Back to School Night

Hi students and parents!

Please join us tomorrow, Tuesday, August 19th, at 7:00PM in the gym for Back to School Night! I look forward to seeing some new and returning faces!

See you then! :)

Computer Lab 8/13

Dear students,

Today in the computer lab you will be independently learning about Photosynthesis as an introduction to our upcoming Science unit. Explore the following websites and be sure that you can successfully describe what the process of both Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration are. You should also be able to describe the parts of the plant that are involved.

Happy Web-Exploring! :)

1)  YouTube Video on Photosynthesis

2) Photosynthesis Animation

3) Photosynthesis for Kids

4) Photosynthesis Animation #2

5) BBC Photosynthesis

6) Photosynthesis for Kids #2

7) Let's Eat! : How Plants Get Their Food

8) Parts Of Photosynthesis

Links:

Photosynthesis

Biology for kids - chloroplast

Buzzle - chloroplast

Prentice hall photosynthesis

Biology for kids photosynthesis

Science for kids photosynthesis

World Almanac for Kids Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis howstuffworks video

Cellular Respiration

Biology for kids - mitochondria

Buzzle - mitochondria

Biology for kids - cell respiration

Video - How stuff works - cellular respiration

Prentice Hall cell respiration 

Encyclopedia cellular respiration

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

Concept map

Buzzle - photosynthesis and cell respiration

Photosynthesis - cell respiration animation

Welcome Back to School!

Welcome Back to School, New Fifth Grade!

I am excited to start our journey together. This will be a year that you will never forget! Don't forget that Monday, August 11th, and Friday, August 15th are both short days!

Come prepared!

See you soon! - Ms. Jordan

Animal Research Project Conclusion Skeleton

CONCLUSION Skeleton (for Animal Research Project)

The ________________ was a great animal to learn about because ____________________________. The research essay has discussed the ____________’s ____________, ______________, _________________, ________________, and _________________. The most interesting thing that I learned about the _____________ is _____________________________________________________. It is important to learn about the _________________ because _____________________________________________________________________.

** If your animal is endangered, mention how your reader can possibly help its survival

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day! We are busy working away at cards we have made especially for you! 

May 6, 2014

Hi students!

Please be sure to continue gathering books and reference materials for your Animal Research Report. We will be working on it during our Language Arts block every day this week & into next. Please use the following website to help you with your citations for the Bibliography in your Report:

http://www.citationmachine.net/

Please only use internet websites that are CREDIBLE & RELIABLE. If you are unsure, do not hesitate to ask me.

Also, please bring in your field trips slips and $11 for our upcoming field trip to the Griffith Park Observatory on May 30th. This will be our final field trip of the year :-(

God Bless!

Prepare for the Science Fair

Websites that have science fair ideas:
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/projects.html
http://chemistry.about.com/od/sciencefairprojects/a/sciproelem.htm
http://www.education.com/science-fair/elementary-school/
http://www.sciencefair-projects.org/
http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/