4th Grade - The word of the day was Expunge. Expunge means to remove; to delete; to erase and sounds like sponge. The pilgrim of the day was Roberto Clemente. Not only was Roberto Clemente a great baseball player, he was a humanitarian as well. After an earthquake in Managua, Nicaragua, Roberto went to take relief supplies to the victims. Unfortunately, shortly after take-off his plane crashed. The Baseball Writers of America elected him to the Baseball Hall of Fame waiving the 5 year retirement requirement. The warm-up activity was Stories with Holes which the students figured out pretty quickly. The affective lesson was spent talking about internal security systems that people put in place when they feel threatened or in danger. For the SOS project, students watched an experiment that demonstrated cold water is denser than warm water. The Exploration lesson had students design a creature they would like to build for the cooperative creature project.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Avert. Avert means to ward off; to turn away, to keep from happening and sounds like Hurt. The pilgrim of the day was Ada Lovelace. Ada's father was the famous poet Lord Byron, but her mother wanted Ada to learn math and science. Ada loved these subjects. As an adult she met a man named Mr. Babbage who had an idea for a calculating engine. Ada wrote up a plan for how the idea could work. Thus in 1843 a woman designed the first computer program. The students also quickly figured out the Stories with Holes problem. What a way to use those problem solving techniques, kids! The affective lesson had students focusing on their different roles and then thinking about the different attributes it takes to do that role. Students developed a calendar and goals to complete the ExploraVision project. They then spent some time researching history and current technology of the project they want to design. We ended the day with an experiment about water density for the SOS study.
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