Stuck in a Snow-globe!

Students imagined what it would be like to be stuck in a snow globe.  After taking some fun photos, the students illustrated their scene, and wrote a story about their adventure.

Island of the Blue Dolphin Projects

The students turned in some impressive projects after finishing the book, Island of the Blue Dolphins.  They ranged from paintings, models, research reports, character interviews, and posters.  I was impressed with the level of effort put into these projects.

PE Fun

Students practiced positive partnership, and developed their throwing / catching skills in PE this week!

Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rock Science Lab

We explored how Sedimentary and Metamorphic rocks are formed using Starbursts candy during our Science Lab.

Sediment piles up, one layer on top of another

The pressure from the weight of the top layers compresses all the sediment and transforms it into sedimentary rock over a long period of time.

We applied some heat to our sedimentary rock (using a microwave) and with the combination of heat and pressure, our sedimentary rocks turned into metamorphic rocks.

The students were able to see how the physical properties of their rock can change with heat and pressure.

KickIt Games Field Day

The kids had a great time on Friday, Oct. 3 during our KickIt Games Field Day.

There were some fun activities.

CA Regions Sculpted Maps pt. 2

Once the dough finished drying, we were able to paint and label our maps!

CA Regions Sculpted Maps

On Friday afternoon, we had a great time creating topographical maps to identify the four regions of California.  Thank you to all our moms and dads who donated all the salt and flour, and to those who came to school to help us make the dough and complete the project.  We will be painting and labeling them this week!