Week at a Glance: January 22-26, 2024

Highlights of the Week:

Reading: Begin Unit 3- Heroes

Writing: January journals

Spelling: Words with prefixes are highlighted

Math: Chapter 7 Multiplication and Division

Social Science: Begin Civil Rights unit

Science: Complete Lesson 2- How does energy change forms?

Also: January book report due on Wednesday, 1/24

Other highlights this week:

• Monday- Students go to the Book Fair to get a sneak peak and fill out wish lists
• Tuesday- All school Mass with buddies
• Friday- Pep rally in the afternoon
• *No Media or Library this week due to the Book Fair

Please make sure Chromebooks are charged nightly as we are taking the IReady Diagnostic tests this week in reading and math*

Spelling Words: prepay, nonstop, disagree, nonfiction, preapprove, indirect, imperfect, impolite, insecure, incorrect- Bonus words: impossibility, indefinite, disqualify

Vocabulary Words: abandon, appeared, enormous, interfered, stationary

Unit Vocabulary Words: encourage, defeat, distinguish, achieve, command-

Reading: Begin Unit 3- Heroes:

Unit 3 Goals:

• Essential Question- What makes a hero?

• Unit theme: Collaborate with others to determine what makes a hero?
• Reading: Understand historical fiction and its elements.
• Reading-Writing- Use language to make connections between reading and writing historical fiction. 
• Writing goal- Use elements of a narrative text to write a historical fiction story.

Week 1 - Historical Fiction

Reading Workshop:

• Primary sources- Steps on the Moon- read short story
• Historical Fiction- Below Deck, a Titanic Story
• Words that describe plot and setting
• Correct or confirm predictions
• Talk bout it: Support an opinion

Reading- Writing- Workshop Bridge- 

• Related words
• Prefixes: pre-, dis-, in-, im-, non-
• Explain the use of illustrations and use illustrations to understand the story

Writing Workshop:

• Introduce and immerse- historical fiction
• Identify character and setting
• Develop  plot
• Brainstorm ideas
• Plan your historical fiction story

Spelling- 

• Spell prefixes: pre-, dis-, im-, non-

Language and Conventions:

• Subject verb agreement

Writing:

• Daily Writing in Daily Oral Language packet
• Daily writing in January creative writing journal
• Daily writing in notebook with January prompts
• Daily writing in Gratitude journal
• M-F Daily work in Simple Solutions Grammar book
• Cursive writing practice

IReady reading diagnostic test this week; Please make sure Chromebooks are charged-

Math: Chapter 7-Division and Multiplication

Vocabulary words for this week: decompose, known fact, equal groups, Zero Property of Multiplication, Identity Property of Multiplication, dividend, divisor

Mathematical Practices:

• Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
• Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
• Model with mathematics
• Use appropriate tools strategically.
• Attend to precision.
• Look for and make use of structure.
• Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

Monday- Check My Progress with vocabulary check and division check

-- Lesson 6- Problem Solving Investigation- Students will solve a problem by identifying extra or missing information. Strategies utilized- Make a table, Look for a Pattern, Use Models-

Tuesday- Lesson 7- Multiply by 0 and 1- Students will use different strategies, such as equal groups, patterns, and properties, to multiply by 0 and 1.

Wednesday- Lesson 8- Divide with 0 and 1; Students will use division rules to divide with 0 and 1. Students will also work on fluency with multiplication and division problems.

Thursday- Review Chapter 7 lessons and practice fluency with multiplication and division problems.

*** Daily work with IReady Math and Math SeeSaw activities

***Simple Solutions Math Lessons M- F-

IReady Math Diagnostic Test this week- Please make sure Chromebooks are charged-

Social Studies: Civil Rights Month

Goal: Students will read and discuss historical fiction and make connections between text and primary sources [photographs] that provide evidence of social conditions in the past. Students will follow guidelines from worksheets adapted from the National Archives and Records Administration. At the end of the unit, students will “blog” or make a written entry into a classroom writing folder where the question is: “What is worth standing up for?” Objectives: Students will be able to define primary sources, investigate evidence of past events through analysis of photographs and develop new vocabulary in context. Students will be able to make connections between primary sources and historical fiction text as they relate to the Civil Rights Movement. 

Book: Here- The Other Side by Jacqueine Woodson will be the basis for our discussion

Also, Dr. King will be introduced this week through stories, videos and songs.

Science: Finish Lesson 2 How Energy Changes 

By the end of this lesson, the student should be able to observe and communicate how energy can change into many forms.

