Grade 5 Science - Structures and Forces

We are learning about Structures and Forces in Grade 5 Science. Here are some really interesting video clips of some design tasks involving paper structures:

Paper Tower Challenge 2012 - YouTube

Paper structure.wmv - YouTube

Amazing Paper Towers, Wisconsin Lutheran College 3D Art Project - YouTube

Newspaper Tower Final Edit - YouTube

Physics with Mr. Noon- Paper Tower Challenge - YouTube

Grade 4 Science: Pulleys and Gears

We are covering Pulleys and Gears in Grade 4 Science. Here are some interesting websites that have learning games involving pulleys and gears:

Clockwork - Smart-Kit Puzzles and Games

Connect It- Gear Game - Smart-Kit Puzzles and Games

Out of Wind

Edheads - Simple Machines

Gears - Yahoo!

Gears and Chains 2

Word of the Week #5

The Word of the Week in Grade 4 is:   rounding

The Word of the Week in Grade 5 is:   majority

Word of the Week #4

The Grade 4 Word of the Week is:   Appalachians


The Grade 5 Word of the Week is:   citizen

Virtual Math Manipulatives

Here are two great websites that students are encouraged to use at school and at home. These math manipulatives can be used for self-study as well as an aid to complete Math assignments.

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

Glencoe - Virtual Manipulatives

Word of the Week #3

The Word of the Week for Grade 4 is:     population

The Word of the Week for Grade 5 is:     municipal

Government

As we continue with our Government and Citizenship unit in Social Studies in Grade 5  we are learning about a variety of topics related to the Government of Canada. Some of the topics we are learning about are: how Parliament works, Citizenship and Immigration, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The following is a link to an online resource we have been using in class called:

Our Country, Our Parliament
http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/Education/OurCountryOurParliament/index-e.asp 

Physical Regions of Canada

The seven physical regions of Canada are:

1. Western Cordillera
2. Interior Plains (The Prairies)
3. Canadian Shield
4. Hudson Bay Lowlands
5. Inuitian Mountains (Arctic Region)
6. Appalachian Mountains (Atlantic Region)
7. Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands

The PowerPoint slide show that we used in class is available here:

Class PowerPoint on Physical Regions of Canada

Here are some other links to websites with for informations:

Canadian Geography (www.handwrote.com)

Canadian Provinces and Territories (kidzone)

Physical Regions of Canada (uwindsor)

Journey through the Regions of Canada (bookbuilder)

Prezi presentation of Canada

Canada's Physical Regions

Word of the Week #2

The Word of the Week for Grade 4 is:     Prairies

The Word of the Week for Grade 5 is:     democracy

Internet Safety

We recently watched some videos on Internet Safety and Cyberbulling. These videos are available from OPHEA's ConnectED website:

http://www.reallifeonline.ca

The following comic strips were inspired by what the students watched:

Math - Patterning Quiz Answers

Toronto Zoo Field Trip

A couple weeks ago, our school visited the Toronto Zoo. As part of the Gr. 4/5 program we paid particular attention to Canadian animals.

Students wishing to learn more about the Toronto Zoo can check out their website. (Be sure to check out their Games section):

http://www.torontozoo.com/

Students wishing to do more research on the animals that they listed on their Zoo assignment can check out this link to the Toronto Zoo's animal database:

http://www.torontozoo.com/ExploretheZoo/Animals.asp