Read the passage “Excerpt from David and the Phoenix” by Edward Ormondroyd. Click on the Padlet link below to post your response.
Month: March 2016
Padlet – Constellations
Click on this link below to share out your favorite constellations from the many that we have studied this year! Happy star-gazing!
Finding Area
Click on your groups Polygon. Work together to figure out the area of your polygon. In your posts you must include:
- The steps you need to take to find the area.
- The complete answer written like this: Area = ____ square (units, inches, centimeters, etc.)
- Make sure you use correct capitalization, punctuation, spelling and proper grammar.
Tuesday March 22, 2016: What phase is the moon in?
If you visit the website Moon Rise and Set Times you will be able to view the rise and set times of the moon for each day.
Today’s moonrise will be at 6;32 pm. The moon will set the following morning at 6:31 a.m.
Make sure you include in your post:
- The time of day/night you made your observation
- Conditions of the sky (partly cloudy, overcast, clear, foggy, etc.)
- Any additional observations and details you find important
Cool site – Eagle cam
If you are a bird lover this is a very neat site! A family of Bald Eagles (First Lady and Mr. President are the parents’ names) have just hatched their young and are busy taking care of them by feeding and protecting their young. It’s a neat video feed to view! Have fun watching!
Class Read Aloud – padlet post
Click on the link provided to access our class padlet so you can post your comments regarding my question within our class read aloud.
Remember to post ONLY your first name in the “Title” and your full response in the text area. Read over your response before you click out of your post-it. Check for capitalization, proper punctuation, and that your overall response answers the question and is grammatically correct.
Padlet post
Click on link above and post reasons why you would use padlet over post-its and vice versa.
Before you submit your comment make sure you have:
- Included all capital letters where they need to be.
- Proper punctuation and spelling.
- You’ve included a full sentence response.
Lunar eclipse and Jupiter – Check it out!
Tonight you will be able to see quite a neat sight! Take a look (hopefully the weather cooperates) and you might be able to slightly see a lunar eclipse and the planet Jupiter relatively close to our moon. Read the article above so that it might help guide you as to what you should expect to see. Comment below as to what you saw! Have fun!!!
Monday March 21, 2016: What phase is the moon in?
If you visit the website Moon Rise and Set Times you will be able to view the rise and set times of the moon for each day.
Today’s moonrise will be at 4:39 pm. The moon will set the following morning at 5:32 a.m.
Make sure you include in your post:
- The time of day/night you made your observation
- Conditions of the sky (partly cloudy, overcast, clear, foggy, etc.)
- Any additional observations and details you find important
Sunday March 20, 2016: What phase is the moon in?
If you visit the website Moon Rise and Set Times you will be able to view the rise and set times of the moon for each day.
Today’s moonrise will be at 3:41 pm. The moon will set the following morning at 5:01 a.m.
Make sure you include in your post:
- The time of day/night you made your observation
- Conditions of the sky (partly cloudy, overcast, clear, foggy, etc.)
- Any additional observations and details you find important