it is NEAT, ORGANIZED, and CONTAINS ALL SECTIONS
Wednesday, April 18:
  • Bring Completed Science Board to school
Thursday, April 19:
  • Group 1 Class Presentations (Bring the rest of your Science Fair Display to present)
  • Group 1: AnAx, IM, TS, OJ, RA, EB, AlAl, CG
Friday, April 20:
  • Group 2 Class Presentations (Bring the rest of your Science Fair Display to present)
  • Group 2: SM, SN, PK, IM, LF, JX, AI, LA
Friday, April 20:
  • Science Fair 
  • Winners will be announced

I hope you all have a great weekend!  

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Science Fair Update!!

Science Board Example
Assignment:  Students are to purchase their foam board, the materials that they will use to decorate their board, and all of the materials that they need to complete their project (listed below) by Monday, March 26.  However, they do not need to bring the materials to class.  They will complete their entire Science Fair Project at home.

Find your initials and you can see the name of the project that you picked, the materials you will need, and a website to help you complete your project at home.



SN- Gas Balloon What happens when you mix Vinegar and Baking Soda?
Materials- Plastic Pop Bottle, White Vinegar, Baking Soda, Paper Towel, Balloon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmzBf3XGsOE

SM- Grow Salt Crystals in Water
Materials- Pop Bottle without the top, Hot tap water, salt, string, ruler, nail
http://www.ehow.com/how_3864_grow-salt-crystals.html

PK- Pop Boat Launch a Boat in Water
Materials- A plastic pottle and cap, a hammer and a nail, vinegar, a small stone, baking soda, paper towel, bathtub/pool
http://www.ehow.com/video_4950866_build-water-rocket.html

IM- Drop It Which falls faster?
Materials- Observer, two pop bottles that are the same, water, a safe high place to drop the bottles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mCC-68LyZM

JX- Green Leaf, Red Leaf Why do leaves change color?
Materials- 3 fresh juicy leaves, a coffee filter paper cut into a strip 1 inch wide and 6 inches long with one end cut to a point, a pencil, rubbing alcohol, pop bottle without the top part, tape, ruler, plastic wrap
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/veg/trees/treestruecolor.htm

AI- Dew Point Where does condensation come from?
Materials- Pop Bottle, Warm Water, Ice Cubes, A spoon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlOe8UPRqPA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dew_point

CG- Why are Bubbles always round?
Materials- Bowl, Water, Liquid Dish Soap, Sugar, Top of Pop Bottle, Space Outdoors
http://bubbles.org/html/questions/round.htm

AnAx- Disappearing Eggshell  Which liquid will dissolve the shell?
Materials- Pop Bottle, Vinegar, Bowl (Or another pop bottle), water, 2 hard boiled eggs, chicken bone (optional)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnz6BwotcBw

LF- Yeast Feast How does yeast work?
Materials- A plastic pop bottle, yeast, sugar, warm water, a balloon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOjCEbupifc

LA- The Magical Floating Egg  Can you make an egg float in the middle of your pop bottle?
Materials- Pop Bottle without the top part, water, 2 eggs, salt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2H3xsTR7rg

RA- Color Show How does density effect colors in water?
Materials- Tablespoon, Cooking Oil, A jar with a lid, food coloring (different colors), pop bottle with top removed, water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CDkJuo_LYs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gSbkScu4mQ

EB- Inside Out Balloon  Can you turn a balloon inside out using air pressure?
Materials- A nail and hammer to make holes, big pop bottle, a balloon
http://www.wackyuses.com/experiments/ballooninabottle.htm

AlAl- Magic Finger  Can you make pepper run away from your finger?
Materials- Pop bottle, water, black pepper, a bar of soap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRhsRCX3Kmc

TS- Smoke Launcher  Can you catch and shoot smoke?
Materials- Scissors, a balloon, top part of a pop bottle, a rubber band, a candle and matches
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF2_ZFAvASs&feature=relmfu

IM- The Shape of Our Galaxy  What shapes our galaxy into a spiral?
Materials- Pop bottle without the top, water, dried herbs (oregano, parsley, thyme, dried leaves), a pencil or chopstick
http://vortex.askdefine.com/

OJ- Moon Surface  How did the moon get craters?
Materials- 2 cups of flours, pop bottle without the top, a place outside, small objects (raisins, grapes chocolate chips, beads, etc)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVNB-U1OaXg

Here is another example of a completed science board.
Notice how they included pictures, the materials, and their board is neat and appropriately decorated. 

Friday, March 16, 2012

Welcome 3rd and 4th Graders at Brasilia International School!

Our Tornado Science Project
Hey Class!

I want to welcome you to our class blog.  This is where I will start putting extra information, tips, and videos to help you with your assignments.

SCIENCE FAIR - Friday, April 20th

Next week, we will begin getting ready for science fair.  We already picked out our science projects last week.  I will pass out the projects that you picked in class on Monday.

Be prepared to purchase the following materials for Science Fair:

  1. A Foam Display Board 
  2. Materials to cover and decorate the board
  3. All of the materials for your science project by Friday, March 23rd. 
Here is an example of what your Science Board should look like:

Example of a Science Board

Bible Verse for March 19 - March 23.  Now you will be able to practice it at home.

Colossians 3:23 - "Work willingly at whatever you do as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people."


Remember, next week we have the following tests:
Monday- 3rd and 4th -Social Studies Chapter 7 and Lesson 1 of Chapter 8
Tuesday - 3rd Only- Math Test Multiplication Click Here for extra practice problems! 
Wednesday- 3rd and 4th - Science Test over Unit B Chapter 1 Lessons 1-3.  
Friday- 4th Grade Only- Math Units 1-95 http://bischool.com.br/

Have a great weekend!  

-Miss Duke

PS- Here is our "Thank You for the Backpack Video"  Just so you can see it at home!