Science 6-how bills

Grade Six is learning about bird beaks which is a structural adaptation depending on what birds eat.  Study these pictures on this site..  Use the information to complete the worksheet you will receive.  Here is another site to learn about bills and beaks!  Check out the Pintail Duck's beak!  Why do you think he needs a bill like that?

More on the Olympic Project

Here is your assignment sheet I gave in class today!  I so wish I could take you all to see curling.  You were really good sports about it.  I hope we have a great time at John Oliver tomorrow!
             
 

You are doing a multimedia project on an Olympic sport of your choice.  You have instruction a sheet telling you how to do a multimedia report plus other guidelines.  You all have the fact sheet from the Vancouver Sun plus online sources noted in my last entry on this blog.

Each group has one group, which they are focusing on.  In your report, which will be about five minutes to the class, you need to teach us about your sport.  What is it? How do you win?  How long has it been part of the winter Olympics?  What is some of the memorable history of the sport?  Who are the current and past stars? Tell us something about some of the current Canadian athletes involved in the sport.  Is there a special vocabulary for this sport?  What is some of the vocabulary that can be used in this sport?  You need to keep count of the medals awarded. 
Remember you must tell us where you got the information about your sport-site your references. 
You also need to be able to answer questions from the audience. 

When you give your presentation you will be marked on
1.    Information
2.    Visual impact
3.    Evidence of using different forms of presentation
4.    Is presentation loud and clear- remember have cue cards –don’t try reading off posters so your back is to your audience.  Maybe if you are shy you can record yourself?
5.    Are we engaged? Are we interested?

Remember you are the expert on your sport! 

We will see where you are on Monday!!!  Project presentations will be on Friday, February 26… be ready-we are going to see what they look like and maybe we can share them with other classes the following week-as you get your final look at the games.

Olympic Project

I am excited to see your projects on Olympic Sports.  First of all, where can you get information?  The official Olympic site is a good place to go where you just click the icon for your sport at the top of the home page and you can get the latest information about your sport.  Every day the Vancouver Sun has a special section that gives information on each sport.  You can also get information from CBC and CTV.
If you are feeling like being creative here's a website with some great ideas!  You will become an expert on your sport, able to field questions from your classmates.  Check out the information on the assignment that you have received so far! 
I think that we will see what you all have this Friday and then decide our final due date.  These will be presentations that we may possibly share with other classes. We will work on our criteria for judging these in class!

Kevin is quoted... and lights

To read a book review by Kevin just follow this link to a blog of one of your favorite writers, Melanie Jackson.  Kevin's review of her new book is there.  From the picture I guess you can figure what is missing in this mystery.
Today I was talking about the cool light displays for the Olympics.  Some of you have seen the light sculptures in the sky because you can see them from quite a ways but if you haven't take a look.
And then along Cambie between King Edward and Broadway you can see these cool lights.
Don't forget to get your permission form signed if you would like to walk up to Sunset after school to see the Olympic Torch Bearer pass by on Thursday!

Grade Six Microscopes etc.

I have been checking the Science Probe links and finding others for the Grade Sevens so now it is your turn!  This site helps you identify pond life
We are going to be looking for tarnigrades today.  To see cool microscopic pictures and learn more just go here.
Check out other cool sites on Science 6-check links on the side. Some links no longer work but others do!
Another website that I enjoy and has lots of information for social studies and science is the National Geographic Kids' site. 

Protecting our Environment and learning more...

I have been looking for interesting science websites and have found a few.  First of all let's look at biodiversity!  Just go here to learn about biodiversity in B.C.  You can download a very neat brochure about this.  Something I got interested in was Frogwatch.  I thought this was neat because we had written paragraphs and essays recently on frogs.  Learn all about how you can become a frogwatcher!  Also you can find out all about the different frogs you can see in the Lower Mainland.

Looking at websites on ecology I remembered a great organization, Roots and Shoots
which has so much interesting information-I think we once had a group at Trudeau.  I think it would be neat to get one going again maybe in our class!