Wednesday February 3, 2016

This morning we began with learning to make wet slides in science.

Ask your child how to make a wet slide, what kind of things work best in a wet slide, and what they observed today.

In math we reviewed finding parts of wholes, and then took Module 4, Topic C quiz.

As our day progressed, we gained two new Greek and Latin roots.

tract- pull

struct- build

After, research for environmental issue essays continued.  Tomorrow will most likely be our last day of research before we begin organizing our research and essays.  Below is a list of resources I have provided to the students based on their topics:

Ozone Depletion

http://eschooltoday.com/ozone-depletion/ozone-information-for-children.html

http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyNET.exe/00000M4C.txt?ZyActionD=ZyDocument&Client=EPA&Index=1995%20Thru%201999&Docs=&Query=&Time=&EndTime=&SearchMethod=1&TocRestrict=n&Toc=&TocEntry=&QField=&QFieldYear=&QFieldMonth=&QFieldDay=&UseQField=&IntQFieldOp=0&ExtQFieldOp=0&XmlQuery=&File=D%3A%5CZYFILES%5CINDEX%20DATA%5C95THRU99%5CTXT%5C00000013%5C00000M4C.txt&User=ANONYMOUS&Password=anonymous&SortMethod=h%7C-&MaximumDocuments=1&FuzzyDegree=0&ImageQuality=r75g8/r75g8/x150y150g16/i425&Display=p%7Cf&DefSeekPage=x&SearchBack=ZyActionL&Back=ZyActionS&BackDesc=Results%20page&MaximumPages=1&ZyEntry=1&SeekPage=x

http://ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov/facts/SH.html

Landfills

http://environmentvictoria.org.au/content/problem-landfill

http://www.wegreen-usa.org/landfill-problems.html

http://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/Environmental_Problems:_Landfills

Poaching

http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/poaching/?referrer=https://www.google.com/

http://www.awf.org/campaigns/poaching-infographic/

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/the-devastating-effects-of-wildlife-poaching/

Marine Life Dying Off

http://www.inquisitr.com/2302738/massive-die-off-of-ocean-animals-turning-pacific-ocean-into-desert-go-see-them-now-before-theyre-extinct/

http://thankyouocean.org/threats/marine-life-decline/

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/ocean_plastics/

Acid Rain

http://www3.epa.gov/acidrain/education/site_students/whyharmful.html

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/acid-rain-overview/

http://chemistry.elmhurst.edu/vchembook/197acidrainsoln.html

Forest Fires

http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/research/fire/fire-effects.shtml

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/wildfires/

http://greenconduct.com/blog/2013/07/25/the-environmental-consequences-of-forest-fires/

Overpopulation

http://planetsave.com/2012/05/27/over-population-the-most-serious-environmental-problem-for-science/

http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-effects-solutions-of-overpopulation.php

http://www.everythingconnects.org/overpopulation-effects.html

Nuclear Powerplant Problems

http://www.real-world-physics-problems.com/nuclear-energy-for-kids.html

http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/nuclear/problems

http://education.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/nuclear-energy/

Air Pollution

http://www3.epa.gov/airquality/peg_caa/concern.html

http://eschooltoday.com/pollution/air-pollution/air-pollution-facts.html

http://www.clean-air-kids.org.uk/airquality.html

Bottled Water

http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/live-healthy/tap-water-vs-bottled-water

http://www.riverkeeper.org/campaigns/tapwater/bottle-water/

https://thewaterproject.org/bottled_water_wasteful

Medical Waste

https://noharm-asia.org/content/asia/medical-waste-know-issue

https://ohsonline.com/articles/2010/04/01/medical-waste-disposal.aspx

http://www3.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/industrial/medical/mwfaqs.htm

To end the day, we focused on Key Ideas and Details in informational reading passages.  This has been a major area of concern for the year, so the next few days in reading will focus on this topic.  Bumper Cars were the topic discussed and dissected in the readings.

Homework

Math- REFLEX or Khan

RELA- Read 30; KidBiz due Friday (Air Wyoming); G&L Roots due 2/11; Finish Bumper Cars

Other- Planner signed