Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Step Through the Hole

Tomorrow's science immunity challenge will be Step through the Hole.  Your child has been tasked to find a way to step through an index card given only the 3 x 5 card and a pair of scissors.  Yes, it can be done!
See here for instructions:
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/games/stepthroughhole.html
Or watch the video!

Don't forget that informational nonfiction literature projects are due this Friday!  This project will be assessed using the following tool:

Informational Nonfiction Project
Element
Possible Points
Student Check List
Teacher Assessment
Title/author are given.
5
Project is interesting, creative and relates to the topic
15
Project is neat and made with care.
10
Facts are included.
15
Connections are made: text to text, self and world.
15
Recommendation/Opinion are shared without prompting.
10
The student uses 3-5 sentences to clearly communicate the main idea of the book (summary).
10
The student explained vocabulary relevant to the topic.
10
The project was completed on time.
10
Total
100