The highlight of the week is that we got our frogs and crabs. We are observing our animals as a way to learn more about their structural and behavioral adaptations. The can see how they act throughout the day and understand why they have the various body parts they do. This week we will be doing more observations as we learn how to help take care of them in their habitats.
Here the males have the larger claw- a very obvious adaptation.
In language arts we finished reading Soft Rain and will be doing a wrap up activity to show what we learned though the book over the last 3 weeks. We should be finishing up Holes this week too.
We are starting a new PROBE on animal adaptations. This is similar to the one they did last quarter, but this time around they are more independent.
We will be finishing up our research reports this week. They are due FRIDAY, regardless of inclement weather. They do not have to be typed, but may be if they choose. We have two blocks of time on Thursday and Friday in the lab for those who choose to type. This is also a time when they can use their jump drives to type at home if they wish.
We have spent several weeks going through the various steps to make a good research report. Below are the pictures of my paper that I modeled as we went through each part. I referenced a hamburger or sandwich for working with topic and conclusion sentences- that's how a paragraph starts and ends. They should also be similar to each other, with just a few tweaks. Then there is the good stuff in the middle, the details. Peanut butter and jelly are not as good alone, it much better on bread. Just like two slices of bread are just bread without the PBJ. They all work together.
Sorry about the orientation, my iPad isn't reorienting.
In math we are working on fractions. Last week we made fraction strips that should be in binders. This week we begin exploring equivalent fractions. Depending on time, we may do an activity with food/candy towards the end of the unit.
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