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Current Unit: Ellis Island Immigration
We have just transitioned into our newest social studies unit.... Ellis Island Immigration. While we unfortunately do not have the funds to take a class trip to visit this historic site, we will be learning about the experience of Ellis Island one step at a time. We are starting by exploring the journey of actually reaching Ellis Island, and will slowly be working our way through the Immigration process that many people had to go through.
To help us tie this into the world we live in today, students will also be exploring the stories and journeys of real life, kid immigrants. This week, we are exploring an immigrant who is 9 years old and from Ukraine.
Today, we explored the idea of being crammed onto a ship with 3,000 other people! We learned it was extremely hard to move around, and even harder if you wanted to stay with your family.
We have just transitioned into our newest social studies unit.... Ellis Island Immigration. While we unfortunately do not have the funds to take a class trip to visit this historic site, we will be learning about the experience of Ellis Island one step at a time. We are starting by exploring the journey of actually reaching Ellis Island, and will slowly be working our way through the Immigration process that many people had to go through.
To help us tie this into the world we live in today, students will also be exploring the stories and journeys of real life, kid immigrants. This week, we are exploring an immigrant who is 9 years old and from Ukraine.
Today, we explored the idea of being crammed onto a ship with 3,000 other people! We learned it was extremely hard to move around, and even harder if you wanted to stay with your family.
Past Units
The Human Body
We're starting the unit by researching "why do biceps bulge". We have discovered these cool little things called tendons and now know that they are the "strings" that connect bones to muscles. Pretty cool! After that, we moved onto learning about the heart and what that thumping sound really is/ how to make it faster and slower. We then transitioned into the eyes, and more importantly, why some eyes don't see as well as others. Apparently, corneas, pupils, and retinas are really important. We will be finishing off this unit by looking into the brain and nerves, with a special guest (Doctor Duncan) coming in for our final experiment.
We're starting the unit by researching "why do biceps bulge". We have discovered these cool little things called tendons and now know that they are the "strings" that connect bones to muscles. Pretty cool! After that, we moved onto learning about the heart and what that thumping sound really is/ how to make it faster and slower. We then transitioned into the eyes, and more importantly, why some eyes don't see as well as others. Apparently, corneas, pupils, and retinas are really important. We will be finishing off this unit by looking into the brain and nerves, with a special guest (Doctor Duncan) coming in for our final experiment.
Social Studies
In our First Peoples studies, we learned about the many different tribes that used to, and still do, exist in the different regions. We discussed the differences between the tribes and how their regional locations may have affected their lives, decisions, and cultures. We mapped the different tribes to have a visual representation of where they all were/ are. To finish things off, we played an exciting game of Jeopardy with the final Jeopardy being to correctly place four random tribes in 30 seconds. It was a blast!
Multi Cultural Night Project
For Multi Cultural Night, the 4th graders adopted the country of Mexico! We are creating fun, engaging, and thoughtful projects that cater to the many different ages that attend this event. Stop by our table to see more!
For Multi Cultural Night, the 4th graders adopted the country of Mexico! We are creating fun, engaging, and thoughtful projects that cater to the many different ages that attend this event. Stop by our table to see more!
Regional Projects
Our Teams
The NortheastCheck back soon for finished projects
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The Southwest
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The West
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The Midwest
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Science Engineering
In a brief science unit, we worked with Helen Ann (from the Hitchcock Center) on how we can create renewable energy. We first learned how gas can spread into our water systems and why gas isn't a great source of energy through a simulation. Then, we worked with solar energy and wind energy to try and create the most energy possible. Students used volt meters to measure how much energy they were producing, and then they tested to see if that was enough energy to power a light bulb and a small motor. Finally, students engineered their own designs by building wind turbines with a partner through a variety of different materials and designs. Each group was able to generate energy! Landforms and more!
In our previous science unit, we worked with types of land forms! More importantly, we simulated real life examples of erosion and talked about how climate change is making types of erosion more common and frequent. We worked with glacial erosion, wind erosion, and water erosion. |