lunes, 10 de diciembre de 2012

Grade 3: The Water Cycle

Last week our grade 3 students learned and talked about the Water Cycle.They understood that this is the process when water keeps going around and around.
This cycle is made up of 4 main parts:
  • evaporation (and transpiration)
  • precipitation
  • condensation
  • collection
They also practice with this animation:
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The Water Cycle animation

Grade 4: Phases of the moon

The revolution of the Moon around the Earth makes the Moon appear as if it is changing shape in the sky. From Earth we see the Moon grow from a thin crescent to a full disk (or full moon) and then shrink back to a thin crescent again before vanishing for a few days.
The Moon phases are produced by the alignment of the Moon and the Sun in the sky.

What is the phase of the moon?
The changing shape of the bright part of the Moon that we see is called its phase.

What causes the different phases of the Moon?
The phases of the Moon depend on its position in relation to the Sun and Earth. As the Moon makes its way around the Earth, we see the bright parts of the Moon's surface at different angles. These are called "phases" of the Moon.

Our children sang this song to remember the 8 phases of the moon.They liked it a lot:

martes, 20 de noviembre de 2012

GRADE 4: MARS EXPLORATION with NASA

TAKE SOME TIME TO CONTINUE EXPLORING MORE ABOUT MARS!!

HAVE FUN EARTHLINGS!



Click here to start: MARS EXPLORATION

GRADE 4: NASA KIDS´ CLUB

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research. Since February 2006, NASA's mission statement has been to "pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research."On September 14, 2011, NASA announced that it had selected the design of a new Space Launch System that it said would take the agency's astronauts farther into space than ever before and provide the cornerstone for future human space exploration efforts by the U.S.NASA has thought about kids , that is why they created this NASA KIDS´ CLUB for all the kids who like and want to continue exploring more about the space and beyond.

Have fun and learn more!


Click here to start exploring the web page: NASA KIDS´ CLUB

martes, 30 de octubre de 2012

Grade 4: Shadows Review

All grade 4 students reviewed and learned more about shadows. They recalled that a shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object.It occupies all of the space behind an opaque object with light in front of it.

What does the position of the sun affect?
The position of the sun affects the postion and size of the shadow.

What happened when the sun is in front of you?
The shadow forms behind you.

They were shown an animation to practice forming shadows. They had a good time playing with this game:


Click here to play the game: SID THE SCIENCE KID



domingo, 28 de octubre de 2012

Grade 3: Oral Presentations about Electrical Safety

Last Week, my grade 3 students prepared their pictures representing recommendations for Electrical Safety at Home.They made a hard work when giving their presentations.So, I have created a slide of pictures about their beatiful works.

Hope you can enjoy it!

Great WOrk my kids!!
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viernes, 28 de septiembre de 2012

Grade 4: Shadow Puppets Plays

Hello Dear Grade 4:

I want to express my satisfaction for all the great work you did when presenting your shadow puppets plays. During those classes you used a lot of your imagination and creativity and you created your shadow puppets. You understood that the best materials for making better shadows are opaque ones.
I have prepared a slide of photos taken while you were presenting your plays.
Great Job!!!!!!!

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viernes, 21 de septiembre de 2012

Grade 3: Creative Works

This week my grade 3 students created these beautiful works representing the main components in a simple circuit.They remembered that some of the main components of the simple circuits are:
  • bulb, or
  • buzzer, or
  • motor
  • battery or cell
  • cable
  • switch
Let me show you a slide of photos with some of the creative works that they made in class.Nice works my dear kids!!

Creative Works on PhotoPeach

 

lunes, 10 de septiembre de 2012

Grade 4: Oral presentations about Physical and Chemical Changes of Matter

Last week, all grade 4 students got ready to give their oral presentations about Physical and chemical changes. But, what is the difference between physical and chemical changes?Let me give you some reasons:
 
PHYSICAL CHANGES:
1.They do not produce a new kind of matter because it is still the same matter.
2.Physical changes are about heat and states of matter. For example, when you melt an ice cube and it turns to liquid, it causes a change in the state of matter.
 
