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Watery Earth Lesson 7: My Water Molecule's Journey

4/30/2015

    At the beginning of the solar system I crashed to the planet known as Earth. I was on the surface as snow and I eventually melted. I was having a lovely time in the nice quiet stream just flowing along. Then I got evaporated up into the sky, I was very lonely but finally enough molecules came up and we started to have a party. We started to condense into a cloud. Then we kept getting more and more molecules and I was starting to know a lot of people. One molecule started talking to me and told me about his first time. Then we got to many people and suddenly I was falling to the ground. I was so high up and I was about to puke! I was coming down as precipitation as rain. I was so scared then I saw a thing down below me. I realized that my friend was right next to me and I asked him what it is. He replied back oh its a dinosaur.
    “A what?” I replied back.
    “A dinosaur,” he told me.
    Then he told me that we are not going to be landing on it. then we landed and we were in a nice little stream. We had gotten accumulated into the nice little stream that we were in Then suddenly we were in a rough section with lots of rocks. We came to the edge of a waterfall and saw an amazing sight. We saw the amazon rain forest and lots of trees and a great big jungle in front of us. Suddenly we were going down the waterfall and we were going super fast. Then we ended in the lake and we got drank by a dinosaur and sweated out.

Watery Earth Lesson 6: Drops of water on Different Surfaces

4/28/2015

Surface

Rocks

Dirt

Sticks

Water

Grass

Prediction

I think that the water will bounce up and go down the rocks.

I think that the water will be absorbed into the dirt.

I think that the water will flow down the curved edges of the stick.

I think the water will bounce up in a splash and come back down.

I think the water will bounce off the grass and settle in the bottom of the cup.

Actual

It bounced to the side and then went to the bottom of the cup.

It got absorbed into the dirt.

It rolled off the side and went to the bottom

The water created ripples in the water that went all around.

It bounced off until it got to the bottom.

Reflection

I was surprised that the water was bouncing to the side rather than up.

I was surprised that the dirt did not go to the bottom.

I was surprised that it actually at the bottom of the cup.

I was surprised that the water did not go straight up but down and to the side with ripples.

I was surprised that it actually got to the bottom and not just got stuck.

Reflection Questions

Which materials surprised you the most? Why?
Which materials do you still wonder about? How do you think water will respond to that material?

1. The material that surprised me the most was water on water because it did not make a big splash.
2. I still wonder about water on glass because I wonder if it will stay still or no.

Science Fair!

4/23/2015

Science Fair Presentation- Draft One

I'm glad that I recorded my presentation on video before the Science Fair because...

It really helped me prepare to speak in front of everybody. It also helped me compare the video.
It helped me know what I was going to say and be comfortable with talking. It also prepared me for talking in front of crowds.
I can compare my first video to my second video. It also helps me see the differences and similarity.

Science Fair Presentation- Improved Version

At the end of the Science Fair, my presentation was much better because...

I had practiced it about one hundred times before. I had also gotten comfortable talking.
I really know what I was talking about so I did not use note cards. It was really cool to not use them.
I was very comfortable talking about my project. I had modified it so it was shorter but with the same things.

Overall, I think that the Science Fair was a valuable experience because...
I definitely made some mistakes along the way, but I learned from them. Here are some examples...
If I were given the chance to do anything differently, I would...

It helped me talk in front of big crowds. Also it helped me learn how to show pride in my work.
I made some mistakes like presenting my poster. also I made some mistakes about explaining things.
I would have explained my project better. It would have really been better if I did a longer presentation that was more interesting.

5th Grade Mentors Day 1

4/10/2015

Describe your experience.
Did your student leave our room felling good about them self? How do you know?
What will you do differently when we meet Mrs. Acre's class?

It was very fun to do this, first we introduced our selves and got some pillows. Then I played the game that's me, that's not me. It took me a little while to get my partner to talk about more advanced things like things that have happened to him in his family life. then we started to draw silly drawings about things in our imagination.
I think that they did leave the room feeling better about them self. I know this because when he came in he was really nervous and he left really happy.
I will try to talk more about the that's me that's not me and try not to focus on just doing a lot of things on that's me that's not me.

Watery Earth Lesson 5: How Geologists Use Water

4/10/2015

Geologists use water for many things, they use it to study the earth, wash off rocks, and much more. When a Geologist looks at the earth and see a system of rocks that hold and transport the water and connects it to rivers, these are natural path ways that transport the water. Geologists study the natural solid and liquid resources on the earth. Hydrology is a form of geology that is about the water on earth.

