Taking Animal Time with Lilly Blood Typing Lab Halloween Hat Hullabaloo~

4^TH GRADE SCIENCE INFORMATION PAGE

Blessing of the Animals Inner Space Cavern, Georgetown Baby Book Day

Parents: Click here for an important note about At-Home Experiments

Our Astronaut Space Stations

Ø DO NOT USE THE GRADING SHEET LISTED BELOW! FOR THIS YEAR, YOU MUST USE THE ONES I HAND OUT TO YOU IN CLASS! DO NOT CLICK HERE!

Ø Students: Click here for At-Home Experiment Grading Sheet

Ø After you click, you can print this off at home and fill it out.

Ø Save it to a file and you will have it every time you need it without having to use the internet!!

Ø You can also fill it out on the computer by typing numbers in the blanks!

Here are some websites with ideas for at-home experiments:

http://tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_home.html

(Click on a topic to find experiments)

http://www.spartechsoftware.com/reeko/default.htm

(Go all the way down to the bottom of the list on the left to find experiments.)

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids/sciencefair.html

Here are dictionary sites you can use anytime you need them.

http://www.hyperdictionary.com/

http://www.m-w.com/

http://www.onelook.com/

http://www.yourdictionary.com/

If you want to type your homework on the computer, please do, as long as YOU do the typing. Always use "Times New Roman" or "Comic Sans" font, size 12 pt.

LANGUAGE ARTS OVERVIEW:

Language Arts Overview – April and May, 2008

· Grammar – Review - Kinds of Sentences, Compound Sentences, Comma Rules, Proper Nouns, Avoiding Fragments, Subject-Verb Agreement, Avoiding Run-On Sentences, Capitalization, Subject and Object Pronouns, Forms of Be

· Process Writing – Responding to a Writing Prompt in a Test Situation

· Creative Writing – Weekly journal entries

The Fabulous 4^th Grade Team Lung Tissue Lab

SCIENCE OVERVIEW

In science during April and May, students will finish their study of the Geology unit by doing rock identification labs. They will then begin a Skeleton and a short Human Reproduction unit to finish the year.

TODAY'S HOMEWORK:

DISCLAIMER: The homework assignment will sometimes include what you did not complete in class. Students who miss school should check with their Study Buddy for details. This web page cannot and should not replace a well-kept assignment book. It is merely a back up in an emergency.

Language Arts-when we have a spelling unit

Monday: Study words 1-7 and 1^st workbook page

Tuesday: Study words 8-14 and 2^nd workbook page

Wednesday: Study words 15-20 and 3^rd workbook page

Thursday: Practice test and 4^th workbook page

SCIENCE:

Here we are with our Easter gifts for Captain Perry and her friends! We made crosses for their quarters and hid goodie-filled camouflage eggs in a box for them to find!