Standards:

DCI-3-PS2.B.3

Electric and magnetic forces between a pair of objects do not require that the objects be in contact. The sizes of the forces in each situation depend on the properties of the objects and their distances apart and, for forces between two magnets, on their orientation relative to each other.

PE-3-LS1-1

Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.

PE-3-PS2-3

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

PE-3-PS2-4

Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.*

SEP-3-5-2-2

Build simple models to represent events and design solutions.

Experiment: What can produce energy? Designed for testing potential energy

Lesson 2 Quiz

Religion: Session 14- Mary is Holy- Unit 3-The Church, The Community in the Spirit-

Session Theme: Mary is our model and teacher of faith and love.

The Church is united before God in the Communion of Saints, Mary, the mother of Jesus and the Mother of the Church, is our model. Through her life she shows us how to believe and how to love. When praying the Rosary, we remember the principal events in the lives of Jesus and Mary. 

Outcomes:

• Describe how Mary responded to the shepherd’s news.
• Identify Mary as the Mother of God and the Mother of the Church.
• Describe the Rosary as a way of honoring Mary.
• Discuss the prayer of the Magnificat
• Define: Annunciation, Communion of Saints, Rosary, and Visitation

Daily prayer, devotions, and song-

Tuesday- All School Mass with buddies at 8:30

Hello Everyone!

Just a friendly reminder- the animal book report for January is due on Wednesday. You may bring them before that, too. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Also, our class visits the Book Fair on Monday morning- so excited about that.

 

Have a lovely weekend,

With Much Gratitude,

Mrs. Sharon Shute

Homework for Thursday, 1/18/24

--Spelling homework- write words in a colorful manner

--Math multiplication h/w

--Study for spelling test tomorrow

*January book report due next Wednesday- 1/24

Tomorrow:

--Religion, Spelling test, Science, Social Studies, Fun Friday- Winter Mural

 

Have a lovely day,

With Gratitude,

Mrs. Sharon Shute

Notes for Wednesday, 1/17/24

- No homework this week- instead students can work on animal report that is due next Wednesday, 1/17/24. Please email me if you have any questions.

Tomorrow:

- Library - please bring any library books back

-Gym

- Students are creating their own Kahoot's, with a small group, to play with the class.

 

With Gratitude,

Mrs. Sharon Shute

Please note due to school cancellation last Friday, we didn’t get to the following lessons: Religion, Science, and Social Studies- Also, we have to take the Unit 2 Reading Test-

Week at a Glance: January 16-19, 2024

Highlights of the Week:

Reading: Begin Unit 3 this week-

Spelling: Prefixes are highlighted this week-

Writing: January Journals

Math: Continue Chapter 7

Religion: (From last week) The Church Prays

Science: Different forms of energy

Social Studies: Continued Geography chapter

Spelling Words: prepay, nonstop, disagree, nonfiction, preapprove, indirect, imperfect, impolite, insecure, incorrect- Bonus words: impossibility, indefinite, disqualify

Vocabulary Words: abandon, appeared, enormous, interfered, stationary

Unit Vocabulary Words: encourage, defeat, distinguish, achieve, command-

Reading: Begin Unit 3- Heroes:

Unit 3 Goals:

• Essential Question- What makes a hero?

• Unit theme: Collaborate with others to determine what makes a hero?
• Reading: Understand historical fiction and its elements.
• Reading-Writing- Use language to make connections between reading and writing historical fiction. 
• Writing goal- Use elements of a narrative text to write a historical fiction story.

Week 1 - Historical Fiction

Reading Workshop:

• Primary sources- Steps on the Moon- read short story
• Historical Fiction- Below Deck, a Titanic Story
• Words that describe plot and setting
• Correct or confirm predictions
• Talk bout it: Support an opinion

Reading- Writing- Workshop Bridge- 

• Related words
• Prefixes: pre-, dis-, in-, im-, non-
• Explain the use of illustrations and use illustrations to understand the story

Writing Workshop:

• Introduce and immerse- historical fiction
• Identify character and setting
• Develop  plot
• Brainstorm ideas
• Plan your historical fiction story

Spelling- 

• Spell prefixes: pre-, dis-, im-, non-

Language and Conventions:

• Subject verb agreement

Writing:

• Daily Writing in Daily Oral Language packet
• Daily writing in January creative writing journal
• Daily writing in notebook with January prompts
• Daily writing in Gratitude journal

Math: Chapter 7-Division and Multiplication

Vocabulary words for this week: decompose, known fact, equal groups, Zero Property of Multiplication, Identity Property of Multiplication

Mathematical Practices:

• Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
• Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
• Model with mathematics
• Use appropriate tools strategically.
• Attend to precision.
• Look for and make use of structure.
• Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

Monday- Lesson 4- Multiply by 4- Students will double a known fact by 4

Tuesday- Lesson 5- Division by 4- Students will use different strategies, including related multiplication facts, to divide by 4.

