Today is Monday!
image from Monodomo
Today is an "A" day, so let's say a big "Hello" to the students in the following classes:
Ms. Wilcox 3rd grade, Ms. Shaw's 5th grade, Ms.Sicht's Kindergarten, Ms. Snyder's 1st grade, and Mr. Smith's 2nd grade!
Fun Fact:
Spider silk is created by spiders in liquid form in the glands in their abdomen. To make it a solid strand, they use their legs to pull the silk out, or they attach the silk to a surface and start walking to pull it out. Spider silk is a very strong fiber, and it is very elastic. Human engineers look at spider silk and see a fiber that could potentially make a fabric that is strong, elastic, and lightweight. We are learning from the spider! (Information about spider silk was found on the Blue Sky Science website)
Putting It Together:
Last Tuesday we wrapped up our study of evaluating websites and sources using RADCAB. At https://www.radcab.com , you can find a great rubric under RADCAB Materials Pitstop that will help you use RADCAB assessments. The Tuesday post also promised:
Next, it is time to share our research!
We are going to examine Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides as ways to share information that you have learned about a subject. Both of these presentation models are available to you as a CPS student.
First, however, let's take a look at the information you have learned from your research. Thanks to RADCAB skills, you can trust that the information you have found is true and up to date. Now you will want to create a brief outline to sum up what you know. Here is my example:
Chandra X-ray Space Observatory
Hmm . . . Doritos and chocolate pie for me *wink*
That is all for today. See you tomorrow.
I miss you!
First, however, let's take a look at the information you have learned from your research. Thanks to RADCAB skills, you can trust that the information you have found is true and up to date. Now you will want to create a brief outline to sum up what you know. Here is my example:
Chandra X-ray Space Observatory
Thesis: The Chandra X-ray Space Observatory is a vital part of space
exploration.
I: Introduction
II: What is the Chandra X-ray Space Observatory?
A. It is a telescope designed to detect X-ray emissions from hot
regions of the universe
1. exploded stars
2. clusters of galaxies
3. matter around black holes
B. It orbits above our atmosphere
1. holds an altitude at 86,500 miles above earth
2. hosted by the Smithsonian's Astrophysical Observatory
in Cambridge, MA
III: What does the Chandra X-ray Space Observatory do?
A. it analyzes and makes images or spectra of the cosmic x-ray
source
1. Chandra carries four sensitive mirrors nested inside
each other.
2. energetic x-rays strike the insides of the hollow
shells and are focused onto electronic detectors
at the end of an optical bench.
IV : What has the Chandra X-ray Space Observatory discovered?
A. glowing remains of exploded stars and the
dispersal of elements
B. the region around the black hole in the center of
Milky Way and other black holes across the Universe
C. traced the separation of dark matter from normal
matter in the collision of galaxies.
Conclusion: The Chandra X-ray Space Observatory is an important
component of space exploration because it continually
discovers new science about our high energy universe.
Creating an outline will help you make a presentation that is concise and easy to understand. You can go to BrainPop in your CPS portal and watch the video "Outlines" for more information on how to create an outline for your research information. Another good video on BrainPop is "Fact and Opinion" which will help you sort opinions from facts!
Kindergarten and First Grade: We would use Microsoft Office to create a Word document with an image of the topic we are researching if we were in class together. I can show you how to do that, but first we should create a paragraph using the facts we learned from our research. You can go to BrainPopJr in your CPS portal and click on the Writing tab. Watch the video "Writing a Paragraph", and we'll use that information tomorrow to create a paragraph.
Did you know?
Today is National Eat What You Want Day!Hmm . . . Doritos and chocolate pie for me *wink*
That is all for today. See you tomorrow.
I miss you!
