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Sunday, April 10, 2016

Living or Non Living.


Living or Non-Living


COPY THIS IN YOUR BLOG BOOK.

Examine  pictures and  classify each object as: Living, Non-living, or Not Sure, and record in the chart below.


LIVING

NON- LIVING
NOT SURE












Think about why you put objects in the living column. List the characteristics shared by those living things and all living things. 


WRITING PROMPT
A living thing has most or all of the following characteristics:
 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

In addition, some living things may........


Take home your definition of what it means to be living and share it with your family. Discuss the definition with them and decide if there is anything you would like to add or change. Once you and your family are happy with your definition of a living thing, ask an adult family member to light a candle.
Observe the candle’s flame for a moment, while thinking about this question.

                                                  Is fire a living thing?

Saturday, March 19, 2016

Climate changes are a big problem. Why?


Our class discussion.


Climate changes are a big problem. Why?


Agriculture

Economy

Environment

Affects plants and crops if there is too much rain or sun

Every plant or crop has the right season to grow so if this changes, there will be fewer or no crops.









Climate change affects
the money farmers make or lose

Floods will affect roads for trading or traveling

People lose their houses and property

Death

Lose crops



Lose plants and trees

Affects ecosystem

Trees give us oxygen and shade

Erosion

Rivers flood

Affects food chain


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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Science Quiz



A. Label the layers of the atmosphere.




OUTER SPHERE

THERMOSPHERE

MESOSPHERE

STRATOSPHERE

TROPOSPHERE

EARTH



B. Weather Instruments

 Multiple choice questions


  1. Instrument used to measure wind direction     (Wind vane)
    1.  
    2.  
    3.  
    4.  
  2.               Hygrometer
    An instrument used to measure the amount of humidity or water vapor in the air.
    1.  
    2.  
    3.  
    4.  

 True/False questions

  1. Thermometer → 
    an instrument used to measure temperature   TRUE
           
  2. Rain Gauge → 
    an instrument used to measure the amount of precipitation in a certain amount of time   TRUE
           
C. Draw a mind map to show which factors affect weather.


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          4 Factors are :  Humidity, Air Pressure,Temperature and Wind



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