Wednesday- Lesson 6- Problem Solving Investigation- Students will solve a problem by identifying extra or missing information. Strategies utilized- Make a table, Look for a Pattern, Use Models-

Thursday- Lesson 7- Multiply by 0 and 1- Students will use different strategies, such as equal groups, patterns, and properties, to multiply by 0 and 1.

*** Daily work with Prodigy Math and Math SeeSaw activities*

Religion: Unit 3 Session 13- The Church Prays

Session Theme- The liturgy, with the Eurchrist at its center, is the Church’s prayer that nourishes our faith.

Outcomes:

• Describe how Jesus teaches us to pray.
• Explain how Jesus is present in the Mass and the sacraments.
• Identify sacramentals as blessed objects that help us pray.
• Tell the story of Jesus healing the Roman officer’s servant.
• Define blessing, crucifix, rosary, and sacramental.

• Vocabulary words: faith, present, blessing, Eucharist sacrament, grace-

All School Tuesday Mass at 8:30- non buddy Mass

Daily prayers, songs, and devotions

Social Studies:

Essential Question How does geography affect our community?

Objectives Social Studies 

• Identify and describe the physical features, climate, and natural resources of various geographic areas, including the local community. 
• Compare and contrast different regions in terms of their geographic characteristics. 
• Use map tools: scale, grid, key (legend), symbols, title, and compass rose.

Language Arts 

• Orally present solutions to environmental problems in response to ideas offered by others. (speaking, listening) 
• Organize information in chart form. (writing) 
• Identify examples of categories found in text. (reading) 
• Write and illustrate descriptions of geographic locations. (writing)

Describe different land features and how diverse different communities can be. 

Hands-On Activity: Exploring Geography and Our Community 

 Hands-On Activity: Exploring Other Communities 

Play a matching game to find out how people in different communities adapt to geography.

 Show What You Know 

Describe how you and your family have adapted to your community’s geography. 

Complete the Unit Inquiry supporting question that corresponds to the lesson with a session quiz.

Science: Begin Chapter 3 Energy and Its Forms

How can the energy of motion change?

Objective: I will know energy takes many forms, causes motion, and creates change.

DCI-3-PS2.B.3

Electric and magnetic forces between a pair of objects do not require that the objects be in contact. The sizes of the forces in each situation depend on the properties of the objects and their distances apart and, for forces between two magnets, on their orientation relative to each other.

PE-3-PS2-3

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

PE-3-PS2-4

Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.*

Lesson 1 What are some forms of energy?

By the end of this lesson, the student should be able to classify and compare different forms of energy and will investigate how energy causes motion and creates change.

• Cause and effect- Boiling Water
• Vocabulary words: energy, electrical energy, sound energy, potential energy, kinetic energy
• Students will think about energy used at home: mechanical energy, sound energy, stored energy, and energy of motion . 

Homework for Wednesday, 1/10/24

--Spelling Sentences to practice for Friday's spelling test-

---Food Pantry collection tomorrow- thanks in advance

--Intramural basketball permission sheet went home today-

 

The class worked extremely hard today on researching their rain forest animal and plant/tree (to show interdependence). They filled out a graphic organizer first and then typed on Docs. They will present soon. Very proud of them. This was their first informational writing with at least 5 paragraphs.

 

Tomorrow- Gym and Library

 

Have a warm and lovely evening,

With Gratitude,

Mrs. Sharon Shute

 

 

Homework for Tuesday, 1/9/24

-Spelling Text H/W- All 13 words are review words from Unit 3 (no bonus words)

--January book report is in your child's folder- January book report information

 

We had a fruitful day- Everyone in class presented their December book report so that is good news! 

Tomorrow, we'll begin Lit Circles and Workshop as usual-

Research begins tomorrow, for a reading project, on researching an animal in the rainforest and a plant/tree that the animal depends on. Please make sure Chromebooks are here tomorrow and charged tonight. Thanks!

