The kiddoes are ganging-up on six computers in my classroom, reviewing powerpoint presentations on various aspects of Earth's innerds. Today, they started with everything they need to know about earthquakes. Each group (about four kids, each) shares a single computer to answer worksheets pertaining to that powerpoint. In the meantime, they have a reading assignment from the textbook and answer the questions on the section review page 145.
Social Studies It ain't no Leydon jar, but my lightning game, certainly gave my munchkins an idea of the static electricity Benjamin Franklin sought in his kite-flying experiment. We spent the entire period shocking ourselves. Although the boys strived to show off, little Jolene took shock after shock without even a change in facial expression. Okay, not a heck of a lot of learning went on, but, we had fun and believe it or not, the children understood the basis of Benny's experiment.
Pulizzi Out Sick, Fry Still Out, Antonacci Went Home I was all alone in 6th grade, this afternoon. Thank goodness Mrs. Nemeth has been here for a while and there was a familiar face down the hall. I even miss Mr. Fausnaught, who frequently pokes his head in my room and utters a friendly greeting. A cold, rainy day, inside and out.
Geologic Timelines Wow. Mucho munchkins completed and displayed their 15-foot geologic timelines. Thanks, kids, they look great. Oh, Leah, my question to you about the timeline referred to a 15-foot long strip of paper that hardly had any information for the first four billion years, but the last 100 million years was full of all kinds of neat events that occurred on Earth. The idea was to put into prespective Earth was desolate for so long and then burst forth with events.
Have a great night, folks.
