Berriga: 2013

Thursday, November 21, 2013

J.K. Rowling on Developing Ideas for Harry Potter

1.) Read the poster for 'ideas.' 2.) Copy this "post-it" into your thinkbook. 3.) Watch the video below. 4.) Discuss as a class (quickly, <5 minutes) what how the trait of "ideas" affects writing. Use examples from the poster, post-it image, and video.

Friday, November 15, 2013

Soccer Ball Help

Truncated Icosahedron Net

1) Make a template with 'tabs' for the hexagons and pentagons. 2) Trace 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons. 3) Cut them out. 4) Score the lines between the tabs and polygon. 5) Assemble each of the 10 vertical "stripes" as shown on the diagram (net). Glue and binder clips work best. 6) Once the "stripes" are assembled, glue them together as shown on the diagram. 7) Glue all of the tabs together.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Mystery Party -- Items Needed for Friday

We need multiples of the following items for the mystery party. Your items will be returned Friday after school.

Play Clock
Play Egyptian artifacts (legos?, figurines?)
Crowns or tiaras
Hippos (stuffed, plastic, lego, figurine, etc.)
Adult women's wig
Police Hat
Adult velvet (or like) robe or cape ("close" will suffice) :)
Small treasure box
Various costume jewels
Plastic gold coins

Thank you!!!

Look at this pattern!!!!

Skeleton Picture Groups

Remember to label all of the bones in the song. Spell them correctly. Use neat handwriting. Use thin black marker over pencil. No pencil should be visible. Cut out the skeleton and bring on Thursday.

http://eskeletons.org/pdf/000646791.pdf

Friday, October 18, 2013

Teach Speech Instructions

- Use Microsoft PowerPoint (save as 97-2003) or Google slides., or Prezi.com.
- Content should reflect YOUR understanding. Do not copy and paste from the Internet (this is plagiarizing).
- Keep the design very basic and simple. It shall not distract.
- Pick an easy to read font face.
- Consistently use the same font face and sizes on all slides.
- Keywords only. No sentences! No paragraphs!
- No more than six bullet points per page.
- Use images to reinforce or complement your message, not to decorate.
- Use images to visualize and explain. Talk about your pictures. Gesture.
Cite all images below the actual image, whether from Microsoft clip art or a website.
- No animations or useless graphics. (School computers are slow.)
- Have a title slide, table of contents slide, organized content slides, and a source slide.
- Practice! Be prepared!
- Know your slides inside out.
- Never read your slides; talk freely.
- Know how to pronounce all words. Dictionary.com will pronounce most words for you.
- Speak with confidence – loud and clear.
- Don’t speak too fast. You are not giving your speech for yourself. You are giving your speech to teach OTHERS what you learned.
- Maintain eye contact with the audience.
- Bibliography (source slide) should include at least three sources. One must be a book.
- Relax! You made an INTERESTING presentation. We will enjoy it and learn from it! :)
- Presentation should be 3-5 minutes long.

Optional "Extra Credit" Science Assignments

Optional "Extra Credit" Assignments: Newton Car (Do not buy anything. Substitutions for materials are okay.)

Rube Goldberg Machine (Example Video 1, Video 2 (Must be >1 minute and use contact and non contact forces.) )

Also: "Teach Speech" on Sports (as described in your packet) See "Teach Speech" directions in the next post.

Monday, October 14, 2013

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Stem and Me Contest - Due Oct 25

What: Contest with Prizes Who: Michigan K-12 public or private school students To celebrate October as STEM Awareness Month in Michigan, the Michigan STEM Partnership is sponsoring a Poster and Video Contest called: “STEM & Me.” All school-age children in Michigan will be invited to showcase their creative talent and their commitment to pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) by creating a poster or a video that shows how they are making STEM Education a part of their lives. This is the 1st Annual Michigan STEM contest. The goal of the contest is to develop pathways to STEM Careers by developing an interest in STEM education and promoting STEM educational opportunities. For more information go to: http://www.mistempartnership.com/stemandme/