 

Library day tomorrow-

Have a safe and lovely day,

Love,

Mrs. Shute

Animal Shaped Book Report for January

Due Wednesday, 1/24/24

For the month of January, students will research an animal of their choice and present the facts about their animal on posterboard. The poster board should be cut out in the shape of the chosen animal. For example- if your child wants to research a lion- you would guide them in drawing the outline of a lion on poster board and color it to look like a lion. The facts of the animal should be written by your child on paper and glued on the poster board.

The reports should contain the following facts:

Introduce the animal:

1. What type of animal is it? Reptiles, mammals, amphibians, etc…
2. What are the features of the animal? Ex: Zebras have black and white stripes.
3. What is the size of the animal?

Animal Features:

1. What is the color and type of body covering? Example- Bird has feathers.
2. Does the animal have special features or body parts?

Animal Habitats:

1. What location does the animal come from/ live?
2. What type of habitat or biome does the animal have? Ex- desert, prairie, etc…
3. What type of home does it have? Ex- den, cave, underground-

Living Habits:

1. What are the eating and sleeping habits of the animal?
2. Does the animal hibernate or migrate? How does it move to keep safe?

Interesting facts about the animal:

1. What are some neat facts about the animal that you found most interesting? Choose five facts to put on your report about the animal.
2. Finally, why did you choose this animal? 

Please also list the books you used to research the animal on the back of the poster board. 

Please email me with any questions-

The report is due on Wednesday, Jan 24, 2024

With Gratitude,

The Third Grade Teachers

Week at a Glance: January 9-12, 2024

Highlights of the Week:

Reading: Make a scrapbook

Writing: Research and type a Google Doc (informational non-fiction)

Math: Begin Chapter 7 in Math book

Science: Begin Chapter 2- Energy

Social Studies: Compare and contrast geography of different regions

Religion: The Church Prays

Spelling- Spelling words are a review of some of this unit’s spelling words:

I’ve, let’s, can’t, include, mistake, reptile, popcorn, moonlight, outside, morning, explore, finish, minus-- no bonus words this week-

Language Arts: Review of the following lessons:

This week, students will research plant and animal relationships and create a scrapbook about a plant and animal relationship.

Lesson 1- Compare across texts- Answer the essential question:

• Introduce inquiry project
• Read Relationships in Nature 
• Generate questions about the topic
• Apply academic vocabulary

Lesson 2:- Explore and Plan--

• Informational Writing
• Read Coral Reefs: Living Environments
• Develop a topic
• Conduct research- use a library database 
• Gather information on research topic

Lesson 3 Collaborate and Discuss--

• Read a student model
• Identify features of informational texts
• Refine research:
• Cite sources
• Read Why We Need Plants
• Apply citing sources to article

Lesson 4 Extend Research--

• Investigate a variety of visuals and media
• Incorporate media into a scrapbook
• Collaborate and discuss
• Revise, edit, and clarify
• Peer review scrapbooks

Lesson 5- Celebrate and Reflect--

• Share  your scrapbooks
• Reflect on project--Reflect on Unit
• Reflect on goals
• Reflect on reading
• Reflect on writing
• Assessment on Unit 3.2
• Daily writing in Simple Solutions Grammar packet

Writing:

• Daily Writing in Daily Oral Language packet
• Daily writing in January creative writing journal
• Daily writing in notebook with January prompts
• Daily writing in Gratitude journal

Students will research, with a partner and type on a Google Doc, a plant/ animal relationship in the rainforest. This is a short week so we’ll do some quick searches on Google

Math: Chapter 7- Multiplication and Division-

Vocabulary words to know: Commutative Property, decompose, Identity Property of Multiplication, Zero Property of Multiplication, dividend, divisor, inverse operations, quotient,

Mathematical Practices:

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3. Model with mathematics.
4. Attend to precision.
5. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
6. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
7. Use appropriate tools strategically.
8. Look for and make use of structure.

Tuesday- Lesson 1- Multiply by 3; Use different strategies, such as arrays, equal groups, and properties, to multiply by 3.

Wednesday- Lesson 2- Divide by 3; Use different strategies, including related multiplication facts, to divide by 3.

Thursday- Lesson 3- Hand on: Double a Known Fact; Explore how to double a known fact in order to multiply.

• Daily practice with SeeSaw math activities and IReady lessons
• Math Prodigy lessons and Kahoot math games
• Daily work in Simple Solutions Math

Religion: Unit 3 Session 13- The Church Prays

Session Theme- The liturgy, with the Eurchrist at its center, is the Church’s prayer that nourishes our faith.

