Eureka Week 1

Eureka Week 1

Introduction to Cells and the Human Body

All living things are made of building blocks called cells! Watch this silly but very informative video from Bill Nye all about cells. Be prepared to share something new you learned from the video in class!

Now that you know what a cell is we can tell what is a living thing or a non-living thing by seeing if it's made of cells, right? Well, unfortunately that can be tricky since you learned that cells are usually microscopic! Instead we have to look for other features of living things like growth, respiration (breathing) and movement to decide if they are alive. Things that aren't alive can sometimes do some of the things on that list so look carefully for signs of life.

With this new knowledge fill out the Living Lab #1: Signs of Life worksheet that will be emailed to your mom and identify living and non-living items around your home. 

Also don't forget to bring your Math Analogy books to class! 

And hooray today you get to cash in your Vanguard bucks!

History/Geography Week 1

History/Geography

Read/Study:

World History

Read or listen to Chapters 30 and 31 in "The Story of the World."

You will earn Vanguard Money for each question that you can answer from these chapters. I'll use the review pages from the activity book.

Identify these flags and draw them in your common place book:(They are in the story of the world book)

      

United States Geography:

Northeast Region-Find out what the State Capital is for each of these states:

Vermont

Massachusetts

New York

Connecticut

Delaware

Maine (Tommy)

Maryland (Alex)

New Hampshire (Lauren)

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island (Anna)

Know/Understand:

Choose one of these States to learn about in more detail and present to us.  You can work on the same state as your siblings, or you can choose different states.  (Let me know what state you choose)

You will have 1-2 minutes to tell us all about your state.  You can present it like a report, or do a slideshow, or make a poster, or draw pictures, or do anything you like to make it how you like it.

You could include things like,

The State Capital,

A picture of the flag,

Statehood (When they became a state, and what number are they?)

The State Motto,

The State Nickname,

An interesting Fact,

A famous landmark,

What is the climate?,

What kind of weather do they have,

What do they grow?,

Show us where it is on a map,

Someone Famous that lived there or still lives there.

If you want to do a little more, you can bring something to share like a food from that state, or some display items if you know someone that has been there, or something that the state is known for doing like making clothes, or plastic, or anything else you can think of.

You will earn vanguard money for being prepared!

Listen to these songs about the united states and start learning them if you want!

States and Capitals

Fifty Nifty United States