August 12-16

Monday, August 12   (Gold Day)
1. Last week the groups worked together to make the equipment needed in our investigation of pendulums. (i.e. the pendulums with string paper clips and a penny) A one penny mass is fastened with a paper clip to the end of a 35 cm. string. - Today, groups with begin experimenting to see how many cycles their pendulums will make in 15 seconds. Results will be recorded in their science journals.
2. Students will use science journals to reflect on today's activity and to speculate on variables that might change the pendulum's cycles over a 15 second time span.
3. Review of mid-western states and capitals for tomorrow's test.
4. Homework: Study for states and capitals test.

Tuesday, August 13   (Blue Day)
1. States and capitals review game.
2. States and capitals test
3. Cool-Science Experiment
4. No homework

Wednesday, August 14  (Gold Day)
Signed assignment books and behavior cards are due today.
1. Today in science students will make hypotheses on how changing the length of the string or the amount of mass will affect the pendulum's cycles and then test their hypotheses by changing those variables. Results will be recorded in their science journals.
2.  No homework

Thursday, August 15   (Blue Day)
1. USA Weekly Social Studies Paper #1 - Cartography, Continents, Oceans, Latitude and Longitude
2. Worksheet on finding information in the paper. (Due tomorrow)
3. Homework: Any worksheet questions not finished in class

Friday, August 16   (Gold Day)
Today is picture day! Fifth grade pictures are scheduled first in the day.
1. Data collected on the pendulum experiments this week will be reported on line graphs. Students will learn to make predictions on future outcomes with graphed data.
2.. Map game if time permits.
3. No homework