Just two notes about the Science Fair next week..
1) If you want to present your findings to the public please just come up to the library and we will call for attention so that you may make your presentation.
2) If you want to bring something that represents your project you may but make sure it won't spill, stink, or break!

In the 4th grade this  week we are observing our terrariums and writing about the biotic and abiotic factors that are influencing the plant growth.  It is very exciting to see all of the growth since last week. 

The Science Fair is almost here and by the end of  this week all students will know how to design their boards.  We made mock-ups in class so they can bring home those notes as a reminder.  Happy gluing. 

An abstract is a 250 word abbreviated version of your science fair project.  If you are the type of student who wants/needs a challenge please consider adding an abstract to your project.

Science Fair this week is all about the rough draft of the final completed report.
The next due date is Friday, May 4th. On that day you should turn in a rough draft of your COMPLETE report. This includes the title page, table of contents, question, research paper (all ready done), hypothesis, materials and procedures, data/pictures/graphs, analysis, conclusion, bibliography and acknowledgments.

If your experiment is a long term one and it is not done by May 4th just include the data of what you have so far and write what date your project will be completed by.

We are getting close to the end and it will exciting to see everybody's hard work proudly displayed in the library.  I can't wait!

This week in 5th grade we took a closer look at plant cells.  We used microscopes to examine onion skins.  We also diagrammed a typical plant cell. We will soon be learning about photosynthesis and why that is important for humans.

This week in 4th grade we built telegraphs and sent each other secret messages.  We had to overcome some difficulties with a fair amount of problem solving but in the end we learned a lot about electromagnets.  Next week we will start our final unit of the year, Environments.  Look for the parent packet next week.  If you have a good source for pill bugs (roly-pollys) please bring them to school so we can learn about isopods.