3rd Grade - The word of the day was Rapacious. Rapacious means raptor-like, preying on others. The pilgrim of the day was George Gershwin. As a child, George hated music. He thought hands were for fighting. After meeting a violinist, George became fascinated with music. By the age of 17, he was composing and selling his own songs. At the age of 26 his symphony Rhapsody in Blue was performed by an orchestra. The warm-up activity was Stories with Holes. It didn't take them long to figure out the situation-way to go! The trip to Crystal Pond Woods had students focusing on Divergent Thinking. Students were given an answer and had to come up with the questions. In our Discoveries study, we did an experiment to determine why Abel of Abel's Island did not build a fire in his log shelter. Students were then given some items and some specific criteria to get from one area to another. They had a great time trying to solve this problem.
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. They even had time before lunch to do a second problem. 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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