Outcomes:

• Describe how Jesus teaches us to pray.
• Explain how Jesus is present in the Mass and the sacraments.
• Identify sacramentals as blessed objects that help us pray.
• Tell the story of Jesus healing the Roman officer’s servant.
• Define blessing, crucifix, rosary, and sacramental.

• Vocabulary words: faith, present, blessing, Eucharist sacrament, grace-

All School Tuesday Mass at 8:30

Reconciliation- Tuesday at 12:30

Daily prayers, songs, and devotions

Science: Begin Chapter 3 Energy and Its Forms

How can the energy of motion change?

Objective: I will know energy takes many forms, causes motion, and creates change.

DCI-3-PS2.B.3

Electric and magnetic forces between a pair of objects do not require that the objects be in contact. The sizes of the forces in each situation depend on the properties of the objects and their distances apart and, for forces between two magnets, on their orientation relative to each other.

PE-3-PS2-3

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

PE-3-PS2-4

Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.*

Lesson 1 What are some forms of energy?

By the end of this lesson, the student should be able to classify and compare different forms of energy and will investigate how energy causes motion and creates change.

• Cause and effect- Boiling Water
• Vocabulary words: energy, electrical energy, sound energy, potential energy, kinetic energy
• Students will think about energy used at home: mechanical energy, sound energy, stored energy, and energy of motion . 

Social Studies:

Essential Question

How does geography affect our community?

Overview

Create a brochure about the geography of your community. Play a matching game to find out how people in different communities adapt to geography.

Objectives Social Studies 

• Identify and describe the physical features, climate, and natural resources of various geographic areas, including the local community. 
• Compare and contrast different regions in terms of their geographic characteristics. 
• Use map tools: scale, grid, key (legend), symbols, title, and compass rose.

Language Arts 

• Orally present solutions to environmental problems in response to ideas offered by others. (speaking, listening) 
• Organize information in chart form. (writing) 
• Identify examples of categories found in text. (reading) 
• Write and illustrate descriptions of geographic locations. (writing)

Preview 

Describe different land features and how diverse different communities can be. 

Hands-On Activity: Exploring Geography and Our Community 

Create a brochure about the geography of your community.

 Hands-On Activity: Exploring Other Communities 

Play a matching game to find out how people in different communities adapt to geography.

 Show What You Know 

Describe how you and your family have adapted to your community’s geography. 

Assessment 

Complete the Unit Inquiry supporting question that corresponds to the lesson, play the lesson game, and create an assessment using TCI questions or your own in the test builder. 

Notes for Tuesday, December 19, 2023

--Book Report due tomorrow- Please email me if you have any questions- 

Thanks for all your help with this project! January's report will be a non-fiction animal book.

--Today we buddied up with 2nd grade and our class read them, a social studies project, to a partner. Way to go, School Family!

 

Tomorrow:

--Art and Science

--More work on Christmas traditions around the world

--Math test

 

Have a lovely evening and stay well- The Room Parents are working hard on a great party for Thursday. Thanks for all the donations that are coming in.

 

With Much Gratitude,

Sharon Shute

 

Notes for Monday, December 18, 2023

 

No Homework this week except for December Book Report due Wednesday; Students will present their reports Wednesday-Friday morning.

Tomorrow- No Mass- We have gym tomorrow-

We are busy learning about holidays and traditions around the world so we'll continue tomorrow- We wrote letters to Santa today and mailed them in the special Santa mailbox by the office.

 

Have a wonderful evening,

With Gratitude,

Mrs. Shute

Week at a Glance: December 18-22, 2023

Last Week at a Glance for 2023*

Highlights of the Week:

• Last week of school before Christmas break-
• No spelling this week-
• Instead of the traditional Reading week, we will be reading passages and learning about Christmas around the world.
• Math will continue as usual-
• NO homework this week-
• Christmas party on Thursday morning- thanks to all involved!

Also, the December book report due Wednesday- Students will present their reports on Wednesday- Friday morning

 

Reading: Christmas and Winter Holidays around the World

Here are the celebrations. traditions we’ll focus on this week:

• America
• Australia
• Brazil
• Germany
• Japan
• Liberia
• Mexico
• Italy
• Canada
• Spain
• England
• Sweden

We’ll look at videos of these different celebrations and fill out learned information in our Christmas Around the World packet.

Writing:

Students will be writing in:

• Travel around the World Packet
• Christmas around the World packet
• Christmas activity workbook for Christmas

ELA and Math:

Students will work in a group to construct a gingerbread house and present to class-

Students will need to:

• Use math skills to determine what materials and supplies are needed to build their paper gingerbread house.
• Students will use persuasive language to write about gingerbread houses to get peers to choose their house to buy.

