In science, the students are continuing to practice their science lab writing skills by doing a variety of ramp experiments. Groups were responsible for writing a testable question, a hypothesis, procedures, results, and a conclusion. The children also did sketches to go along with their writing. This week we learned about variables. Each group chose one variable to change from our original ramp experiment in an effort to get their toy car to travel the farthest possible. Some variables that were changed were the ramp material, height of the ramp, and the size of the car. Students did a nice job of working together collaboratively!
We have started Chapter 7 in math, which focuses on subtracting three-digit numbers with regrouping. This week we will cover lessons 3-5.
The students are continuing their study of characters in reading. They have learned to observe how characters treat other characters in the stories to learn more about their personality traits. Students also did "stop and jots" about what motivates their characters and how they respond to problems. Finally, we took a look at different ways writers use dialogue in stories to let us know which characters are talking.
In writing, the children are continuing to work on their informational books. They completed their introductions and are now working on writing the body of their books in order to teach about their subtopics. Students are adding quick sketches to their drafts that use text features like captions and labels to teach more about their topics.
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