4th & 5th grades - The science of the Olympic Winter Games!

The Olympic Winter Games run during our February/Mid-winter break. They start on February 12th and go until the closing ceremony on February 28th.

Below are a few videos about how some Olympians compete in their sports.
(for more videos check out the website Science of the Olympic Winter Games)

Choose one of the videos to watch. After you watch it post a comment about what you learned. Is it a sport you might want to try? Does seeing the video make it easier to understand how the athletes do it? Has your idea of the Olympics and the athletes changed since watching the video?

These are a few questions to get you thinking. Pick a video, watch it, and post a comment on your thoughts related to what you saw, heard, and learned...

Acrobatic ski jumping:

Hockey:

The science of Snowboarding:

Figure Skating:

Watch one of the videos here, or feel free to go to the Science of the Olympic Winter Games website to check out some of the others. Make sure to post your thoughts about the video you watched when you are done.

Please respond in full and complete sentences, paragraph form - double check your work before posting your comment. Once you post your comment Mr. Casal will be notified and he will grade and approve your post. Your comment will not appear on the blog until Mr. Casal has read and approved it.

Have a great week off Watch the Olympics and have fun!

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Technology and You

These are 2 questions for both the 4th and 5th grades to answer over the 2009-2010 Winter Recess.

What was the first piece of technology you remember using?

What do you think "technology" will look/be like in 5 years?


Please respond in full and complete sentences, paragraph form - double check your work before posting your comment.


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5th Grade - What is a wiki?

Do you know what a wiki is?

Click on these 2 links and read about them:
http://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki
http://www.oreillynet.com/network/2006/07/07/what-is-a-wiki.html

Answer these 2 questions:
1) If you were to create, or participate in, a wiki, what kind of wiki would it be (what would the topic be)?
2) What was the 1st wiki and when was it created?


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4th Grade - The Science & Technology Fair...

The Fair is in February, I have 2 questions...

1) What is the project you will presenting?
2) Why did you choose this project to create/present at the fair?

If you do not plan to participate in the Fair...

1) Why do you not want to present a project at the fair?




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What would you teach?

3rd Graders,

If you were able to be the teacher for the day what would you teach the class? Why would you teach that thing?

If you could chose one thing to learn one day, taught by either you or someone else, what would that one thing be? Why?




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4th Grade Met game

Today the 4th grade goes to see the New York Met's play the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field!

What are you looking forward to most about this field trip?

What is your first memory of baseball? Is it a baseball game that you went to, or a game you played in the park?

Who is your favorite baseball team and why?



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Your first, and future, experience with technology (4th Grade)

What was the first piece of technology you remember using?

What do you think "technology" will look/be like in 5 years?


(please respond in full and complete sentences - double check your work before posting your comment)


Remember - Comment as "Name/URL" and use your first name and last initial (proper capitalization, no URL)- please respond in full and complete sentences - double check your work before posting your comment.

China

3rd Graders,
I know your China project is over, and we have only watched 1/2 of the China video, but I have a few questions (answer them in full and complete sentences with proper spelling and grammar)....

1) What was the most interesting thing you learned about China?
2) What is 1 thing you would like to learn more about?
3) What 1 part of the video did you enjoy the most, and why?
4) When we finish watching the video, what is the 1 topic you would like me, Mr. Casal, to talk more about?


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Is learning about technology valuable to you?

5th graders,
You have sat in this, or another, computer lab for the better part of 5 years.

You have learned how to word process, make presentations, use the internet for research, and so on.

I have 4 questions, answer them in full and complete sentences with proper spelling and grammar...

Do you think learning about technology, and how to use it properly, is valuable?
Is it an important part of your education?
Should it be part of elementary school education?
What do you think middle school technology education will be like, what do you want it to be like?



Remember - Comment as "Name/URL" and use your first name and last initial (proper capitalization, no URL)- please respond in full and complete sentences - double check your work before posting your comment

Your first, and future, experience with technology

What was the first piece of technology you remember using?

What do you think "technology" will look/be like in 5 years?


(please respond in full and complete sentences - double check your work before posting your comment)