WELCOME TO MR. CORNELL'S 4TH GRADE SCIENCE PAGE.
We are currently using Google Classroom for our Distance Learning.
This website has not been updated with current information and assignments.
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We are currently using Google Classroom for our Distance Learning.
This website has not been updated with current information and assignments.
Please contact me by email if you have any questions.
WHAT HAVE WE DONE?
USING THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS, WE BUILT TOWERS OUT OF STRAWS AND TAPE … NOT AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS! AGAIN USING THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS AND LEARNING TO THINK LIKE SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, STUDENTS DESIGNED NEW AND IMPROVED LAB STOOLS! THANK GOODNESS, BECAUSE THE ONES WE HAVE NOW ARE TERRIBLE! WE DUG INTO THE WORLD OF ROCKS, MINERALS, & FOSSILS! WE DETERMINIED THE BEST FOSSIL SITE BY GATHERING AND ANALYZING SCIENTIFIC DATA AND SATELLITE IMAGES. WE DEVELOPED SCIENTIFIC MODELS THAT DEMONSTRATED HOW TO REDUCE THE RATE OF EROSION IN OUR CREEKBED.. THEN IT WAS ALL ABOUT EARTHQUAKES, AS WE DESIGNED SCIENTIFIC MODELS OF EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT STRUCTURES. WHAT ARE WE DOING NOW! WE"RE WRAPPED IN FOOD CHAINS AND WEBS! EEEK! TESTS
THE NEXT TEST WILL BE ON FOOD CHAINS/WEBS. A PRACTICE TEST CAN BE FOUND BELOW. THE LAST TEST WAS ON "EARTH'S CRUST AND EROSION" ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6. 50% OF STUDENTS EARNED AN "A"! GRADED TESTS MUST BE RETURNED TO ME WITH A PARENT SIGNATURE SO THAT I KNOW PARENTS ARE AWARE OF THEIR CHILD'S SCIENCE PROGRESS. IN MOST CASES, STUDENTS CAN RE-TAKE A TEST IF THEY EARNED A LOW GRADE. HE/SHE MUST SIMPLY REQUEST A RE-TAKE FROM MR.C. TEST DATES WILL BE POSTED HERE AND ALSO WRITTEN BY YOUR CHILD IN HIS/HER BINDER REMINDER APPROXIMATELY A WEEK BEFORE THE TEST. PRACTICE TESTS CAN ALWAYS BE ACCESSED BY CLICKING THE BUTTON BELOW. PRACTICE TESTS WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE TO YOUR CHILD AND EXTENSIVELY REVIEWED IN CLASS. TEST ANSWERS CAN BE FOUND IN YOUR CHILD'S SCIENCE JOURNAL. IN MOST CASES, STUDENTS CAN RE-TAKE A TEST IF THEY EARNED A LOW GRADE. HE/SHE MUST SIMPLY REQUEST A RE-TAKE FROM MR.C. |
Dear Parents/Guardians -
I have a passion for the world of science and love exploring it with my students! I emphasize both independent thinking and team work, as well as the exciting process of discovery. This year there will be a wide variety of topics covered from the state adopted NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) categories of engineering design and earth, life, and physical sciences. There will be weekly and ongoing in-class collaborative team activities. They will learn many new concepts and vocabulary, and learn to improve their communication skills, both oral and written, in order to explain scientific concepts. They will improve their study skills and use their journal notes and other materials to prepare effectively for tests. They must have their Science journal with them in class every day. There will not be any homework assigned, except to study for a monthly test. Each test will be worth 100 points, which will be transferred into a percentage and letter grade. Graded tests must be returned to me with a parent signature within one week of your child receiving it. Within each trimester, tests will be averaged for their report card grade. Please always let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks! Mr. Cornell SCIENCE LAB RULES
1. COME PREPARED. 2. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. 3. PAY ATTENTION. 4. WORK HARD. 5. BE NICE. |