Students were challenged to "Break Out of the Box" to discover our first unit! Were they able to do it?
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In our Resident Expert Project, students are able to chose a topic of interest to study and research. They then develop a display and presentation that they share with family members and peers. Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the presentations today! The students did a great job! Today the third graders went on a field trip to the Center for Earth and Space Science Education to learn about the planets in our solar system. We also got to experiment with how athletes train for different sports. It was a great day! Using a limited number of supplies, students had to engineer a model of a chariot that had functioning wheels. They had one hour to complete the challenge.
The Greece map has a 4 countries around it Albania,Bulgaria,Macedonia,and Turkey. Greece has over 3000 islands but only 227 are inhabited(you can live on) The majority of Greece has a Mediterranean climate with hot and dry summers. How to make the mapfirst draw it on a large piece of paper (here's a model) next take glue and add water till it has a liquid consistency then take paper(we used news paper) and dip it in the glue then place it on the map to make it look 3D (it's also called paper-mache . example below. then paint! example below.
There are 24 letters in the Greek alphabet, 17 consonants and 7 vowels. The word alphabet came from the first two letters in the Greek alphabet. Alpha omega means beginning and end. Some sounds such as "h" are not used. The Greek alphabet has been in continuous use for nearly 3,000 years. LeiLoni Luke Klyde
Today I learned how to do mosaic art. The Ancient Greeks created mosaic art by using small squares tiles or pebbles to create a picture. The word "mosaic" means, patient work. With mosaic art, you have to be really patient and you can't get frustrated or you might mess up. Today we can use a lot of different things for mosaic art like; paper clips, paper, tops of cans, tiles, glass, beads, or other things you find around your house. You leave space around each tile so that you can see the outlines. To make your own mosaic art you should:
Teams raced against each other to uncover artifacts and draw conclusions as to what our new unit is after being dropped off by an airplane at an unknown dig site. After uncovering the artifacts, the archaeologists had to tell:
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AuthorsMrs. Sanchez's third grade students at Brown Elementary. Archives
October 2021
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