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| Students have been learning about the organ systems of plants. |
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| An organ system performs jobs. |
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| Students discovered plants have an organ system to move water from the ground into the cells of plants. |
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| Students cut the bottom of the celery stalks. |
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| The celery stalks were placed in jars filled with colored water. |
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| The next day, students observed the stalks and found the leaves had changed color. |
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| The leaves and stalks changed color after 24 hours as the water was absorbed through the xylem. |
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| We LOVE getting together with our Buddies! |
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Grade 4 and Pre-K had a great time learning about symmetry and creating our own symmetrical butterflies! |
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| The Eiffel Tower is a famous landmark in Paris, France. It is named after its designer/engineer Gustave Eiffel. |
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| Students constructed their own Eiffel Tower using a stapler, newspapers, tape and a small figurine which made it easier to view the 3D nature of the structure. |
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| We broke our project down into three sections: the upper tower, the middle section and the base. |
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| The Eiffel Tower in France is made of iron and is 1050 feet! Much heavier and taller than our towers! |
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| Students learned it took several years to build the Eiffel Tower and was completed in 1889. It took two years, two months, and five days to build to be exact! |
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| VOILA! Our very own Eiffel Tower! |
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| Students were arranged in small groups and invited to imagine that it is Pentecost 2,000 years ago and they are reporting live from Jerusalem. |
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| Everyone enjoyed recalling and acting out the day Mary and the disciples received the Holy Spirit promised by God. |
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| Group members played the parts of the Blessed Mother, the disciples, a reporter and the crowd. |
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| The reporter from each group asked those who were present at Pentecost about the amazing events they witnessed. |
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| The groups took turns presenting their live broadcasts to the class. |
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| Students created their own anemometers with help from the 8th Grade. |
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| We used paper cups, push pins and sharpened pencils with an eraser to make the anemometers. |
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| An anemometer is an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction. It is usually made of several small cups attached to a vertical shaft. As the wind blows, the cups rotate, making the rod spin. |
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| Anemometers are important tools for meteorologists who study weather patterns. |
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| Wind will catch the cups and rotate them, the rotations are counted and wind speed is calculated. |
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| Parents and students were challenged to build a Tennis Ball Tower |
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| The challenge was to build a tower that would hold a tennis ball aloft. The bottom of the ball had to be at least 10cm off the desks |
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| We used craft sticks, straws, tape, tennis balls and string |
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| Everyone followed the steps of the Engineering Design Process and were successful in building their own unique models! |
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| Students constructed a marble run using a cardboard base, paper towel rolls, tape, glue, craft sticks and marbles. |
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| This marble run made a great STEM challenge for our class. |
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| Each run had to include 2 turns on a firm foundation and stand a minimum of 12 inches tall. |
