Fourth Nine Weeks: You have the opportunity to do ALL of these to improve your grade! All extra credit is due on or before May 9, 2008
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Science:
1. The machines we use every day help to make our work easier. Your project will be to invent and build a simple machine that can be used in one of the following places:
garden/farm
kitchen/restaurant
office/school
garage
on a boat
~Visit each of these Web Sites to learn about simple machines and to get ideas for
your project.
~http://www.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html Here you will find the names and descriptions of different types of simple machines. This website explains how each machine works.
~http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html Explore this site to get ideas for your invention. Use Gadget Anatomy at http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/GadgetAnatomy.html to quiz yourself to see how well you understand simple machines.
~http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/ Leonardo da Vinci was a famous painter, scientist, and inventor. Visit the Inventor’s Workshop at http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsWorkshop.html to explore some of his ideas. Play Leonardo’s Mysterious Machinery at http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeosMysteriousMachinery.html and try to identify the simple machines he used.
~Explore the websites above.
~Prepare a short report that includes the following information:
-Name the six categories of simple machines.
-Explain how each of the six simple machines work.
-Give an example and draw a diagram of each of the six simple machines.
-Be sure to use the following words in your report: force, gravity, motion, friction.
~Choose one of the following places where simple machines are used:
-garden/farm
-kitchen/restaurant
-office/school
-garage/workshop
-on a boat
-playground/amusement park
Name five (non-electrical) machines that are used there.
Draw a diagram of each.
Label the machines that make up each one.
~Invent and build a new machine that can be used in the place you chose.
~Be prepared to demonstrate its use and explain how it works.
~By the time you complete this project you will be an expert on simple machines
and have a new appreciation for the machines you use.
2. Research four different ecosystems (rainforest, tundra, grassland, and desert). You will need to investigate the following things about each ecosystem: Is there water and how much, what is the climate like, what is the soil like, what type of plant life lives there, and what types of animals live there? Once you have finished your research, create a poster displaying your findings. Divide a piece of poster board into 4 sections. In each section, display your research on a specific ecosystem. Make sure to include illustrations as well. |
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Social Studies
1. Create an A to Z pioneer life book. Based on what we have learned in class about what life was like on the frontier, make a book describing pioneer life. Make sure your book has an eye catching cover and illustrations for each page. An example would be: A is for the adventures that the pioneers had.
2. Create a biography of a famous pioneer we studied about during our Westward Expansion. Some examples would be Lewis and Clark, Daniel Boone, etc. You must research the pioneer and complete a two page biography of their life. You must also include a bibliography with your biography. Once you have finished your biography, complete a character sketch (or picture) of the pioneer to be turned in with your paper.
***YOU MAY NOT RESEARCH THE SAME PERSON THAT YOU DO FOR THE WAX MUSEUM*** |
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Math:
1. Create a math board game using fractions that could be played in class. Your board game must include questions about fractions. Be creative when designing your board and game pieces. You want some of your game pieces to be easy and some to be more challenging. Make sure that you include up to how many players can play at one time, and write out very detailed instructions. This game must be a game that can actually be played by your classmates in class.
2. Solve the following Brain Teasers. Include with your solution an explanation of how you solved it.
Katie went to visit her friends in their apartment building. She took the elevator to the 4th floor to Randy's apartment. She met Randy and they walked down 2 flights of stairs to Chrissy's apartment. Then Chrissy, Randy, and Katie got in the elevator. They went up and passed 2 floors to meet Scott at his apartment. Scott lives 1 floor below the top floor. What floor is on the top of the building?
Charlie, Kelly, Valerie, and Tom each chose something different to eat at the barbecue. They had a choice of pork, hamburgers, chicken, and veggie burgers. Two people chose the food whose name begins with the same letter as the person choosing it. Charlie picked something with a bone to chew. Both girls ate burgers. What did each person pick to eat?
Tara put 10 pairs of socks in the laundry, but when they came back 2 socks were missing mates. Now she has an odd number of purple and green socks, but has only 1 complete pair of green socks. She has 1 more pair of blue socks than red socks. She has more green socks than purple socks. How many socks of each color does she have now? |
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Language Arts (Reading, English, Spelling):
1. Create a timeline of your life. Include pictures of important events, family members, vacations, etc. Interview different family members about things they remember that could be added to your timeline. Make sure your dates are accurate and that your timeline covers the day you were born up to this year. Your timeline should eye catching!
2. Every month, NCE sends out its Dragon Tales newsletters. If you attended the Sock Hop, this assignment is for you! Find another person that attended (a student at NCE) the Sock Hop and interview them. Make sure you list your interview questions in advance so that you are comfortable asking the questions. You should have at least 5 questions. Once you have interviewed the student, use your interview to write a news article covering the Sock Hop. Look in your local newspaper for ideas on how to do this. You will submit a final copy of your news article, as well as your interview. Your article should be edited for mistakes, interesting, and fun to read! |
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