Fifth Grade PEAK
November 7, 2014
Special Annoucement
- We spent the final 45 minutes of class as a catch-up time. Students should be caught up on everything. A few students still want to watch the Independent Variable science video - this is completely optional. I did offer an extrinsic reward for completing the assignment - but it is optional!
- We have no Edmodo Assignments this week.
THEME: THE BRAIN
The Brain:
- Students have continued taking notes. I am so impressed with the purposeful and intentional thinking applied in note taking. Students should have at least 40 notes.
- Student cited sources on Easy Bib.
- Students have continued taking notes. I am so impressed with the purposeful and intentional thinking applied in note taking. Students should have at least 40 notes.
Personal Growth and Development
- We discussed if we are intrinsically or extrinsically motivated. Students wrote a paragraph reflection.
- We discussed if we are extroverts or introverts. Students wrote a paragraph reflection.
Why Do We Think?
Why think?
Centers
Enrichment Centers:
- Topic Study: Students are doing an amazing job taking notes and planning projects. I love the focus!
- Math: Problem solving --- Today we continued our math problem solving - this is tough math but the students are showing great persistence!
- Science: Each science group planned their second "self-designed" science experiment to determine the best materials to raise air temperature. We also played a Kahoot game to test our scientific vocabulary. We even a sang a an independent / dependent variable song.
PEAK "Selfie" Spotlight:
Email: kturner@liberty.k12.mo.us
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/student.liberty.k12.mo.us/peakturner/
Location: Alexander Doniphan Elementary School, Clay Drive, Liberty, MO, United States
Phone: 816-736-5400 2674
Twitter: @PEAKturner
Technology Buzz:
Kahoot It:
- Students participated in an on-line quiz game that tested students' knowledge on the scientific method. The students have learned a lot about science this year!!!!
Google Drive/Classroom:
- We have organized our Google Drives
- Practiced sharing and saving documents
- Bookmarked important websites
- Actively working in Google Classroom
Evernote:
- Set up an account for our note taking research
Cacoo:
- Online Graphic Organizer tool to organize headings and subheadings
Powtoons:
- Set up a PEAK Powtoons account -- many have completed a vocabulary presentation in topic study via Powtoons.
Classroom Book Source:
- Students learned how to check out books electronically from my classroom library.
Tweet:
- There is a link on my student resource page for students to "Tweet" about the day. We will post 5 tweets a week on my classroom board - some even make it to real twitter.
- Please follow me on twitter - you never know when a tweet will post about your child's PEAK day!
Create a Graph:
- Applied our knowledge on how to make graphs online
Padlet:
- Online note taking application used during Topic Study