Ledesma Science Fair!!!

I hope you are as excited about the Ledesma Science Fair as I am.  Our class will be participating in the science fair, which will occur in April.  We will be using the month of March to work on our projects.  Please check out Teacherp's science fair directions and refer back to them as you work on your project.  If you have an idea that is not an experiment or demonstration, please talk to me about what you want to do.

Your first assignment related to your project is to figure out and write about what you will do your project on.  What will your experiment or demonstration be?  How will you make it work?  What materials will you need?  Please post this information on Kidblog.

Do you need ideas for a science fair project?  Try these links:
https://kids.usa.gov/science/science-fair-projects/index.shtml
http://www.education.com/science-fair/
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/projects.html
http://www.parenting.com/gallery/easy-science-fair-projects-kids

Fractions as Division Problems

Try a few of these problems from Math Antics.


Try a few problems from Common Core Sheets.

Weather Project -- Post #1

We will be blending language arts and science in the next few weeks of school.  As a culminating event we will create and present a project about weather.

Here is our driving question for this project:
How does weather affect the lives of human populations throughout the world?

Watch this video as an introduction to this topic:

Math Review -- February Break

Don't forget about your math practice over this break.  You can use the math tag on this website, or any of the other options on your homework list.  Here are a few suggestions:
Front Row
Xtra Math
Khan Academy
Illustrative Mathematics

Webquest -- Declaration of Independence

Watch the video above and then try out your webquest.  Use the links on this page to answer the questions on your paper.

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Extra Credit:
If you finish early, research Patrick Henry and write a paragraph on Kidblog about how he had an influence on the American Revolution.
Liberty Kids -- Patrick Henry
Social Studies for Kids -- Patrick Henry
Biography -- Patrick Henry
"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" (primary source)

Fractions Review

Subtracting fractions with unlike denominators: word problem: To find the answer to this word problem, we'll have to convert the mixed numbers into improper fractions first.

Use Khan Academy's website to review adding and subtracting fractions.

Water Cycle Music Videos -- Which one do you think is better?

Which video is more educational?  Which is more interesting?  Cast your vote in the comments section of this post.