Watery Earth Lesson 4: How Squids Use Water

4/9/2015

Squid

There are over 300 species of squids all over the world. Unlike humans they are only able to live in water, they can not live on land. They can be found in fresh water and salt water. A squid has gills so it can breath under water. A squid is a huge part of marine life because lots of animals feed on them, so if squids went extinct a lot of other animals would go extinct. Some squids are only 2 feet long and some are over 40 feet long. Squids are excellent swimmers unlike humans who are good swimmers. A squid can go

underwater way longer that a human because it has gills that help it breathe, That makes it also so it is very hard for polar bears to catch. When a squid gets scared it makes an inkblot in the water to cover it's escape. A squid can change colors and blend into the surrounding area because it has lots of chromatopheres, which allow it to change it's skin color. there is one type of squid called flying squid that can glide for up to 100 feet. That is truly amazing because it can fly out of the water and swim in the water!

How Humans and Squids Use Water

Humans

Boiling
Cleaning
Drinking

Both

Shelter
Cleaning
Swiming

Squid

Breathing
Eating
Shelter

1. Why is water considered a "Natural Resource?"
2. How is water essential (required) to our survival and the survival of all living things?

1. It is considered a natural resource because with out us it would still be here. A man made resource is something we created.
2. It is essential because it helps everything in some way stay alive. It also is a home to some animals like fish.

5th Grade Mentors

4/9/2015

Empathy is important.
Be calm.
Just be a mentor don't tell them what to do.
Be kind.
kindness is the real global warming.
Find connections.
You don't have to be sick to get better.
Comparison is the thief of joy.

Questions:

Who's your real-life superhero? Why?
Whose superhero are you? Why?
What's your superpower? Describe it.
How do you use that superpower for good?
What's your Kryptonite? {what weakens you?} Describe it.
How are you going to ensure that the student you work with leaves feeling better about themself?

Answer:
1. My super hero is my parents and my uncle. They push me do do more things and to do better.
2. I think that I am a super hero to my brothers because I am really nice and king to them.
3. My superpower is to make people fell better about themselves. I try to make everyone feel better about themselves.
4. I use it for good by trying to tell people that they are really good at things by telling them that they are not as bad as they think they are.
5. My kryptonite is thinking that I am not that good at things compared to other people.
6. I will find some connections and tell them that they are probably better at a lot of things.

Watery Earth Lesson 3: Natural Resources

4/8/2015

Natural Resources

Diamond

Gold

Man Made Resources

Iphone

Airplane

Milk

Clay

Flash Light

Paper

Dirt

Fire

Screws

Laptop Computer

Write a definition for Man-Made Resources (in your own words) and Natural Resources.
Why is "water" considered a Natural Resource?
List three or more Natural Resources that you use daily.

1. Man made is something that we created and natural is something that would exist with out us.
2. It is considered a natural recourse because i would exist without us.
3. We use water, milk, and gold.

Watery Earth Lesson 2: How We Use Water

4/7/2015

Boiling Water
Boiling Food
Drinking Water
Cleaning Dishes
Toilets
Sinks
Showers
Baths
Washing Machine
Hose to Wash Pets
Transportation
Washing Wounds
Water Balloon fights
Dying Easter Eggs
Water Plants
Electricity
Cooling Off Rockets
Water Guns
Swimming
Fishing
Medicine
Soda
Water Slides

What seem to be the most commons uses of water (list at least three)?
What are the most unusual uses of water (list at least three)?

1. Drinking, Eating, Cleaning were all common.
2. Water Bed, Water Slides, and Blood were all uncommon.

Our Mars Simulation

4/6/2015

1. Write at least one paragraph that describes what happened from start to finish in our Mars Simulation.

At first we started learning about Mars. We looked at a book called If the World Were a Village by David J. Smith. In the book we looked at some of the world's statistics. I am very exited to go to Mars. We did a long process of elimination of which professions we needed on Mars. I was very lucky that I got picked to go to Mars. We then decided what we needed to bring for us and for our professions. For us we had a 50 pound limit to bring. We also decided what to build when we got there. Then we read Mission Mars by Pascal Lee it was very interesting. We then formed committees to solve problems on Mars. My Problem was that our body's gasses would be unbalanced and we would die.Then we started to make money, a national flag, a national anthem, passports, and motto. then we decided what we need to do first when we land. Then we started writing our constitution, in the bill of rights people were allowed to shoot guns at a shooting range but it made the place explode and the tele porter teleported us to kansas a long time ago.