CHEMICAL CHANGES:
1. They produce a new substance.
2. Chemical changes happen on a much smaller scale.
Enjoy this slide of pictures when they were working in class.Grrrrrrrreat job my dear Lions,Tigers, and Leopards !

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viernes, 7 de septiembre de 2012

Grade 3: Play the MAGNETS GAME!!

Hello dear kids:

This a an educational game to review magnetic and non-magnetic materials, and how magnets work.I hope you can enjoy this game especially chosen for you.

Have fun!!
 
CLICK HERE TO PLAY: magnets and spring GAME

lunes, 3 de septiembre de 2012

Grade 3: Study Visit in la Molina

All grade 3 students visited Agraria la Molina for learning more new things about plants.
Penguins were able to :
  1. learn which plant parts we eat everyday
  2. learn benefits of each plant part
  3. plant some seeds
  4. harvest some broccollies
  5. prepare the soil for the seeds
I invite you to check this slide of pictures about that funny day for them.
Hope you enjoy it!
Grade 3: Study visit to Agraria University. on PhotoPeach

jueves, 30 de agosto de 2012

Grade 3: Children´s day!!

“Children’s day was amazing! It was really cool! I really liked it”. These were some of the phrases we heard from our students after the celebration of children’s day at "El BOsque Club". It was a fascinating experience for them because they rarely go to a club with all their classmates. For us, the teachers, it was also a marvelous moment sharing this time with them, hearing all their laughs, watching all their smiles and feeling that spontaneous and enormous joy that they expressed while playing together. I think they will always remember this beautiful time together like a big family we are: SAINT GEORGE’S FAMILY. You can have an idea of how this event was by looking at the pictures below.

Children´s day!!! on PhotoPeach

lunes, 27 de agosto de 2012

GRADE 3: Having fun with the SMART BOARD!!

TIME to HAVE FUN is
TIME to LEARN IN THE SMART BOARD!!
HAVE FUN LOOKING AT THIS SLIDE OF PICTURES:

Working in the smart board on PhotoPeach

sábado, 25 de agosto de 2012

Grade 4: More about plants

Last week grade 4 students have recalled and learned more important facts about plants.They like working in the smart board and also making experiments in class.I programmed an experiment which objective was to observe how stems work.
You have to remember that they support plants and give them shape.They also contain tubes that carry water and minerals from the roots and food from the leaves to all parts of the plant. Stems also store food.
In the following video,you will see some pictures taken during class work.I hope you enjoy it.
Congrats my dear students!


martes, 14 de agosto de 2012

Grade 4: Pair Work about Plant Parts

Hello dear grade 4!
I have created a slide with the pictures taken during your pair work.Take some time to look at them.I congratulate you for your work and effort and keep working like this.

Remember: WORK HARD AND BE THE STUDENT NUMBER ONE !

Best wishes,
Miss Deysi :D

Creative pair work-part 1 on PhotoPeach

Creative pair work- part 2 on PhotoPeach

lunes, 13 de agosto de 2012

Grade 4: Which plant part do we eat?

Last week grade 4 students learned the basic parts of a plant and its functions. They learned that each part plays an important role in the plant. Also, they learned that people eat many different parts of plants. We all know that an apple is a fruit—it contains the apple tree's seeds. But can you guess which plant part each food below is?

In the link below you will find more exercises to find out which other plant parts we can eat. Have fun!
                                  
 




domingo, 12 de agosto de 2012

Grade 3: Enjoy the FOOD CHAIN GAME!

Every living thing needs energy in order to live. Every time animals do something (run,jump) they use energy to do so.
Animals get energy from the food they eat, and all living things get
energy from food. Energy is necessary for living beings to grow.
In the game below you will see animated examples to practice more about food chains in different habitats.
I hope you enjoy it!

Click here to play the FOOD CHAIN game

sábado, 11 de agosto de 2012