Week of February 4, 2019

In English, students finished up their storefront and sold their bracelets to grades Kindergarten, First, and Second. Beforehand, these classes were given the groups' print advertisements and commercials.

 

 

In Social Studies, students began to add landmarks to their city, such a statue, to serve as the focal point.

Week of January 28, 2019

In English, students began working on their storefronts, which had to be creative and inviting.

 

 






In Social Studies, students worked on their model city's infrastructure, such as major roads.

                                      


In Science, students did an experiment involving the rate of heat transfer. Students had cups consisting of three different types of materials: steel, paper, and glass. There was a cup with cool water and a cup with warm water for each material type. Students took the room temperature and the initial water temperature of each cup. Every five minutes, students recorded the temperature of each cup. Then, students graphed and analyzed their results. Lastly, they wrote a conclusion regarding which material was a conductor or insulator based on the rate of heat transfer.

Week of January 21, 2019

In English, students continued to work on their projects. They spent time working on the presentational devices that they planned to use within their advertisements.

In Science, students learned about the three different types of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation. They watched how popcorn is made using these three types of transfer: in a microwave, in a oil, and in a popcorn machine. Then, students conducted a mini experiment where they were given two cubes of ice and used various methods, based upon what they learned about heat transfer, to determine which method would melt the ice fastest.

In Social Studies, students continued to work on their model city.