Student Presentations and Projects
History is a Mystery Waiting to be Solved
A Mystery Being There
to Whidbey Island, WA
We traveled to Whidbey Island for a two day Mystery Being There with Mrs. Anderton and her 4th grade students. We were introduced to the mystery when we arrived at The Compass Rose, a local B&B, and met Mrs. Bronson. Even though we weren't able to solve the mystery but we did learn a lot about the history of Coupeville and its earliest settlers. Please watch the slideshow and view the student presentations so that you see what happened on our Mystery Being There!
Thank you to Mrs. Anderton for inviting us!
Thank you to Mrs. Anderton for inviting us!
By Thomas & Rex |
By Willa & Brendon |
By Graham & Joseph |
By Rachel & Silas |
By Samantha and Zara |
By Kameron and Karina |
By Kaydence |
Learning to Write a Haiku
We read an article called, Seattle Scientist Crafts Haiku and Artwork about Climate Change, that was published by Seattle Times. The article is about a Seattle ocean scientist, Gregory Johnson, who helped write one of the chapters in the United Nation's latest report on climate change.
The report is 2,200 pages long so Mr. Johnson decided to simplify the report down to its most important 19 points. He did this by writing poems in the Japanese art form of haiku. Then he added his own watercolor paintings and turned it into a booklet.
Mr. Johnson never intended anyone except family and friends to see the finished product. But they urged him to let the public see it. So he did. The Seattle environment group, Sightline, posted the booklet on its website and within two weeks, the post had received nearly 40,000 hits!
After reading the article, we watched the following video of Mr. Johnsons haikus. We also discussed what possible point he was trying to convey in each of them. Finally, we decided that we would write our own haikus about what we've been learning regarding recycling and the world that we live in! We used a haiku template created by a website called, www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/haiku/
We hope you enjoy reading our haikus!
The report is 2,200 pages long so Mr. Johnson decided to simplify the report down to its most important 19 points. He did this by writing poems in the Japanese art form of haiku. Then he added his own watercolor paintings and turned it into a booklet.
Mr. Johnson never intended anyone except family and friends to see the finished product. But they urged him to let the public see it. So he did. The Seattle environment group, Sightline, posted the booklet on its website and within two weeks, the post had received nearly 40,000 hits!
After reading the article, we watched the following video of Mr. Johnsons haikus. We also discussed what possible point he was trying to convey in each of them. Finally, we decided that we would write our own haikus about what we've been learning regarding recycling and the world that we live in! We used a haiku template created by a website called, www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/haiku/
We hope you enjoy reading our haikus!
Haiku Template
by readwritethink
Junk and Animals
by Karina
Help the Earth
by Samantha
Save the Earth
by Silas
We Will Help
By Samantha
Recycle
by Kameron
The Glaciers are Melting
by Brendon
Help the Earth
by Thomas
Help your Earth
by Zara
What's Good About Trees
by Rachel
Help the Earth
by Willa
When Garbage Goes to the Landfill
by Joseph
Taking Care of Mother Earth
by Mrs. Devora
Ice is Melting
by Rex
The Four R's
by Karina and Samantha
Recycling
by Brendon
Space Junk
by Kaydence
Save the World Now
by Graham
Hour of Code
with Khan Academy
How to Eat Fried Worms
by Thomas Rockwell
Student Reenactments of our Favorite Chapters
Created Using our New Green Screen Kit
We finished our first Novel Study! While reading the book, we focused on developing our comprehension skills and strategies and vocabulary development.
After reading the book, we watched the Playhouse video version of How to Eat Fried Worms. We had a comparison discussion about the differences between the book and the video. Then, to wrap it all up, we decided to choose our favorite chapter of the book and reenact it without props!
We hope you enjoy our short reenactments!
After reading the book, we watched the Playhouse video version of How to Eat Fried Worms. We had a comparison discussion about the differences between the book and the video. Then, to wrap it all up, we decided to choose our favorite chapter of the book and reenact it without props!
We hope you enjoy our short reenactments!
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Worm Composting and Recycling
We welcomed back representatives from Waste Management! They presented our class with an in-depth workshop on how we manage our waste in the United States. We learned about how long it takes for materials to decompose. We learned about decomposers in nature and created our very own Worm Composting Bin for the classroom.
Students took their knowledge gained from the workshop and their independent research and created presentations using Google Slides, Wevideo and iMovie. We hope you enjoy our informational presentations!
Students took their knowledge gained from the workshop and their independent research and created presentations using Google Slides, Wevideo and iMovie. We hope you enjoy our informational presentations!
How We Made Our Worm Bin
Created by Zara
Using Google Slides and Screencastify
How to Make a Worm Compost Bin
Created by Rachel
Using Google Slides and Screencastify
How to Make a Vermicompost Bin
Created by Graham
Using Google Slides and Screencastify
How to Make a Worm Bin
Created by Joseph
Using Google Slides and Screencastify
How to Make a Worm Compost Bin
Created by Samantha
Using Google Slides and Screencastify
How to Make a Worm Compost Bin
Created by Silas
Using Google Slides and Screencastify
Recycling
Created by Willa
Using Google Slides and Screencastify
Red Worm Wigglers
Created by Rex
Using Wevideo
Our Class Worm Bin and How to Make It
Created by Kameron
Using Google Slides and Screencastify
How to Make a Worm Compost Bin
Created by Thomas
using iMovie
How to Make a Worm Bin
Created by Brendon
using Wevideo
Idiom Presentations
We've been learning about different types of figurative language and how their usage can make writing more expressive and creative. We also discussed how confusing idioms can be for people who are learning how to speak English. Students created an idiom presentation, sharing common idioms and their meanings. We hope you enjoy them!
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Northwest Animal Research
We were fortunate enough to have an informative workshop by The Waste Management team called, Habitat Connections. We learned about the following animals that live in the Northwest and about how our use of natural resources can affect the animals and/or their habitats:
Students partnered up and researched more information on one of the six animals. They researched physical description, habitat, diet, other interesting facts and natural resources we use that may affect their animal. They created a slide presentation, edited/revised their work, requested peer feedback before finally, turning it into the presentation you can watch below!
We hope you enjoy all of their hard work.
- Orca
- Salmon
- Green Darner Dragonfly
- Bald Eagle
- Mountain Goat
- Western Fence Lizard
Students partnered up and researched more information on one of the six animals. They researched physical description, habitat, diet, other interesting facts and natural resources we use that may affect their animal. They created a slide presentation, edited/revised their work, requested peer feedback before finally, turning it into the presentation you can watch below!
We hope you enjoy all of their hard work.