Other activities this week included Poem in a Pocket, guessing passages from books, and more.
It didn't stop us from learning though. We have been working on a novel titled "Dreamsong". We will finish the book after spring break. In social studies, we are moving into understanding the reasons the nation became divided in the 1800's leading up to the Civil War. In science, we are beginning to conclude our unit on mixtures and solutions. Today students will compare solubility between a saturated solution of salt water and a saturated solution of powdered citric acid and water. They are all becoming very good at the metric system and using graduated cylinders to measure liquids. After the break, Monday will start out with Star Lab, followed by a big unit on space science. Writing is focusing on research. We have learned about bibliography pages and have begun researching our characters for the book report and Museum Day.
Students are now going to continue this research on their own for their book report book, using the notecard process learned in class. At the completion of their book report, we will research in class using two other sources and take notes on those as well. Museum Day will be a great success!
