Science Fair

Last Tuesday we went to Elk Point and judged a science fair. We got there and we were served lunch right away. The lunch was alright but the fun was yet to come. After we ate I left with the other fifth grade judges and our teacher explained what we were to do. I was in the earth science department. I looked at presentations from a windmill to which golf ball will go the farthest. The presentation I chose from my group was which rock will react to a liquid thing. I found that one the most amazing and the board was the most creative. I then got together with the rest of my group and picked our top 4. Then all the fifth graders and sixth graders got together to pick a number 1 and 2 overall. It was a very fun day. One reason is because I never would have imagined these students would have been that creative.

Final Project

Today in class we worked on our final project. We picked out what grade we wanted to present. The grade that Brandon, Adam, and I chose was 8th grade. We have to connect the grade before and after us into our project. It was a good class because we were able to come up with ideas about what to do. All of our grades are connected in some sort of way. It was good for all of us to figure out what we were doing.

day of seamless

Today we finished our seamless assessment quiz. This quiz was over the readings we were to complete in our Seamless Assessment Textbook. This was a good textbook because it gave us examples and showed us different types of assessment we could use in the classroom. One of the things that is discussed was the 5 E model in great depth. I really like this model because if a teacher uses it, it is a great way to assess their instruction.

Last thursday

Since we did not have class on Tuesday and we have a bundle of assignments due in our classes, Dr. E awarded us with a work day. This was very helpful because Brandon, Adam, and I were able to communicate about our lesson we wanted to do. We discussed many important factors that we needed to do and we talked about how we were going to approach it. We decided to do a lesson about inertia. We found a lesson that we think would be fun for our future classrooms. After we settle on a topic and got a good head start on what to do, we left with a lot of confusion gone.

11-6 day of agenda

The main focus for this day was to make sure all of us students were on the right track. We have had an unique week and Dr. E wanted to make sure we knew what we had due in the future and other important dates. To make matters easier, Dr. E handed out a piece of paper that had all of our important dates and when assignments were due. She also wanted to know if there were any other questions or concerns from the class. It was very helpful because Dr. E has been flexible for what has all happened lately. After our talk we continued to discuss the 5 E model. We did an experiment that allowed us to see the 5 step model in full force. It was a great day to get back on track.

11-4 great day

Today we officially ended our presentations. We got to go outside and shoot rockets into the air. Most of them turned out to be duds or barely went off the ground. However, there were a couple of rockets that got some height when they shot up. After that we came inside and learned about the 5 E's. I believe these are critical in teaching and Dr. E emphasized that. If a teacher strives to make a lesson built around these 5 E's, the lesson will be beneficial for both the teacher and the students. It was good to learn what the E's were and why they were so important.

10-30 third day

Class started with a little blast. The blast was our balloon rocket experiment. We were the first group to present and I believe it went very well. All three of us played a huge part in presenting our presentation. All the work we put in out of the classroom paid off because we were very organized and well prepared. Our fellow students seemed like they enjoyed our presentation. Another group made Ooblak again. It was fun to make that again. We also did a fun experiment that involved jelly bellys. I enjoyed tasting the different kinds except for the popcorn kind. I also enjoyed the light presentation. It was short but it got to the point and I believe students would have learned a lot from that presentation. I believe most of the groups have gone, but their still may be a couple.