Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Research!

Here are some of the best websites to get your research started. Remember you need a one page report, poster or presentation board, and your project.  Good Luck! I cannot wait to see all your hard work and creativity!

EPA Website: http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/waterkids/kids.cfm

USGS Wesite: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/

PBS Website (lots of experiments) http://pbskids.org/zoom/

Science Resources for kids http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/

Water Science http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/water.html

Science fair project ideas http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/projects/water.html

US Government educational site for kids http://kids.usa.gov/

http://www.kidzone.ws/water/

Science News for kids http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/

Happy Snow Day!

Hopefully this is the LAST one though! A couple of our reading groups have been reading about inventors and inventions. It is a fun and informational book and has inspired us to get making! 

Julianna and Samantha are making a sweatshirt that lights up based on how the wearer is feeling.

Olivia and Paige have been working on edible accessories. 

I can't wait to see what some of the boys come up with! We are going to be working with circuits, batteries, light bulbs, and more! In the mean time while you are home on this snowy day, check out the video below to help you understand how a circuit works!

Disney Bill Nye the Science Guy - Circuits

Fun and Busy Agenda for Next Week!

Come to the book fair!  

March 18 - 21 

Ice Cream Social  Tuesday,  March 19th 5:30 - 7:00 

Grandparent's Breakfast Friday, March 22nd at 9:00 AM

Monday 3/18     - Blue Day

Tuesday 3/19    - Crazy Socks Day

Wednesday 3/20  - Wear Stripes Day

Thursday 3/21   - Drop Everything and Read                                
                  9:00 - 9:30 

Friday 3/22     - Dress as a Character & 
                  bring a Book to Share

Also next week Manchester Waterworks is coming and we will get more information on the Water Fair scheduled for April! We will have two SCA (Americorp)science lessons on Wednesday and Thursday as well! 

O'Zevos Concert

Don't forget to wear green tomorrow for the concert! We're celebrating early this year. I think Mrs. Otero has some fun things planned for you!

UPDATE!

The O'Zevos band entertained us for almost an hour. After that we watched the Irish Jig dance contest. Julianna rocked it! 
What  fun morning! 

FIRST Robotics Team Phoenix

Students getting a close up look at the robot and asking about how it was engineered.

Our class headed to the gym this morning to meet up with First Robotics team Phoenix. Sienna Mayer and a few of her team members talked about their experience building their robot. They competed at the Verizon during February vacation against other FIRST teams.

Samantha, Summer, and Latrell, looking at the controls and computer
that runs the robot.

I am pleased that my students had an opportunity to talk to such excellent role models. Two of them were in fact Hallsville graduates! 

Write a Currently

Here's something fun to do on your Creative Writing Blog or in your Writer's Notebook.  Write about what you are liking and feeling right now. It's fun to write and then look back and read later. Follow the format below. It should say Listening, Loving, Thinking, Wanting, Needing, Love, Like, Hate (you can copy and paste this if you want). Here is my Currently, can't wait to see yours! 

The Most Interesting Part of My Vacation...

The Utimate Ascent First Robotics Competition at the Verizon. I wish I thought ahead of time about taking our class with me! So my goal will be to bring part of the competition to you! Let me start at the beginning though. I was catching up with an old friend who some of you may know, as Mrs. Mayer. She is a the parent of a three Hallsville graduates. She also is a former colleague and worked teaching special education students here at Hallsville. Mrs. Mayer's daughter Sienna and son Jansen, worked with their team to build and program the robot which they used to compete with. Below is an animation of how the competition works.

Sienna and her team won most creative design at the competition. They are coming...WITH their robot to visit us soon. The First Robotic League was found by Manchester's own Dean Kamen. I can't wait to hear more from Sienna and her team! Below are some pictures from her experience.