This morning each group had their spelling test. Ms. Binks will mark and return them by the end of the week. We will be getting new spelling words on Wednesday and have our final test before the winter break next week. Mrs. Ball also reviewed the parts of a pictograph and bar graph and had us create a bar graph using data about paint colours Ms. Binks should use. We will be having a review test on pictographs and bar graphs tomorrow. Please make sure you review this tonight!
Here are a few websites you can use:
Make Your Own Pictograph
Interpret Bar Graphs
Create Your Own Bar Graph
Interpret Pictographs
Create Your Own Pictograph
This morning we started talking about environment and climate.
Environment is the kind of land and climate a place has. Some examples of environment are mountains, deserts and forests.
Climate is the weather a place has over many years. Some examples of climate are hot, cold, dry and rainy.
We talked about how the environment and climate shape the quality of life for people who live in or near it. We started discussing how humans adapt to their environment and climate. We had to imagine if Ms. Binks dropped us off in the middle of nowhere (how mean of her!) what we would need to do to survive. A lot of our ideas involved building/finding/creating shelter to either stay warm and dry or cool and shaded, finding food sources and changing our clothes to match the weather. Tomorrow we will discuss how humans have changed their environments and the problems that can lead to.
Today we went through the last few tests we had performed to try and find the missing rock/mineral from Ms. Binks's collection. We discovered that Ms. Binks could not scratch it with her fingernail or a coin so it must have been a hard rock/mineral. We asked if she ever dropped it into vinegar to see if it fizzed. Ms. Binks told us that one time when she was cooking she dropped the rock into a bowl of vinegar and nothing happened. Finally we asked her if she remembered if the rock/mineral was magnetic. She remembered that it stuck to the magnet in her purse clasp when she was bringing it to school. Once we heard that final clue we were able to narrow down what rock was missing and it was.......
Magnetite!!!
Mrs. Ball can now replace this rock for Ms. Binks!
This afternoon we reviewed the three different types of rocks: igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary. We watched a video on the rock cycle that went through different traits of all the rocks. Afterwards we brainstormed how we may identify each type of rock. Some of our ideas were:
Sedimentary: look for smaller rocks inside, possibly layers
Igneous: bubbles or smooth, might be all the same colour
Metamorphic: different rocks but more smushed together
We also watched a video clip on what makes up a crystal. We learned that crystals are made up of molecules in a repeating pattern and can be formed in different shapes.
In groups, we worked through identifying whether 5 rocks were either sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic or crystals. We looked at the rocks and used the properties of colour, lustre and texture to help us classify them.
Reminders:
- Our Christmas concert is this Thursday December 8 at 6:30pm. The doors open at 6:00
- Fun lunch is on December 8
- Last day of classes for winter break is December 16
- If you were unable to come to conferences please email or call Ms. Binks to set up an appointment
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