Good morning! 

Did you all enjoy the gorgeous weather yesterday afternoon? Did it inspire new thinking for your fantasy writing?  There’s a short story in today’s work that will offer additional inspiration  – while you read, keep thinking what if…? And I wonder…?  And continue to collect ideas! 

Please be sure to add your poems (you can add more than one) to our shared folder titled  “3B Poetry 2020” 

This morning we have our Pajama BookClub at 9:30. Bring your notebooks. You then have a zoom with Mr Weber at 10:30 and finally Library Broadcast with Ms.Sorensen at 2:30  – a terrific way to end the week! 

Planners ready? Let’s get started…

MATH & STEM: 

Design & Construct several Paper Airplanes, Test and Measure the distance. Which type went the furthest? How far did it go? 

Fold ‘N Fly

Copy and Paste slides:  Measurement Paper Plane Throw

print option: MeasurementActivity

World Record Paper Airplanes Video

Here’s another meterstick if you need to make a new one – Meterstick template

•Need some more math for the day? Head over to iXL Math (from the Heathcote Gateway) and look for the Recommendations

SOCIAL STUDIES: Analyzing an artifact

Today you will be combining your knowledge of Ancient Greece and primary sources to analyze an artifact. Watch the video below to show the process. 

Analyzing Artifacts with Mrs. Mangan

Analysis Sheet- To Print

Slides to Copy  OR Complete the activity on SeeSaw

ELA : Fantasy Writing Inspiration

• Read the story, “The Wishing Tree.” The Wishing Tree
• Answer the 5 questions on Seesaw. Note-Each question is on a different page.
• Use capitals and periods
• Check for spelling
• Use text evidence whenever possible
• Read your work before submitting

Smart Fact

On this day in 1618 German astronomer, Johannes Kepler discovered the third of his three planetary laws, his “harmonics law”. Kepler’s third law (the Harmonic Law), relates the orbital period of a planet (that is, the time it takes a planet to complete one orbit) to its mean distance from the Sun. This law states that the closest planets travel at the greatest speeds and have the shortest orbital periods. If this is his third law, what are the first and second you ask? Watch this NASA video to learn about Kepler and his “out of this world” discoveries. 

And to help you stay organized…

 ***BY THE END OF TODAY I NEED TO COMPLETE…***

• ELA
  • Fantasy  
    • Read, “The Wishing Tree”
    • Answer the 5 questions on the Seesaw activity
• Math
  • Watch the Paper Airplanes video
  • Visit the Website Fold ‘N Fly
  • Create at least 2 paper airplanes
  • Measure 2 of your airplanes’ flying distance and record the results on the data sheet slides
  • Copy slides into your May E-Learning Slideshow or tell me about it on SeeSaw
• Social Studies 
  • Watch the lesson on analyzing artifacts
  • Analyze the gold artifact
  • Record your thinking on the analysis sheet and share on Slides or SeeSaw

I’ll see you all at 9:30!

MsBoyer xo