February 1, 2015

Llife Science

pages 83 –

We are being introduced to this unit. We looked at what topics to be covered and what vocabulary words we have to learn,

Plants and Animal Structures
- Plants
  - Seeds
  - grains: important for bodies due to nutrients
  - germination: seed growth

December 12, 2014

Science

page 3 +

Social Studies

page 18 +

North American Indians

California Indian Groups

Northern California

+Modac

+Pomo’

+Yuki

hunted deer, elk, fish

Southern California

+Chumash: ate fish, shelffish, sea animals

Lake Tahoe area

+Washo: hunted deer, antelope for food, clothing, and food

Desert Area

+Mojave

+Yuma

Vocabulary:

Miss Bentson gave out handouts and a homework. Students are to create an art work featuring the following elements:

create a still life using a pencil featuring 7 to 10 fruits and vegetables
these have to be on a bowl and on a table
the objects should have light and shadow
depth: some fruits and vegetables need to be in front while the others are on the back to create depth and perspective.
use stippling or dots to create depth, shadows, and texture
use as much space as possible; the lesser the white space the better. the featured fruits and vegetables should look proportional to each other. A watermelon can not be smaller than an okra.

Third Grade Science pages 59-64 Atoms

Page 64 # 1-3

All matter is made of tiny particles called atoms. Atoms are building blocks of all matter.
The periodic table of elements is a chart of all the naturally occurring elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, and gold.
2,000 years ago, people thought all matter was made of four elements: fire, earth, water, and air.