5th Grade - Prognosticate which means to predict was the vocabulary word for this group. Their explorer was Earle Dickson who invented the Band-aid because of a clumsy wife. For the warm up activity, students were given photos of 8 items that were magnified and asked to identify each object. Today's affective lesson focused on honesty. In the case of Marco Polo vs. the City-State of Venice the prosecution presented their witnesses to the jury. The final activity was an introduction to an #ICE activity were students will create a way to keep a cup of water cold.
4th Grade - This week's vocabulary word was Overt which means something that is open to view; not secret. Susan B. Anthony actually voted and went to trial because she voted. Her dream was that one day women could vote. A What in the World puzzle was the weekly warm up activity. The social/emotional lesson focused on the ins and outs of a student's personality. In the case of Marco Polo vs. the City State of Venice, the prosecution presented their case. For the final activity, students began researching windmills.
2nd Grade - Today's lesson focused on the idea that being gifted means different things to different people. Sometimes being a gifted student means a lot of pressure to these kids because of the expectations of others.
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