Science/Social Studies

Here's what's happening in Science and Social Studies!

Science

August

Scientific Method

BrainPopJr. Lesson: Scientific Method

Experiment: Water drops on a penny (cohesion)

September

Scientific Method

Technology: Science Bob and United Streaming videos

Book: "A Drop of Water" by Walter Wick

Experiment: Floating paperclip (surface tension)

Food Chain

BrainPopJr. Lesson: Food Chain

Story: "The Fish That Goes Fishing"

October
Scientific Method
Experiment: The Disappearing Egg - soaking an egg in water and vinegar

Fire Safety
Technology: Facts on Fire video (United Streaming)
BrainPopJr. Lesson: Fire Safety

Halloween Science
Videos: Magic School Bus: Bats, Spiders, & Haunted House (sound)
Activities: Bat facts paragraph, Spider facts spiders

November
Migration 
BrainPopJr.: Migration
Research: Bird Migration - http://idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/season11/bird_migration/facts.cfm

Turkeys
Research: Turkey facts

December
Magnetism
Novel Study: "Magic School Bus: Amazing Magnetism"
Experiments: testing magnetism around the room, creating a temporary magnet, north and south poles on magnets, finding the magnetic field

January
Germs
Novel Study: "Magic School Bus: The Giant Germ"
Videos: "Magic School Bus: In a Pickle", United Streaming video clips

March
Butterflies
BrainPopJr.: Butterflies
Activities: Butterfly life cycle booklet, Butterflies and Moths reading comprehension

April
Weather
Novel Study: "Magic School Bus: Twister Trouble"
Activities: Research a type of wild weather, write a report, create a poster, present findings

Earth Day
BrainPopJr.: Earth
Activities: layers of the earth booklet, layers of earth story

Social Studies

August

Internet Safety

Netsmartz training and activities

BrainPopJr. Lesson: Internet Safety

September

Communities

BrainPopJr. Lesson: Rural, Suburban, and Urban Communities

Technology: Google Earth, United Streaming video on communities

Projects: characteristics of each type of community, school community essay, school community project (Kindergarten buddies)

Johnny Appleseed
BrainPopJr. Lesson: Johnny Appleseed
Book: "Johnny Appleseed" by Steven Kellogg
Activities: Johnny Appleseed sequencing, Johnny Appleseed facts

October
Christopher Columbus
BrainPopJr. Lesson: Christopher Columbus
Activities: Christopher Columbus biography packet

Halloween
BrainPopJr. Lesson: Halloween

November
Veteran's Day
Story & Questions: Veterans Day

Thanksgiving
BrainPopJr. Lesson: Thanksgiving
Activities: Thankful turkeys, G & W grocery ad

December
Winter Holidays

January
Martin Luther King, Jr.
BrainPopJr. Lesson: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Activities: timelines, reading passages and questions

February
Winter Olympics
Activities: research Olympics, events, and athletes; write an essay over a Winter Olympic event and a biography over an athlete. Track athletes and events.

Presidents' Day
Venn diagram

March
Iditarod
Activities: musher profiles, daily logs

April
Earth Day
BrainPopJr.: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Activities: Earth Day story & questions, essay about how we can help the earth 

Community Projects

Buddy Time

Each 3rd grader is assigned to a Kindergartner. We meet with our buddies each month on Fridays to read stories, practice sight words, draw a picture, make crafts, play games, etc.

School Cleanup
We picked up trash from the front of the school and planted rose bushes and tulips!

Season of Giving Project
In the month of December we are collecting personal hygiene items to donate to the local health department.