Monday, April 30, 2012

Science Fair Report Template

Write an A+ paper with the help of the templates attached here. Just click a link, read carefully and add your replace the document with your report:
For more information to make the best project, visit http://www.sciencebuddies.org/Create a Graph, and http://easybib.com/.

Testing, Science Fair, Field Day, and more

It's the last month of the school year and there is so much happening at LPA. Georgia Performance Standard review continues to be our skill focus in all four academic areas. We are excited about the opportunity to strengthen the foundation we have been building all year. The CRCT is giving us the chance to demonstrate all we have learned as we look forward to reaching the next grade level. Before we get there, here are a few notes on important upcoming events:

Our 4th Grade Science Fair- each student is learning to apply the scientific method by creating a project for our fair. Parents and guardians can be supportive by helping to complete project experiments and purchasing supplies, such as, experiment materials and a three-tier display board for the fair.  Please review the Science Fair Project Time line for project due dates.

Due Date
Things to do
April 9-10
Choose Topic & Question
April 18
Research
April 18
Hypothesis
April 25
Design experiment
May 2
Conduct experiment & record observations
May 9
Table/chart & graph(s) of data
May 9
Report
May 9-15
Make display/exhibit
May 16
Present project





















Field Day is May 4th and it will be an opportunity to celebrate school pride. Whether your family still needs to complete volunteer hours or not, this is a great time to be a visible part of the LPA community.

Monday, April 9, 2012

Skills of this week

Welcome back Grade 4 families! Everyone looked well rested and ready to finish strong as we returned for class this morning. We are only a couople weeks away from the CRCT. Crunch Time- we are learning and reviewing every day so that we can blow that test away! We hope you can use the information below to better prepare at home.

English & Language Arts: General Skill Review with multiple resources (Coach Books, Study Island, CRCT Study Guide, etc.)
Mathematics: Data Analysis- Organizing & Analyzing Data, Graphing with multiple resources (Coach Books, Study Island, CRCT Study Guide, etc.)
Science: Science Fair Project
See Science Fair Pack sent home Monday, April 9th for due dates and guidelines. More info. will be delivered during each stage. I highly recommend the following websites to jumpstart research for the written report and display. Please remind your child to take notes for the Bibliography.
1. Science Buddies:  www.sciencebuddies.org/ - lots of info/ guides for science fairs and experiments
2. American Museum of Natural History – many ways to learn about and experiment with topics we have studied this year


Social Studies: The Industrial Revolution