What animals will live in the next millennium?

Currently, there are over 24,000 species that are endangered or threatened by human activities. Unless we do something quickly, they will disappear forever. Without them, Earth’s ecosystem may very well crumble.

We are going to visit the website ES2000 Endangered Species of the Next Millennium.  This website is going to provide you with links to information about definition, causes, laws, and images.

Your task, explore the website with the following questions in mind:

• What is today’s current situation with endangered animals?  How can it affect you?  What can you do?

• Why are animals becoming endangered?  Why is this happening directly and indirectly?

• How can we help?  How is the government and other organizations trying to help?

Write a comment in the space provided below including details from the websites you visited through the links above.  Make sure you include facts, not only your opinions.

Looking Back….

Let’s imagine you found a time machine and traveled to Colonial Times.

What would you see? What would you be doing? Would you be in school? Would you be working? What would you be wearing? Where would you live? What would life be like for you?

Create a story about your journey through time.  Imagine, create and share your life as a colonist story here.  Be creative but remember to use facts that you have learned, your story should be fun and creative but accurate!

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Colonial Times

You are now learning about life in America during Colonial Times.  Check out the video about life in the 13 Colonies.  Click this link to view the video.

Add a comment below with facts based on the video from brainpop.com.  Think about these questions when posting your comment:

-Are their any similar things about colonial life and our lives now?

-What is the most interesting thing you learned?

-What are you still wondering about?

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Native Americans

You are now studying the Native Americans of the North Eastern part of the United States.   Native Americans are known for using their land and natural resources to help them survive and thrive.

Check out this website to find out about how a certain Native American tribe used the land and natural resources to survive.  Comment on the following questions.

• How did North-Eastern Native Americans depend on their natural environment to meet their basic needs?
•    How do Native Americans today, use the environment to meet their basic needs?

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Save The Animals!!

Fourth grade students are working hard on their Endangered Animals unit in their classrooms.

Check out this Fact Sheet about many different endangered animals. Search an animal that you are interested in. Write a comment on our Blog about some interesting facts you learned about that animal.

Make sure to include:

• where they live
• what they eat
• what is causing their endangerment
• any other special facts

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Patricia Polacco

You have read so many books by the famous author Patricia Polacco.  This picture shows just some of the covers of her very entertaining books.  Not only have you read many of her books but you also learned a good deal about her.

Let’s use our Blog space as a place to share our thoughts on the following topics:

• What are some things that you learned about Patricia Polacco’s life that you also noticed in her books?
• What is your favorite Patricia Polacco book?  Why?
• Where there any themes that reoccurred in several of her books?

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Biography Planning!

Do you ever get “writer’s block”? That is when a writer is just stuck and cannot think of fresh ideas to write. Don’t worry it happens to everyone from time to time.

 

A lot of times writers have trouble because they may not have organized their writing or planned it out well. It is always a great idea to plan our writing before diving in!

 

I found a great tool that you can use when planning your biography writing! It is called the Bio Cube and all you need to do is follow the steps and fill in the information to create your bio cube. Once all six sides of the cube display a check mark over the number you are ready to print and build your cube. Then use your cube to write away! If you want to us the planning sheet just click on the words, planning sheet.

Happy writing 4th grade!

~Ms. Primiano

 

- Bio Cube and Bio Cube Planning Sheet were provided by Readthinkwrite.org

Through the Underground Railroad…

Have you ever travelled before? Harriet Tubman made 19 amazing trips back and forth through the Underground Railroad! Was the Underground Railroad actually a railroad? How would you feel if you were travelling with Harriet? Click on the Harriet Tubman link (her name) and travel with her on the Railroad. After you complete your journey post a comment about what you have learned or how you felt about the trip! 

~Ms. Primiano

Dance Festival

Get your dancing shoes on!!!! Ready to jiggy, slide, hop and have fun? What are some of your favorite dance moves, musical artists? Whose your favorite “Dancing With the Stars?” performer? Do you have any ideas for your dance and costumes? See you at the dance festival with your dancing shoes on. Write back with some great ideas. Check out this link to view Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” lyrics.

The Dancing Queen Mrs. Rudolph

Pioneers

A Pioneer is

1. One who ventures into unknown or unclaimed territory to settle.

2. One who opens up new areas of thought, research, or developmentCan you think of any pioneers? Share your ideas here, include the name of the person you think is a pioneer and what they did that makes them a pioneer.example: Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. He is a very important pioneer because he did something no one else did and that event led to much more exploration in space.Read all the comments that get posted and respond to your classmates accordingly. Ms. Frizzel