We are doing and short and simple version of science fair projects this fall. We just finished the Variables unit, and I suggested experiments kids could do that extended ideas we did in class using pendulums, boats, planes, and catapults.

Part One is due next Monday, Nov. 7--Pick and plan your project. It includes the title page, question, hypothesis, material and equipment list, and procedure. (If the kids use published materials as the basis for their experiment, they can just put the procedure in their own words.)

Part Two is due Nov. 21--Do your experiment, record your data, and make graphs to show your results. 

Part Three is due Dec. 5--Write up the experiment. This part is the hardest in many ways. It includes the analysis of results and the conclusion, both of which are paragraphs long.

Parents, you are welcome to help edit your child's work!

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We are ALL DONE with genre worksheets, including the redoes. (Kids have to keep working on them until they get at least 80%.)

This month we've been seeing the book projects coming in. It's always fun to see kids show off their creativity!

All the groups are getting excited about finishing their Agency presentations! And the Market Day groups are getting ready for the first day to sell their products.

You can check out all the final due dates in October in the updated calendar on my site.

​See you all soon at conferences!

PS. For those who have trouble with spelling common words, I recommend a useful (and entertaining) resource book, Demonic Mneumonics, available from amazon.com.