Simple machines make work easier for us by allowing us to push or pull over increased distance!
You are right that wheels are a simple machine and about the water draining out of the bathtub using an inclined plane! Keep thinking….
Try taking this quiz:
http://www.mikids.com/SimpleMachines/smquiz.htm
Good Luck!
Last week a few first grade classes had the opportunity to try and build their own simple machine. The challenge was to build a simple machine in twenty minutes and move a marshmallow from point A to point B.
Take a look at what they accomplished!
Dear Journal News.
Our names are Catherine and Nika. We are seven years old. We go to Tappan Zee Elementary School in Rockland County. We started a recycling Club because a classmate was being wasteful. And we wanted to do something about it! The first thing we did was have a planning meeting. After that we met at Tappan Zee High School to pick up trash. We picked up one bag of plastic and glass. One bag of paper and some regular garbage. We plan to do this again but we would like some help. Can you please report this so we can get more members?
Thank you,
Catherine Cusack and Nika Colley
Tappan Zee Elementary School, second grade.
What do you think about using technology in your classroom? Does it make you think creatively? Does it make you look more closely at the work you have done knowing the WORLD may see it?
Let me know what you think.
HENRY’S FREEDOM BOX by Ellen Levine tells the story of Henry "Box" Brown, the slave who shipped himself out of slavery in a wooden box. As we shared the story during a library lesson, we could sense Henry’s fear, grief, desperation, and hope.
Some children were outraged at the injustice of separating children from their families. Others simply tried to imagine what it would be like to be in a box that was approximately 2 feet by 3 feet for twenty-seven hours!
Why would Henry put himself through so much discomfort? What is Freedom?
For more information about Henry "Box" Brown, click on this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Box_Brown
I came across the website"GIZMOZ" and thought it would be fun for us to experiment with the software. Let me know what you think. Would you like to try the software? Why? Why not?
This is the picture of me before I animated myself.
Click on my picture to see what I look like animated!
If you were ever to be the famous author of a well-known book, what type of book would it be? What would it be about? Can you think of a good title for your book?
I am extremely excited to be working with your children this year as the teacher of the gifted and talented.
In order to accommodate these students at William O. Schaefer this year, I will provide whole class lessons to every first grade class. Classes will have the opportunity to experience some “out of the box” activities. These interdisciplinary lessons will continue to focus on creativity, logical thinking, and higher level questioning. Integrating reading and technology will continue to be a primary focus as we strengthen student’s skills in this growing, fast-paced advancing world.
In the Spring, I will be working with students on a cyclical, pull-out basis in concentrated areas. Children are cycled into these groupings based on their strengths and abilities as evidenced by their classroom performance and regular push-in classes. These groupings will be flexible and fluid, reflecting children’s growth and learning.
A goal of the GT program is to continue these practices as much as possible within the everyday classroom. Follow-up activities will be provided for each classroom. It is my hope that these materials will support this qualitatively differentiated program to assist students in becoming self-directed, independent thinkers.
Thank you in advance for your support, and I look forward to the challenge that lies ahead!