• Students will write stories about their gingerbread house to prospective buyers.

Math: Conclusion on Chapter 6 Multiplication and Division Patterns:

Mathematical Practices:

• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
• Reason abstractly and quantitatively
• Model with mathematics
• Use appropriate tools and strategies
• Attend to precision
• Look and make use for structure

Vocabulary: unknown, 

Monday- Lesson 9- Students will use different strategies, including related multiplication facts, to divide by 10.

Tuesday: Check for understanding before Wednesday’s assessment

Wednesday- Chapter 6 assessment on multiplication and division patterns

Thursday- Multiplication and division facts practice sheet

Religion:

• Mass on Friday at 8:30
• Discussion of different ways different cultures celebrate winter holidays
• Comparing and contrasting our traditions to those of other cultures.
• Daily devotions, prayers, and songs

Social Studies: Begin Lesson 3 about Geography 

Overview: Create a brochure about the geography of your community and play a matching game to find out how people in different communities adapt to geography.

Essential Question:

How does geography affect our community?

Objectives:

Social Studies:

•  Identify and describe the physical features, climate, and natural resources of various geographic areas, including the local community.
• Compare and contrast different regions in terms of their geographical characteristics.
• Use map tools: scale, grid, key (legend), symbols, title, and compass rose.

Language Arts:

• Orally present solutions to environmental problems in response to ideas by others. (speaking, listening)
• Organize information in chart form. (writing)
• Identity examples of categories found in text. (reading)
• Write and illustrate descriptions of geographic locations. (writing)

Vocabulary: adapt, climate, conservation, natural resource, natural hazard, physical feature, physical geography, pollution, region-

• Work with a partner to create a planning table about our state, Illinois, including information on: physical geography, natural resources, and climate. Students will then create a brochure to present to class based on facts in the planning table.

• Students will complete work w/ partner on their Libertyville travel brochure. Tuesday afternoon- Mrs. Macdonald will bring her class to ours so our students can present their brochures to them, and teach the 2nd graders about Libertyville.

Science: (didn’t get to this last week)

DCI-3-PS2.A.3

Each force acts on one particular object and has both strength and a direction. An object at rest typically has multiple forces acting on it, but they add to give zero net force on the object. Forces that do not sum to zero can cause changes in the object's speed or direction of motion. (Boundary: Qualitative and conceptual, but not quantitative addition of forces are used at this level.)

DCI-3-PS2.A.4

The patterns of an object's motion in various situations can be observed and measured; when that past motion exhibits a regular pattern, future motion can be predicted from it. (Boundary: Technical terms, such as magnitude, velocity, momentum, and vector quantity, are not introduced at this level, but the concept that some quantities need both size and direction to be described is developed.)

DCI-3-PS2.B.2

Objects in contact exert forces on each other.

DCI-3-PS2.B.3

Electric and magnetic forces between a pair of objects do not require that the objects be in contact. The sizes of the forces in each situation depend on the properties of the objects and their distances apart and, for forces between two magnets, on their orientation relative to each other.

PE-3-PS2-1

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

PE-3-PS2-2

Make observations and/or measurements of an object's motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.

PE-3-PS2-3

Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric or magnetic interactions between two objects not in contact with each other.

PE-3-PS2-4

Define a simple design problem that can be solved by applying scientific ideas about magnets.*

Here is the link for the story How Things Move

Here is a link for the story we will read together: Forces and Motion All Around Us

This story will review key concepts and vocabulary for this chapter.

• Play a card game with vocabulary words from this chapter
• Biography- Learn about The Wright Brothers 

Homework for Wednesday, 12/13/23

-- Spelling sentences to practice for Friday's spelling test

Tomorrow:

--No Homework due to the Christmas show-

--Gym and Library

Also, we have Risk Watch tomorrow sponsored by the Libertyville police/ fire department.

 

Have a lovely evening,

With Gratitude,

Mrs. Shute

Homework for 12/12/23

-- Spelling text messages

Tomorrow:

--Wednesday- ART

--Afternoon rehearsal at Church for Christmas Show

 

Just a friendly reminder: December 20- December book reports due

 

Thanks so much!

Have a lovely evening,

Mrs. Sharon Shute

Spelling Homework- All contraction spelling practice-

Tomorrow is Santa's Secret Shop- Please send money in if you want your child to purchase gifts for family members-

Also- tomorrow- Gym and Mass

Have a lovely day!

Mrs. Shute