Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

It's Elemental My Dear 6th Grader

The 6th grade students have been familiarlizing themselves with the elements of the periodic table of elements.  The students organized elements based on atmoic weight and number of valence electrons, and solved some periodic table puns.  

Try your hand at some of the puns the 6S students came up with:

1. Used to protect yourself from the sun. __________, _____

2. You can "dig" for it. ____________ , _____

3. A code. ___________ , _____

4. What they do to a knight. ___________ , _____

5. Awesome song featuring Sia. ___________ , _____

6. Something dentists love to give kids. ___________ , _____

7. Graphite alternative. ___________ , _____

8. First place medal. ___________ , _____

9. First planet. ___________ , _____

10. Poison. ___________ , _____

11. A smart person. ___________ , _____

12. Superman's Home. ___________ , _____

13. Superman's weakness. ___________ , _____

14. President _______ B. Hayes. ___________ , _____

15. Great mathematical genius. ___________ , _____

16. Last planet. ___________ , _____

17. 5 cent coin. ___________ , _____

18. Carbon+______ = Carbon Dioxide. ___________ , _____

19. Bright color. ___________ , _____

20. What pennies are made of. ___________ , _____

21. ________ Music Awards. ___________ , _____

22. Midwestern tradition. ___________ , _____

23. What hit the iceberg. ___________ , _____

24. Found in the land of Oz. ___________ , _____

25. A brother of mine. ___________ , _____

26. What you breathe. ___________ , _____

27. What's in a pool. ___________ , _____

28. What makes your bones strong. ___________ , _____

29. Transportation. ___________ , _____

30. Type of gem. ___________ , _____

 

Stay tuned for the answers!!!

Star Maps and More

With Nature's Classroom around the corner, 5th grade students have been learning about stars and how to use a star map to locate stars in the night sky.  This week students in 5Me experienced the StarLab (5Mc will do this next Friday) as a sneak preview to what they will observe in the very dark night sky of Connecticut.

Here's an example of a star map.  The students received a slightly different version at school.  Ask you child about the proper way to hold a star map!

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What's the Matter?

4th graders have begun talking about matter (anything made of atoms, that has mass and takes up space).  This week we focused on the difference between mass and weight.  If you tell you 4th grader that you want to lose some weight, they might just tell you to go to the moon!

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Baby Pigeon Sighting

Baby pigeons can be hard to find, but Serena in 3M found that one is living underneath her air conditioner.  Pigeons like to roost in areas that are protected from wind and rain, similar to the rock ledges they would choose in nature.   Today she brought a photo to share her story. 

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