Opening
| Ellie | Pass out and lead song of the month |
| Fielding | Prayer |
| Hyrum | Scripture/Spiritual Thought |
| Judy Sue | Pledge of Allegiance |
| Lenora | Joke of the Day |
| Lucy | Lead Memorization |
| Talmage | Show and Tell or Knowledge Share |
| Anya | Treasurer and Snack |
Poem and Shuffle Dance
Don’t forget to practice your shuffle dance!
This week we’ll practice the next two stanzas of our new poem. But first, watch this YouTube clip that introduces the poem:
The Blind Man And The Elephant
By John Godfrey Saxe
(October 24)
It was six men of Indostan, to learning much inclined,
who went to see the elephant (Though all of them were blind),
that each by observation, might satisfy his mind.
The first approached the elephant, and, happening to fall,
against his broad and sturdy side, at once began to bawl:
“[Why], bless me! but the elephant, is nothing but a wall!”
(October 31)
The second feeling of the tusk, cried: “Ho! what have we here,
so very round and smooth and sharp? To me tis mighty clear,
this wonder of an elephant, is very like a spear!”
The third approached the animal, and, happening to take,
the squirming trunk within his hands, “I see,” quoth he,
the elephant is very like a snake!”
Finally, our next book club book is Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls. Start reading now and be prepared to discuss this book November 21st.
Here’s a checklist for this week’s assignments
Forces
This week we’ll be learning all about Forces. Many of you have forced a ball to move by kicking it or forced your bike to roll by peddling it. In fact, forces are all around us everyday!
To better understand forces, read the Willie E. Coyote chapter Thud! Wille E. Coyote Experiments with Forces and Motion (p. 119).
Sir Issac Newton
Many of the ideas about force seem obvious to us today. We can only jump so high because gravity pulls us back down to the Earth. But this wasn’t always well understood. One man, named Sir Issac Newton, was a great mathematician and scientist. He observed a lot and thought a lot. Eventually, he realised there are laws that govern how forces work, not only here on Earth, but throughout the entire Universe.
Learn more about Issac Newton and his three laws by watching this movie:
All of you are familiar with riding a bike. This fun video explains how you use all three of Newton’s Laws while riding. Watch this video then give it a try!
And just for fun, here’s a short clip of a professor expertly using Newton’s Laws.
Science Journal
In your science journal, title a page Newton’s Laws of Motion.
Write each of Newton’s three laws in your own words. Feel free to include a simple picture or diagram with each law if you’d like (you can print something if you don’t want to draw it). Remember, your science journal should be neat and visually pleasing, so take your time, use your best writing, and make it amazing!
Experimenting with Force and Movement
Now it’s time to have some fun with forces!
Complete at least one of the following activities. (Parent, most of these activities can be easily adapted to use what you have on hand, so please feel free to modify as needed)
- DIY mini golf
- Explore push, pull, and weight with balls
- Soccer and Force Relay (activity #5 on this page)
- Explore Force with toy cars
- Force and Marble Art Project
- Any of the fun projects on this page
Egg Drop Challenge
This week in class we’ll be doing an egg drop! Using all you’ve learned about forces, I want you to design a container to protect your egg as it’s dropped from 5, 10, and 15 feet on to the cement.
There are no limits on what materials you can use. You’ll design (and maybe test) your crate at home, but you’ll need to load your egg in class. I’ll give you an egg in class, and you’ll have 10 minutes to secure your egg in whatever crate you design. I’ll have tape, a stapler, and other supplies to close the crates, but please bring whatever else you need for your design.
If you’d like ideas, this page explains some of the physics of an egg drop. Or there’s a chapter on Flight in your Willie E. Coyote book that might give you some great ideas. Best of luck!
