Chemistry: Periodic Table of Elements...

PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS

Didn't you enjoy our Chemistry activity with Dr Goto and the Chem Club?  Here's the optional extra credit assignment: Create a sentence (a new one! Mrs D former students) using only letters from the periodic table. It should make sense and be at 6th grade GATEr level. 

go above and beyond......Here's an additional optional assignment. Take one of the elements in your sentence and do a bit of researdh to learn more about.....be sure you can explain it in intelligent kid words.

Please use the comment box below to display your creative brilliance.

Shakespearean Three Pigs

ENJOY!

I really enjoy picturing little pigs saying "Harken!" or "Haste."  "Unbar this entrance with haste, we beseech thee!" or "Nay it shall not be..."

Phrases like: An exhale of gale proportions, domicile number 2, ...and the alliteration about the 2nd pig.

The language makes the fairy tale sound much more important. A lot of it sounds like a Monty Python movie.

Another part that made me laugh? the American pig, with a far more limited vocab...but a stronger house.

WOW! Moments as I read.............



Reading The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, my first WOW moment was when I realized that the little boy who "narrates" his story has met .... The Fury (the Fuhrer, HITLER). another WOW moment is when he "talks" about where his family has moved to...Out With (Auschwitz! a notorious concentration camp)

Share your WOW moments.....moments that make you think, learn a new fact, when you have a BIG question.....................

What is your favorite word and why?

Road Trip!

 It means driving for hours listening to music or podcasts, only fun responsibilities, no talking, and a fun place, or places, to visit.

School year road trips to SanFrancisco usually mean a museum, or a walking tour AND yummy food.  If the day starts at Tartine Bakery with a morning bun?  PERFECTION!

Protagonists and Antagonists

Did you see any movies or tv programs that included protagonists and antagonists?  If so, please share below....or send us to your blog to see pictures of the protagonist and antagonist!


Snow White

PROTAGONIST



ANTAGONIST

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Was Mesopotamia a Civilization?

Today we learned about the elements of civilizations.  Does Mesopotamia have proof of these elements?
Follow this link, Mesopotamia is also called the Near East, to learn about Mesopotamia.

Here's the Inspirational Music

OPTIONAL: Advance preparation for Tuesday's in class task:
Create your own graphic organizer on which you identify each element and give "proof." You may draw, write, or use a combination of both. Please DO NOT cut and paste.

For example, the picture above "proves" the element of a writing system. Of course, you will want to write down the name of the writing system.

Jadis in London

                           Buckingham Palace                                               Houses of Parliment                                         

Do you think, if you were a Londoner, you would ignore Jadis as she came through the streets?  What do you think you might say to your walking companions?

                                                          
                                                                          Hansom Cab

Help me! Why is this soooooo funny?

How will you pay tribute on 9/11?

MN Digory and His Uncle "Essential Gestures"

Besides Dilpreet's vocals and having fun, what made this ESSENTIAL GESTURE  a "meaningful" activity? In other words, how might it help you in having a deeper or better understanding of the novel?  What did you think of the experience, and why?  Just a couple of sentences is a fine response.  This is HOMEWORK.

What do you think?

@this link you will hear our music this week. I created it using Grooveshark, where I have an account.

What are some words that come to mind when you listen to it?
Can you identify what music elements* make those words come to mind?

*a term I will define @ school

Commenting...............

Now YOU can comment on your "friends" - classmates - blogs anytime you want! Have fun............
If you see a large orange hat as one of your followers, that's me. I am in my favorite "Quiz Show Hat."

What are you reading this weekend?

Random Thoughts

I can't wait to get home to read my current novel, Cranford.  I am really looking forward to BackToSchool Night. I am frightened about how much I enjoy writing large numbers in expanded form using exponents.

By the way, if you wanted to check the current population you can go to this site.

If you want to know about books that are acceptable for Enrichment Reading, you can go to Ullner's Ulltimate Reading LList

What is YOUR - appropriate - random thought or list of of random thoughts? Click the Comment Button and share.

Two takers, No More Bribes

I truly am curious about your expectations for 6th grade. See the post below and comment.
....and just in case you are curious, I am looking forward to a year of humor, hard work, new-in-6th grade-friendships, and some pretty fabulous study trips! Additionally, I am anxious for you to meet  the gremlins, Shakespeare, and gramma.

See you Friday!

Here we Go!

We will be using this site soon to share our reading and to conduct an online conversation.

If you know how to blog, or you want to figure out how to blog by commenting, feel free to express yourself in the comment section: What are you most excited about as you look forward to 6th grade?