Expedition Express A room full of scientists: Case Study #2 is full of hands-on science experiments focusing on sound, light, and heat energy. The first set of experiments have focused on SOUND and how is sound energy? Our first experiment was called SOUND is VIBRATION and students learned how sound is made by vibrating (invisible) [...]
Expedition Essential Question of The Week: How Did Geography Affect the Early Settlement of India? We start April with a wrap-up of the Wonders of Egyptian society. Our fieldwork day next week at the “King Tut ‘Wonderful Things’ from Pharaoh’s Tomb” exhibition will provide an opportunity to put context to the wonderful things we’ve been [...]
Meeting Agenda SELS, M-4 Monday, April 9 5;30-8:30 pm Call Meeting to Order INFO Approval of Minutes ACTION Approval of Agenda ACTON Student Presentation INFO Expeditionary Learning Design Principle of the Month INFO Public Comment Non-agenda items: no individual presentations shall be for more than three (3) minutes and the total time for this purpose [...]
Hi all, Great evening last night with the class premier of The Geology of California: 4.5 Billion Years in the Making. The McMains Crew shot, wrote the script, and edited the documentary under the guidance of Doug McMains. The students committed enormous time and energy to the film's production, including time after school and on [...]
Expedition Express What's the Matter in Mrs. Welch's Room - Case Study #1: This Case Study has come to a conclusion and students are beginning to write a fictional narrative on the life of a water drop as it changes into the 3 states of matter through its journey. The students have learned quite a [...]
Expedition Express What's the Matter in Mrs. Welch's Room - Case Study #1: This Case Study has come to a conclusion and students are beginning to write a fictional narrative on the life of a water drop as it changes into the 3 states of matter through its journey. The students have learned quite a [...]
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp Scroll down and click on the questions for your grade level. Questions are available for every grade and tested subject. Dates to Remember: Tuesday, March 27: Walk to Nevada County Library March 28 and April 10: Informational meetings about SELS Friday, March 30, 9:15 - [...]
POND-erings Today we launched our spring expedition, Down by the Banks! The children came into school eager to share their predictions as to what our expedition topic might be. "P" was their only clue, and their guesses ran the gamut from "penguins" to "pencils!" After brainstorming the "P"ossibilities, the students passed around a Mystery Jar, [...]
Expedition Essential Question of The Week: How did the social structure of Ancient Egypt affect daily life? Crew began the week by creating their own rubric for scoring their Interactive Student Notebooks (ISN). Now that we know about the accomplishments of 4 key Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (Khufu, Senusret, Hatshepsut, and Ramses II), we are using [...]
Glad to be here with our Crew! Expedition: What a wonderful two weeks! We have been extremely busy and in full lab- mode with our first [...]
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