Shady Creek

It was so great to see all of you tonight!  I have missed you all so much.  Your knex creations were amazing!  Being the judge was very hard!  I wanted to vote for all of them.  I'm sorry I couldn't stay long enough to see your skits, but look forward to hearing all about them.  Ooh, and I loved the Ms. Yates song!  I'm definitely going to need to hear that again.

I was also very impressed with all of the stories of kindness your teachers shared with me.  I'm so proud of you for taking care of one another, lifting each other up and being great ambassadors for our school.  You make me so proud!

I hope you enjoy the rest of your experience and can't wait to hear all about it when you get back.  I will have many exciting new things to share with you too!

Succession Lab

What do you predict you will see happen in jars 1, 2, and 3 over the next two weeks?

Painted Lady Larvae

Hope you are enjoying shady creek 5th grade!  Your lady larvae are missing you...

Pac Man Frog Care

Click in the article below to read about this fantastically, amazing frog.  She sounds like she would be a great addition to our class pet collection, don't you think?

http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Care-Sheets/Pac-Man-Frog/

Roger and his new toys...

Today I got Roger a climbing branch and a rock lake.  He was very curious and checked them out for a while.  After about five minutes he swam through his lake and climbed to the top of his branch to bask.  I think he loves it!

Raffle Winners

Congratulations to this week's raffle winners!  I sincerely appreciate all of your hard work and dedication.  You all make it so easy to love this job.  Thank you!  Thank you!  Thank you!

Winners...
Taylor (twice)
Riley
Drew
Zack

Wheat Plants

Amazing observation today Savanna, Avni, and Deniz!  What caused this plant to have just one yellow spot?  

Roger's First Adventure

Roger crosses the treacherous lab table to reach the delicious kale by way of Hanna's famous bridge.  Go Roger!

Painted Lady Larvae

What observations did you make today of your larvae?

More on Painted Lady Larvae

Click here to read more about the Painted Lady

In the comments, tell me what you learned about the larvae we are studying?

Painted Lady Larvae

What observations did you make of your painted lady larvae?

Light to dark...dark to light

Predict how your plants will change in their new conditions.

Wheat Seeds Day 8

Amazing observations today scientists!   Were you surprised by the appearance of the plants grown in the dark?  What do you predict you will observe on Monday?

Raffle Winners

Congratulations to this week's raffle winners!!!  Thanks to all 53 of you for making SCIENCE ROCK everyday!  I am the luckiest teacher in the world!!!
Drew
Nicole
Deeksha
Sanjana
Sadhita

Shedding!!!

Congratulations Roger!  You are getting so big!

Bill Nye: Plants

Just in case you need to watch the video again...here it is! Don't forget to write your summary!!

Ecology Video Questions

1. Why is the oak forest ecosystem considered an inverted pyramid? 2. What are the factors that can impact an ecosystem? 3. What is the difference between primary and secondary succession? 4. What shapes an ecosystem? 5. What can you do to help preserve our biosphere?

Review Windows

Great review today 6th grade!  Don't forget to study for tomorrow's test.

Shocking Results!?!

How did today's observations of your wheat plants differ from your prediction?

California Drought Evidence

These are some pictures pictures I took today of upper lake where highway 101 meets highway 20.  Do some research of your own to tell me why these pictures are so dramatic.  And, yes, that is a dock in several of the pictures.  What are you doing to conserve water today?

Biotic and Abiotic Factors... 7th\8th

Name as many biotic and abiotic factors as you can pictured here.  How do they all work together in this environment?  How are they affected by each other?  Hint...read chapter 3.1.

Amazing Science Cat

Wouldn't he be a great addition to our class pet collection? :)

http://discovermagazine.com/galleries/2014/julaug/cats

Fort Bragg...6th grade

I stopped at this vista point north of Fort Bragg today to have a picnic.  As I was enjoying my sandwich, I thought about what story of weathering and erosion this coast line must have.  Based upon what you have learned so far, theorize your own story for what is pictured below.

Wheat Seed Investigation

What do you predict will be the difference you observe between your plants grown in the light and those grown in the dark?

Raffle Winners

Congratulations to this week's raffle winners!!!  Come pick up your prize on Tuesday :)

Nolan
Sanjana
Allen
Kristin
Tanner

pH Lab

What is the difference between an acid and a base?  How did they react differently to the red and blue litmus paper?  What can be concluded about the varied results of the saliva tested with litmus paper?

Last Day of Red Worms

How did your red worm habitats change over the course of these last few weeks?  What can you conclude about the role of red worms in our ecosystem?  If we used the soil from our jars in a garden, what would you predict would be the results of plants grown there?

Sand...close up!

How did your description of each type of sand change when you were able to view it with the dissecting microscope?