Monday, March 12, 2012

CANAL EXTRA CREDIT PROJECT - DUE DATE CHANGED!

Since we will not be in school this Friday, March 16th, we are changing the due date of the Canal Extra Credit Project to Monday, March 19th.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

CANAL EXTRA CREDIT PROJECT

You have watched videos and read about canals in New Jersey and around the world. Now it’s time for you to create your own canal. Are you up for the challenge?

Use your book and watch the videos from our blog site to review how canals work. Be creative – use any materials you want to create your canal – twigs, clay, play dough, building blocks, legos, etc. If you don’t want to make a 3D model, you can also make a drawing of how a canal works. Your family can help you, but the majority of the work should be done by you.

For your project, you should include at least:

One lower level
One upper level
A lock
A boat

Your project doesn’t need to use water to show how it works, but it should show how a lock works in a canal.

The number of points you can earn will depend on how well you are able to demonstrate how a canal works. You can earn up to 10 extra credit points. Remember – family members can help, but the MAJORITY of the work needs to be done by you.

We will have a class demonstration for anyone that brings in a canal.

How canals work

Miami Erie Canal Boat Ride at Providence Metro Park

Canal Boat - Have you ever wondered how a canal lock works ?

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Science Weather Projects

The students created amazing weather cloud projects! The boys and girls had to 'watch the sky' and either take photographs or draw the different types of clouds they saw over seven days. Here are the completed projects: