The Heat is On!

We had an outstanding day today with our Science on a Cart high school volunteers! We experimented with conduction, convection, and learned about the difference between temperature and heat.

For this reply, please share your observations from today's experiments. Try to include descriptive words, vocabulary terms, and tell us what you enjoyed. Also, if you discovered something you didn't know before, share that with us.

Be sure to include your initials at the end of your reply.

I'm a consumer

This past week we've been talking about economics, consumers, and producers.

For this blog, I'd like you to share a time when you were a consumer. Please include details about the item you purchased or used, the choices you had to make, and how you made your decision.

Please include your initials in your reply.

Descriptive Dinosaurs

Use your knowledge of adjectives and adverbs to create an interesting and detailed sentence about a dinosaur.

• Your sentence needs to include both adjectives (describing the dinosaur and any other noun in the sentence) and adverbs (telling more about the action).
• Your sentence also needs to include a location for the action.

Be sure to include your initials in your reply.

Thank you

Adverbs - how, when, and where

An adverb is a word that describes, or tells about, a verb.

Some adverbs tell how an action happened. For example:
Ms. Canavan said I ran quickly.

Some adverbs tell when an an action happened. For example:
I always like talking with firefighters about their jobs.

Other adverbs tell where an action happened. For example:
I just saw a firefighter outside.

In you reply to this blog, please write three sentences for each type of adverb (how, when, and where). You may use your resources in the classroom to help you (language arts book, dictionary, etc). You may also want to write your sentences in a word document, on an alphasmart, or on paper first.

Be sure to include your initials in your reply. As always, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization need to be correct.

Thank you.

Let's make comparisons

When you are comparing 2 or more things, you will use comparative or superlative adjectives. For this blog post, I would like you to work in your groups to create sentences that compare the rocks we've been studying in Science. Use your science book and other resources to help you.

Here is an example:

Granite is harder than pumice. A diamond is one of the hardest gems.

Your group needs to have at least 5 sentences that use comparative adjectives, and at least 5 sentences that use superlative adjectives.

Be sure to include your initials at the end of your post.

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a wonderful break and is ready to start a new year. We have a lot to accomplish before the end of the school year. Hopefully, you're well rested and eager to get back to work.

New Year's Day is traditionally a time when people set goals or make resolutions for the year. In this reply, I'd like you to share your goals or resolutions. They can be something you want to learn (for example, cursive writing), or something you already know but want to improve (solving 100 multiplication problems in less than 2 minutes). Whatever your goal, by sharing it with us, we can help you achieve it by practicing the skill with you, encouraging you, or showing you tricks to remember something.

In your relpy, you must include:
1. Your goals or resolutions (a specific skill you want to learn or improve upon)
2. How you will measure that goal (take a timed test, demonstrate the skill in some way, etc)
3. Your time frame (when do you think you'll have met your goal, by spring break, the end of school, etc)
4. Your initials

If all 4 elements are included, your reply will be posted.

Thanks,
Ms. Creagh

Figurative Language

Please share some examples of figurative language. Look in your reading books, library books, or other resources. Be sure to include your initials in your post. If you can tell what type of figurative language (imagery, personification, simile, metaphor), please include that as well.

Science on a Cart - Caves

Today we explored percolation and the formation of caves. We studied the different types of soils: sand, topsoil, clay, and pea gravel and how each is affected by water. We learned that some types of soil are better than others for letting water flow.

Please find the answers to these questions and reply to this post. Be sure to include your initials so you receive credit for your answer.

You will receive 5 points for each correct answer.

1. What do we call a person who explores caves?

2. Is a cave a kind of landform?

3. How big is the largest cave in the United States?

4. How big is the largest cave in Georgia?

5. Which state has the most caves?

Blog Challenge

Good News!

The International Blog Challenge has started and we will have an opportunity to contribute, connect, and communicate with students all over the world.

Please click on this link to access Miss Wyatt's blog (the host for the challenges). There are links on the side of the screen for monthly challenges. Students are encouraged to read the challenge and the comments left by other students. You may respond to the challenge or to other students' responses.

There are 2 categories for the competition, Better Bloggers and Better Commenters. Be sure to share with Ms. Creagh and your classmates anything you've learned. Please let Ms. Creagh know if you have a problem accessing the blog or leaving a comment.

This contest will be going on for a while, so make sure you check back frequently.

Thanks,
Ms. Creagh

Olympics

Let the Games begin!

Today we start our first SEM unit for the year - The Olympics. During the next 9 weeks you will have the opportunity to study many different aspects of the Olympic Games (history, athletes, specific events, etc...), and you will be asked to create your own projects to share what you have learned.

For this blog, I would like you to brainstorm with your group to create a list of things you already know and things you want to know. I'll use the list to design our SEM unit (activities, lessons, and project ideas). If you have ideas for projects or activities relating to the Olympic Games, please include those as well.

Create your list in Word before posting to the blog

To help you organize your reply, please use these categories (You can just copy and paste them into the Word document)

What we already know about the Olympics

What we want to know about the Olympics

Activities and Projects we'd like to do during the SEM unit

Questions we have about the SEM unit