Monday, December 22, 2014
Friday, December 12, 2014
Cell Ornaments
We recreated plant and animal cells using plastic, clear ornaments.
The Cytoplasm is represented by the plastic wrap,
Nucleus is a large puff ball,
Mytochondria are pipe cleaners bent into "m's",
the Vacuole are puff balls (or one large puff ball)
and if it is a plant cell it is wrapped with pipe cleaners for the cell wall.
These were lots of fun!
The Cytoplasm is represented by the plastic wrap,
Nucleus is a large puff ball,
Mytochondria are pipe cleaners bent into "m's",
the Vacuole are puff balls (or one large puff ball)
and if it is a plant cell it is wrapped with pipe cleaners for the cell wall.
These were lots of fun!
Monday, November 24, 2014
Happy Thanksgiving
Remember this season (& through out the year) how blessed we really are and give thanks!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qiLDMBDPCEY
(Highlight and open link)
Watch this video of how persistence & perseverance can help you overcome obstacles! Never give up!
Friday, November 21, 2014
Baggie Chemistry
We loved making predictions and determining what our mixtures would produce. This hands on activity really helped us to remember that there are 4 evidences to a chemical change: Gas produced (bubbles are formed -- this is our favorite!), Solid produced, Color changes, and Temperature changes.
Friday, November 14, 2014
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Friday, October 3, 2014
Friday, September 26, 2014
Early release & other
Have a great 1/2 day! Go home and read & play. 
Also, the new Hobby Lobby has the clear balls we need for the Cell recreations!! They're only $1.47 each.... You only need one.
Friday, September 12, 2014
Conductor or Insulator
Learning is fun and we are doing both today in Science class! (Not worried about a test in here!)
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Monday, September 8, 2014
Friday, August 29, 2014
Observations with 5 senses
Using a Tootsie Roll & their 5 senses, the 4th and 5th science classes made observations during their candy lab. The students used figurative language to describe their candy, such as: "It feels smooth like a piece of paper" and "It smells as sweet as sugar." Of course their favorite sense was the sense of TASTE!
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
WELCOME BACK
Whew! What an exciting start to the new year! 4th & 5th look different with the arrangement of our 4 block program but we are making some awesome progress. Since Wednesdays are enrichment and assessment days my homeroom practiced the Scientific Method today.
"What's the Chance?" - a probability game you can play at home! Don't forget to state a Hypothesis, collect data, and draw a conclusion....
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Getting ready for Aspire and Camp!!
Aspire dates are:
APRIL 29 & 30
ASA is May 6
Camp McDowell is May 14-16. Send your $35 today!
Monday, March 17, 2014
Friday, March 14, 2014
Cool Science Fact
For those of you looking for information to include in your science project, check this out.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Guess who is on the news??
CBS 42 featured our school garden & Read Across America on the 5 o'clock news, March 4th, 2014!. Of those featured were 2 girls in our class!! Woohoo!!
Saturday, March 1, 2014
GEMS Girls Shine at Exhibition!
Our A/B honor roll girls presented the "Human Body Systems: A Zombie's Guide" at the GEMS Survivor camp this weekend. Their 8' human body models and zombie-fied appearance made quite an impression on the 150+ girls in attendance. (Super proud of our WJ ladies!)
Friday, February 28, 2014
GEMS Zombies!
These scary chicks are headed to the Girls Engaged in Math & Science exhibition. We are showing our human body system models and video of a "Zombie's Guide to the body." Excited! 
Monday, February 24, 2014
Black History Celebration
The WJ Fresh Beat Ensemble will present, "All About Jazz" on Thursday night at 6pm. Don't miss this exciting and relevant program. The Beta Club will be selling cupcakes to help purchase our t-shirts and fund our service projects.
The 5th grade art display will be "We are all the same on the Inside." This is a look inside the Human Body Systems.
See you Thursday!
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Monday, February 10, 2014
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
5th grade Hallway
Our hallway is looking awesome right now! If you've not been to the school (parents), we hope you walk down one morning or be sure and come see our work at the Black History Night open house on 2/27/14.
Human Body System Blvd. -- research towers. The students created poems, fun facts, and drawings about each system then added their data to the towers. Looking great 5th grade!!
Our "Decimal Olympics" competition in progress... We have to compare & order the winners from each home room and finish our word problem competition.
"We are all the same on the inside!" Our human body models not only teach us about the workings of each system but remind us of our sameness at the same time!
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Snow Days
We've missed two essential days this week thanks to the Alabama weather. I can't wait to get started "wide-open" tomorrow! Let's bundle up and get back to business! ;)
Pics from my house
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Model Lungs (using QR codes)
Today the students used their iPads to scan a QR code for instructions on building a model lung using an empty water bottle, balloon, plastic sack, and rubber band. What an awesome learning opportunity! 
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