Fun with Gobstoppers
This week we learned important pieces of an experiment write up. We talked about questions, prediction and hypothesis. We practiced writing predictions and good, complete hypotheses. We learned that in order to have a good, complete hypothesis, you need to have 3 important parts: If, then and because. If, states…
Close Reading
On our second day of school, my awesome 6th graders undertook their first reading assignment: close reading! Many of them had experienced it before, but for majority of the students this was their first time working with the text in this way! We read an article about the 'Top 10…
Water Filter Challenge
Last week we did a water filter challenge! Check out what the kids had to say! Which one do you think won?
Jelly beans and dichotomous keys!
Today we worked with classifications and how dichotomous keys help us find where things are located. We started off by working with Jelly Bellies and a key to help us determine the flavors based on the characteristics of each bean. Within the selection there were also a few that didn't…