Monday, April 21, 2014

Colonial America Travel Brochure

The time is 1735 and you are in London England.  A population explosion in England has left little available space throughout the country.   There is plenty of room in the 13 American colonies, but with little information available, people are hesitant to move there.  The King has asked YOU to create an advertisement of some sort about your colony, in hopes of attracting more people to move there. 

Use the following websites and your USA Weekly Newspapers to help to gather information about your colony.

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/13colonies2.htm

http://www.chlive.org/kkaplan/13_colonies.htm

http://mrnussbaum.com/13colonies/13profiles/

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

HEAT- BACKGROUND FACT HUNT



Heat- Background Fact Hunt
 

 In the novel Heat, the main character, Michael, lives in the Bronx, New York and dreams of playing in the Little League World Series. He idolizes the fictional Yankee star, El Grande. Alone, Michael and his brother Carlos, face many struggles together beyond the baseball field. 
Using the following websites, discover more about the setting of Heat and the background of Michael's life.

Little League Baseball


Yankees

Bronx New York





Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Root Attack!

Use the link below to explore the origin of your word's root. Then use the page to help you find more related words that can be formed from your root word.

https://www.learnthat.org/pages/view/roots.html

After you have filled out the Root Attack organizer, use the information to create your vocabulary poster. 

Monday, February 24, 2014

WONDEROPOLIS- SCIENCE ACTIVITY

Visit the website Wonderopolis by clicking the link below.  Once there, listen to the article by clicking on the play button.  Once you have listened to the article, come to me for the next part of your assignment.  The second part of the assignment involves you creating a brochure about the article.  Each member of your group will create his/her own brochure and then together your group will present the information from the article to the classroom.

What is a Sonic Boom?

How Loud is Too Loud?

What Makes Sound Louder?

Do Bats Need Maps?

How Can a Voice Break Glass?

Do You Sing in the Shower?

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

NEWS ELA

Newsela is free for students to explore a world of nonfiction and test their comprehension. Updated daily with real-world news from major publications, students can participate in conversation about the most urgent topics of our time, all while becoming stronger readers.

Click the link below to find out what articles have been assigned to you to read.

https://www.newsela.com/

Friday, February 14, 2014

Can fortune cookies predict the future?



Learn more about fortune cookies and complete the organizer using the link below.

http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/can-fortune-cookies-predict-the-future/