1. We have been given the opportunity to test out a Mimio (interactive white board). This has been very exciting for the students! They love interacting with it, and seeing all that it can do. Below you can see a couple pictures of students recreating a map of the major Empires involved in European Trade.
2. We have started our new Science unit on Physical and Chemical Changes in Matter. The students have been studying the properties and characteristics of different substances, and today, we were able to work on a project that combined what we are learning in science, with art, and also a team building exercise. We completed a sharpie tie dye project, which demonstrated an irreversible physical change. We discussed the properties and characteristics of all the materials involved, and then we mixed them together! The results were amazing!
As a class, we are working on being a team, and what that means. I am putting a huge emphasis on cheering each other on, as opposed to choosing to gossip, leaving others out, and being hurtful. We are together for a long time, so we want to make sure every student has a place in our "team". As such, our t-shirts have become our "jerseys" to represent what we have learned about being part of a team.
3. Another activity we learned was Gizmos. This is an interactive tool for Math and Science. It provides a chance for the students to manipulate objects on their computers to practice different skills. This week we worked on transformations (slide, flip, and rotate).
