We are working and getting ready for the upcoming TAKS test. The kids are very knowledgable in fifth grade science, and I am sure they will do great! I am just making sure that I cover all that is needed, so the kids will feel success next week on the test. I am excited for them! The words this week are review words. They have seen these words before, but I feel that it is important for them to see them again! The TAKS test will be next Thursday, April 29.
1. adaptation- a structure of behavior that helps an organism survive in its surroundings.
2. reflection- the bounching back of light waves from a surface.
3. Moon Phases- the regular changes in the way the moon look from Earth.
4. Delta- a large flat area of land a the mouth of a river formed by deposited sediment.
5. revolution- one complete trip of a planet around a star.
6. photosynthesis- the process of using the energy in sunlight to make food from water and carbon dioxide.
7. sun- the major source of energy to Earth.
8. fossil fuels- a fuel that was formed from the decayed remains of ancient plants and animals.
9. food chain- the path of food energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem.
10. rotation- the spinning of a planet or moon on its axis.
STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!!
I love you.
Mrs. M
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Apologies...and our field trip!
I have neglected this little blog! I am so sorry for that. I know that there are people who truly keep up with what is going on in Mrs. M's room and that I reaaly need to update!
Right before spring break, we went on a great field trip. Lee high School created "Lee lab days" to help get students that are feeding into Lee interested in science. I think it worked. I had several students tell me that day that day that they are going to be a scientist! I also got to see my ninth grade biology teacher. It was in his class that I realized how much I love science and it was great to see him! I got to tell him that he made in difference for me...and teachers love to hear that kind of thing!!
Right before spring break, we went on a great field trip. Lee high School created "Lee lab days" to help get students that are feeding into Lee interested in science. I think it worked. I had several students tell me that day that day that they are going to be a scientist! I also got to see my ninth grade biology teacher. It was in his class that I realized how much I love science and it was great to see him! I got to tell him that he made in difference for me...and teachers love to hear that kind of thing!!
The students watched a Mad Science presentation, dissected a cows eyeball, made flubber, then got to talk with one of the coaches and see a real skull! It was pretty cool day. And I know the kids enjoyed it!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Field Trip!
Today we went on a field trip! It was very fun! We got to tour the George Bush Childhood home. What a neat place to visit. It was fun to imagine life in the 50's. Its amazing how much our world has changed since then. It was also pretty awesome to stand in the very house that two presidents lived.
I think my favorite part of the trip was the bus ride! The kids sang from the time we left the school all the way to our destination. We have enough songs to last us a 15 minute bus ride! The bus made us all sound wonderful! The bus driver told me that she had the most fun driving us around and thought that we were a very fun class! I was a proud teacher!
I sure do love my days with these kids!
Mrs. M
Monday, March 1, 2010
food chains and new vocabulary
Today we discussed food chains. All food chains can be traced all the way back to the sun. Tonight, trace your meal all the way back to the sun and use your science vocabulary!
Week twenty-five Vocabulary
March 1-5, 2010
Your spelling and vocabulary test will be on Friday, March 5, 2010 . You will be responsible for knowing how to spell each word correctly and the definition for each word.
1. Food chain- the path of food energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem.
2. Food Web- overlapping food chains with different pathways for the flow of food energy in an ecosystem.
3. Producer- an organism that makes its own food.
4. Consumer- an organism that gets energy by eating other organisms.
5. Decomposer- an organism that gets energy by feeding on dead materials and wastes.
6. Predator- an animal that hunts, catches, and eats another animal.
7. Prey- an animal that is hunted, caught, and eaten by another animal.
8. Herbivore- an animal that eats only plants or plant products.
9. Carnivore- an animal that eats another animal.
10. Omnivore- an animal that eats both plants and animals
What a fantastic day!
Mrs. M
Week twenty-five Vocabulary
March 1-5, 2010
Your spelling and vocabulary test will be on Friday, March 5, 2010 . You will be responsible for knowing how to spell each word correctly and the definition for each word.
1. Food chain- the path of food energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem.
2. Food Web- overlapping food chains with different pathways for the flow of food energy in an ecosystem.
3. Producer- an organism that makes its own food.
4. Consumer- an organism that gets energy by eating other organisms.
5. Decomposer- an organism that gets energy by feeding on dead materials and wastes.
6. Predator- an animal that hunts, catches, and eats another animal.
7. Prey- an animal that is hunted, caught, and eaten by another animal.
8. Herbivore- an animal that eats only plants or plant products.
9. Carnivore- an animal that eats another animal.
10. Omnivore- an animal that eats both plants and animals
What a fantastic day!
Mrs. M
Friday, February 26, 2010
Can you find the hidden moths?
oh, how fun!
Mrs. M
Monday, February 22, 2010
Week twenty-four Vocabulary
February 22-26, 2010
Your spelling and vocabulary test will be on Friday, February 26, 2010 . You will be responsible for knowing how to spell each word correctly and the definition for each word.
1. Adaptation- a structure of behavior that helps an organism survive in its surroundings.
2. Biome- a very large area of land with a certain kind of climate and certain kinds of organisms living there.
3. Camouflage-the shape, color, or pattern of an animal that helps it blend in with its surrounding.
4. Community- populations of different kinds of organisms that live in the same place at the same time.
5. Ecosystem- all the living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an environment.
6. Habitat- the environment where an organism lives.
7. Mimicry- one organsim’s looking like another kind of organism in its environment so it can escape predators or catch prey.
8. Niche-the role that an organism plays in its habitat.
9. organism – a living thing.
Your spelling and vocabulary test will be on Friday, February 26, 2010 . You will be responsible for knowing how to spell each word correctly and the definition for each word.
1. Adaptation- a structure of behavior that helps an organism survive in its surroundings.
2. Biome- a very large area of land with a certain kind of climate and certain kinds of organisms living there.
3. Camouflage-the shape, color, or pattern of an animal that helps it blend in with its surrounding.
4. Community- populations of different kinds of organisms that live in the same place at the same time.
5. Ecosystem- all the living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an environment.
6. Habitat- the environment where an organism lives.
7. Mimicry- one organsim’s looking like another kind of organism in its environment so it can escape predators or catch prey.
8. Niche-the role that an organism plays in its habitat.
9. organism – a living thing.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Week 23 Vocabulary!
Week twenty-three Vocabulary
February 16-19, 2010
Your spelling and vocabulary test will be on Friday, February 19, 2010 . You will be responsible for knowing how to spell each word correctly and the definition for each word.
1. Learned behavior- a behavior that an animal develops by observing other animals or by being taught.
2. Instinct- a behavior that an animal inherits from its parents
3. Inherited trait- a characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring
4. Migration- the seasonal movement of animals from one place to another
5. Hibernation- a deep sleeplike state when an animals body processes slow down
6. Stimulus- something that makes an organism act in a certain way
7. Response- something an organism does when it senses stimulus
February 16-19, 2010
Your spelling and vocabulary test will be on Friday, February 19, 2010 . You will be responsible for knowing how to spell each word correctly and the definition for each word.
1. Learned behavior- a behavior that an animal develops by observing other animals or by being taught.
2. Instinct- a behavior that an animal inherits from its parents
3. Inherited trait- a characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring
4. Migration- the seasonal movement of animals from one place to another
5. Hibernation- a deep sleeplike state when an animals body processes slow down
6. Stimulus- something that makes an organism act in a certain way
7. Response- something an organism does when it senses stimulus
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