Monday, April 11, 2011

4th Grade - I was away from school Monday, but a wonderful lady was with the students. From the note I received everything went well and the lesson plans were followed. Here is what students learned: The word of the day was Transpire. Transpire means to happen; to become known and sounds like Vampire. John Glenn was the pilgrim of the day. In 1962, John Glenn made the first man made orbit of the earth from space. He went into space again at the age of 78. Quizzles were the warm up puzzle for the day. For more puzzles like the one we did today, go to http://www.puzzles.com/projects/AllLogicProblems.html. Logic puzzles are also a great test practice skill. They teach students to look for problems, search clues, put clues together and draw a conclusion. The Exploration lesson had students completing an experiment to understand Tectonic plates. Students completed the afternoon by researching information from the final clue sent by the CSI team. When we return to Enrichment after testing, students should be able to locate their missing family.