Due to our weather days last week, we are continuing to work on our Week 16 newsletter this week. We are planning on testing on Friday if our weather permits.
Today we reviewed our 6 vocabulary words. We completed a Moon Powerpoint and Graphic Organizer. The graphic organizer is our Daily Work grade for the week. I’ll be checking it one day later in the week for a grade.
This PowerPoint and notes were purchased from the Science Penguin. I love her resources. It is available for purchase here.
This week we have began our Space Unit. We are spending this week and next on our Week 16 newsletter. We will be focusing on our planets and the Moon.
Tuesday — We taped in our vocabulary words on page 82. We read and highlighted in our newsletter (page 1.) We had a delay this morning so we had shorter classes.
Wednesday — We read p.2/3 in our newsletter and focused on the Solar System section.
Thursday – We reviewed and began our Planet Flip-up book. I downloaded this from one of the Science Penguin’s packs on her TPT store. Her store is located here.
Friday — We are working on our flip up books today. As students complete them, I will be giving them a daily work grade. This activity has to be complete for students to participate in the Planet Candy Lab on Monday. Yum! We are planning to test at the end of next week.
Who knew Space Science was so yummy? First, Moon Phases with Oreo cookies, and today we completed a Solar System Candy Lab. I saw this over at Pinterest, and thought it was just too cute. Our 4th graders loved it!! This also worked well as a test review of our planets. Tomorrow students will have to write the planets in order from the Sun.
On Wednesday, we will start our last Science Unit for the year — Physical Science. We will spend four quick days on Sound. I am super excited for our lab — stay tuned!! More information to come on Wednesday/Thursday of this week.
For fellow teachers, this is the link to the information about the Solar System lab and the printout. It is located here.
This week in Science we are starting our last chapter (Chapter 18) in Space Science. Our study guide for this chapter are the two pages in the above picture. Our Chapter 18 Quiz will be on Tuesday, April 8. It will consist of 18 questions — 10 from the vocabulary on NB 98, and 8 from listing our planets in order from the sun.
On Wednesday and Thursday in Science this week we are covering our Space Exploration Course of Study objective. Students were given a packet on Tuesday, and they are responsible for coloring it. This packet is due at the end of class on Thursday for a daily work grade.
Below I’ve included the links to two fantastic videos that helped us “see” the strides we have made in Space Exploration.
Big thanks to all the 4th grade parents who donated a pack of oreo cookies to our 4th grade Science room. The students LOVED eating them in the name of Science. I have wound up with several extra packs due to so many parents sending 2 packs. I firmly believe that we have the best students and parents at HES!! I have promised the kids that we will have these one day as a snack — maybe after a Science Test!!
I spotted this fun lab on Pinterest last summer — and I knew that our 4th graders would LOVE it!! I found this moon phase sheet on Teachers Pay Teachers for FREE!! 🙂 TPT is one of my favorite sites to help me find things to use in our Science classroom — fellow teachers you must check it out!! This sheet is located here for anyone interested.
Fun during our Moon Phase Lab!!
1st and 2nd Period classes enjoying our Moon Phase Lab!!
Our Chapter 17 notebooks will be checked on Tuesday, March 18.
Today in class we received our Study Guide for our Chapter 17 Lesson 2 Quiz on Tuesday.
Mrs. Goggans' 4th Grade Scientists 