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KinderPals Reflection

5/22/2018

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Reflect on the 7-8 times we worked with our KinderPals this year.
  1. What is the KinderPals Program?
  2. In what ways do you think the program benefits the kindergartners? Try to explain several with support.
  3. Why is the KinderPals program beneficial to 5th graders? Believe it or not, you should be getting something out of the program as well!
  4. What challenges did you experience in KinderPals this year?
  5. What improvements could be made to the program for next year?
  6. Do you think the kindergartners enjoyed the stories from Peekapak? Why do you think that? Do you have any evidence to support your answer?
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Testing Plant Growth

5/14/2018

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Embed your video that explains how a seed germinates.

Reflection questions have not been assigned yet - still working on this lesson. :)
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Plants as Producers

5/3/2018

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Insert your video that shows how plants grow using photosynthesis. This was a skit that you created with several people in your group using props and acting.
Below that, embed your ThingLink image with five tags on it. Each tag was a short video from you explaining how sunlight, water, carbon dioxide and soil help the plant grow. The fifth tag is about how the plant produces oxygen for people to breathe.
Answer the ten Reflection questions at the bottom.
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Players in an Ecosystem

4/23/2018

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Insert a picture of your food chain that you made with Google Draw, MindMup or Bubbl.us.

Insert a picture of your longest food chain from our card game (or another one from the above websites).

Answer the 6 reflection questions.
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Food - Matter & Energy

4/17/2018

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You'll want to get everything from the lesson itself: paulsolarz.weebly.com/ecosystems/lesson-2-food-matter-energy

Answer all three sections of questions below...
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The Constitution of the Kingdom of Dustania

4/16/2018

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Directions:
  1. Change the sharing settings on your Google Doc so the "Public" can "View" your doc.
  2. Insert a screen shot of your Google Doc that has your Preamble, Constitution, and Bill of Rights in it (as explained in class).
  3. Add a link to the screen shot that takes us to your Google Doc.

Answer the following Reflection Questions:
  1. What was the hardest part of writing your preamble? Explain how you overcame that challenge.
  2. What is your favorite part of your preamble? Why is that part powerful and important?
  3. What is the purpose of a preamble in a constitution? What does it do?

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What is an Ecosystem?

4/10/2018

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  1. Embed your video at the top of the blog post that explains what an Ecosystem is.
  2. Complete the following charts using the pictures.
  3. Answer the Reflection/Synthesis questions below.
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Reflection/Synthesis Questions:

Answers:

  1. What kinds of living things (organisms) do you see in both pictures?
  2. What other living things might be here, even if you can't see them in the photos?
  3. Why might living things in these photos interact with each other?
  4. Read the BIG IDEA below. How do these pictures depict an ecosystem?
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21st Century Skills

4/10/2018

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Insert your video explaining how you are good at one behavior from each section of the 21st Century Skills packet (include evidence!).
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Student-Led Conference

4/10/2018

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Insert your WINTER-SPRING TRIMESTER slide show and a photo of you presenting to a parent.
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Money Island and Vault Reflection

4/9/2018

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  1. Create a video that addresses the following questions and actions:
  2. Describe what the Money Island program is and why you think students should learn it in class. Specific Benefits?
  3. Describe what the Vault program is and why you think students should learn it in class. Specific Benefits?
  4. Explain and show some of the important things that you've learned from each game (e.g. interest in a savings account, how credit cards can cost you money, learning to balance assets and liabilities, investing in property, depositing money into a savings account, using a credit card, gaining income from investments to pay bills without needing to earn a paycheck). Don't forget what you learned in Vault!
  5. How do you plan to become a guru and tilt the scales? What is your current strategy?
  6. How will Money Island and Vault make you a stronger student & person?
  7. What was hard for you during these games? Choose a few things. How did you overcome each challenge?
  8. What tips do you have for future students playing Money Island and Vault and what tips would you give kids to become financially responsible in life?

When you become a guru and tilt the scales, take a screen shot of your certificate and put it below your video.
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