Monday, November 22, 2010

4th Grade - The word of the day was Aghast. Aghast means shocked; frightened; terrified; taken back and sounds like Ghost. The pilgrim of the day was John Muir. John Muir was instrumental in founding our National Park system. The students finally figured out the mystery object from last week. It was a miner's birdcage. Before electricity, miners would send canaries into the mines to check for poisonous gases. If the birds came out alive, the mine was safe to go into for work. We also worked a puzzle called "What in the World." These are close up views of items with a clue. By reading the clue and looking at the picture, students are to determine each item. We then read information about Amelia Earhart and wrote a newspaper article about what we think happened to her.