Science Fair Winners!

Our Science Fair Winners!

Science Fair Presentation Schedule

The names on top are Nichols class, mine are below. There will be 4 presentations per day. I have left 2 days extra just in case the snow storm comes through.

 

Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Emma Taylor	Noah Alayna	Olivia Ethan	Madelyn Dalton	Michael Alex	Hannah U
Cambelle Isaac	Katie Sidney	Ben Alexis	Nolan Peyton S	Cooper S Alyssa	Isaac D
Clayton Marlee	Reagan Hannah R	Morgan Lizzie	Jenna Cooper P	Luke Madi
Peyton B Sam	Delaney W Zach	JJ Drew	Seth Delaney D	Halle Denise

Pemdas Video #1

The students made videos for Order of Operations! There are 5 groups in each class, so you get to enjoy 2 each day!
Here are the lovely Sidney, Alyssa, Alexis and Madi! to the tune of "Thrift Shop"

Reminders

-Quick things about science fair-

 

-They will need to have a printed copy of their research for peer editing by Monday 1/28. (they can also print it off at school today) We will use some of our class time giving positive feedback.

 

-Experiment this weekend! Results and Conclusion are due Tuesday.

Results- What happened in the experiment?

Conclusion- Does the results agree or disagree with your hypothesis? What would you do differently if you conducted the experiment again?

 

-We will work on the Bibliography in class next week.

 

-Table/Charts/Surveys due next Friday 2/1

 

 

Mark your calenders for Tuesday, MARCH 5. The students will have to be at science fair from 5pm-6pm.

This is mandatory to attend. If you have any conflicts please e-mail me:

kelseykoch@bennps.org

Friday Update 1/18

Another week has passed, and too quickly! The students have rocked this week with Science Fair, equations in math and Reading Benchmarks.

Yesterday, they did peer edits on their introductions and procedures, so they should be polished! All I ask is you give it one last glance and we can continue on to our research papers. Their research paper (rough draft) and their interview are both due on Wednesday. I am strongly encouraging them to get their interview done this weekend with the 3 days we have. The questions and answers need to be typed up by Wednesday also. They will bring home their boards tonight, and I have explained the expectations in class; they have a handout on what I expect for their boards in their folder.

Math- We started equations this week, and will dig into it more next week. They also started to make their math flashcards, which we started on Wednesday, we did a brain break activity with the cards to get the kids moving and learning! I supplied them with a pipe cleaner to keep them together and a baggie to put them in so they will not get bent out of shape when traveling between school and home.

Mark your calenders for Tuesday, MARCH 5. The students will have to be at science fair from 5pm-6pm.

This is mandatory to attend. If you have any conflicts please e-mail me:

kelseykoch@bennps.org

Research is due NEXT Wednesday

On the timeline, I had the research being due tomorrow. As of today, I just got through everyones procedures, and introductions. I would like to give the students one more weekend to work on their 2 page research. Tonight, they have to provide me with the questions they will answer in their research, the who, what, when, where, why, and how of their topic. Also, include historical facts, and definitions if using unfamiliar words.

Tomorrow we will complete some peer editing in class, they will need a printed out copy of their introduction and procedure. The procedure should be as detailed as possible. If I were to read the procedure, it should be so clear to me that I would be able to complete it at home. In groups tomorrow they will ask eachother those questions for clarification, and to make sure their writing "flows."

Friday Update 1/11

Hello Parents,
I apologize that the Friday update is a little tardy- I am not sure where the week went, I also did not take any pics last week, I will get some to you in the next Friday update!

Science Fair has really taken off. I really really  stressed that the kids pick a topic that they are passionate about because they will be working with this topic all the way into March, so I told them "If you can wake up in the morning with a smile about what you are working with, then you have the right topic" :)

In math we had a "review" week to freshen their skills! We did a lot of different math games to get them back in the groove! Next week (well this week now...) we started algebraic expressions!! They are doing well so far! Their comments this week "Miss Koch, is math really this easy?" "Yes, yes it is" :)

We will start vocab flashcards this week and review math concepts so that we can avoid simple mistakes on NESA.

We had the spelling bee on Thursday, and congratulations go to Luke and Drew!!! One of Luke's last words was "cerebellum" I like to think I had a part in him knowing how to spell it.... GREAT job Luke and Drew!!!!

Reading- they will start their Benchmark testing this week. Mr Nichols and I have been pulling them out in the hallway to assess over fluency, and they will take the computer part during library.

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Ok, now off to science fair info- I am SO PROUD of the students and how they are following their timelines. Thank you so much for the support from home, this would not happen without your presence! They are doing an awesome job keeping organized!

-Students need to bring in $2.50 for their science fair boards
-Interview is due next Wednesday
Guidelines for the Interview:

The kids have to ask 5 questions about their experiment. They need to ask a professional in their experimental field. Ex. Interview someone from a nursery if working with plants.

They need to write the date, name, job title, place of employment on the bottom of interview.

 

-The students may have colored pictures on the Title page or colored graphs to help read data. Font size should be 12 or 14, nothing else except on Title page. The research section of their paper be 1 ½ – 2 pages typed.

 

Email me with any questions!

Kelseykoch@bennps.org

 

-Miss Koch