Do Blue Tongued Skinks Live In Africa?

My Questions

1. How long can gerbils live? They can live 2-4 years. Some can live up to 10 years.
2. Can gerbils have babies? Yes, gerbils can have babies. They can have up to 10 babies at a time!
3. How many animals are becoming extinct right now? 13 animals right now are becoming extinct.
4. When do gerbils usually give birth? They usually give birth in the evening.

-H.C.

How big will Chilean Rose Hairs get

Chilean Rose hair tarantulas can get up to 5 inches long.

-N.B.

Science Inquiry

Third and Fourth graders, you have been studying Life Cycles in Science.  Throughout the unit, you have asked amazing questions that show your curiosity and desire to learn more.  We are constantly going through our 7-step "Doing Science" process:  Ask a Question, Make a Prediction, Make a Plan, Collect Data (charts, tables, drawings etc.), Make a Claim based on observations and Draw Conclusions.

What about the 7th step???  It is Reflecting and Asking New Questions.  This is your opportunity to ask a new question based on your learning.  The only limitations are that the questions must be related to Life Cycles, and it needs to be a question that we can answer considering the resources that we have available to use.

So, WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION?  We will be spending time in the next couple of weeks researching them or designing experiments and, who knows... maybe you will come upon even more questions to ask!

Four Mile Fire

I have learned that it is not called the for mile fire because it is four miles. It is actually in the four mile canyon,and that 1,000 or more has drove away in a car. I am still wondering if the fire is still going on. And if any one got heart.



TJK

Fourmile Fire

I have a lot of questions about the Fourmile fire. My first question is ...How did it start and how did it end? The news of the fire makes me feel sad because animals and trees died. I love animals and trees. I want to adopt the kitty that had bandaids on her legs. Fires make me feel bad inside and I feel sorry for people that live there and animals that do not have a way out. I am happy that the fire stopped. I am thankful for firefighters. :)







SEB

Bill Roberts 3 and 4: Fourmile Fire

What i learned from the for mile fire was that it was a huge fire ans it caused a lot of fire men to stay on 16 hour shifts

Z.E.D.

FIRE

FIRE!

I leaned that the fire was 4 miles long.

QUESTIONS I WONDER:
How did the fire started?
When it started?
Why it started?

GR

फौर्मिले Fire

Something I learned by studying the Fourmile Fire was there was a lot of confusion over how the fire got started. I'm still wondering how long it took to stop the fire and how many people got hurt
sfw

Fourmilefire

I have learned that the Fourmile Fire is named after how tall Boulder is. I also learned that the Fourmile Fire lasted more than one day.

How did the fire start? I heard two different things about how the fire started. One was a fire blew out of a firepit and a car ran in to a gas tank.
I want to know how the fire ended. Did it die of weakness or did the firefighters stop it.

Brandon

Fourmile Fire

Hello friends! I am so sorry I didn't post earlier. Believe it or not, I completely forgot! I'll give an extra day to get this done.

We've been activating and building our schema about the Fourmile Fire this week. What are you thinking? What are you fascinated by? What have you learned? What questions do you still have?

The Zoo is Expanding

Thanks to the generosity of a fourth grade parent, we now have a tarantula in our room!  He is a Chilean Rose Hair, just like Rosie at the Butterfly Pavilion.  Now I need your help again.  What do I need to know about this little guy?  What do we feed him and how often?  I am hearing that he eats crickets twice a week.  What does he need for a good habitat?  I read that a 5-gallon aquarium with a screen top is ideal.  I found a good website here if you would like to do some reading. 

Hamster or Gerbil?

We are going to have a new creature in our classroom thanks to Petfundango.com!  We have the habitat, now I just need to decide, should I get a hamster or a gerbil?

Hamster

I need your help.  What information do I need to have in order to make a good choice?  Some questions we discussed today are:  Are they both nocturnal?  Do they stink?  Should I get a male or female?  How much do they eat?  What should we name him or her?  Should we name him or her after a Greek god like our box turtle Poseidon?

Gerbil

Do some research or give me some information based on your prior knowledge and leave me a comment.

Thanks for your help!
Mr. Lewis

Are you in need of a good book? Read below to hear students talk about wonderful texts they've been reading. Hear what the book is about and why they recommend the text. Hopefully, at least one book will speak to you!

-Ms. Trumbull

Hello, I just got back from the King Tut exhibit! It was really cool! I saw lots of fascinating statues of kings and queens of Egypt. I saw Tut's chair and jewelry. I learned that he died at the age of nineteen. The most interesting things to me were the ancient, stone toilet seat,(it looked quite big for a toilet seat) and the solid gold sandals. I had a great time at the King Tut exhibit today,GA

Weekend Summaries

Third and fourth grade students have been discussing summarizing. We don't only summarize in reading, but we summarize often in our everyday lives. We summarize when describing our days, telling about movies or books, and talking about our lives with other people. No one wants to hear every detail.

Write a summary about your weekend. Make sure to tell the readers the important events.

Poseidon the Turtle!

We have a new addition to Mr. Lewis' classroom... a box turtle named Poseidon.  She is 15 years old, loves to eat mealworms and hang out under a warm lamp.  Poseidon comes courtesy of a teacher who was going overseas for a while and needed a home for the reptile.  A third grade parent emailed me a couple of weeks ago, and I thought she would be a great addition to our classroom, especially since we are currently studying life cycles.  My supply managers in third and fourth grade will be responsible for feeding her and cleaning her tank.  If you are interested in helping us by providing food for Poseidon, you can visit our class wiki.  In addition to mealworms, she likes berries and lettuce. 

Welcome!!

Welcome Third and Fourth Graders!

This is the class blog for Mr. Lewis and Ms. Trumbull's classes.  This blog will be a place where students can show their work in literacy, science, social studies and math.  Students will be challenged to take what they learn and write about it on this blog so that their ideas can be shared with others: parents, experts, other students. After posting, students should check back on their posts to see who has commented. Comments from the "outside" give students an opportunity to continue to reflect on their work and revise their understanding of their ideas. They can truly have an online conversation about their ideas.

We have a class wiki as well.  It is an informational site where you can find lots of resources for all subject areas.  It also serves as a collaborative space where students can contribute their ideas to a larger question.  Students worked on a collaborative reading response on the literacy page. On the math page they created VoiceThreads to narrate their thinking on math problems.

We are excited to see what this blog becomes. Check back often to see the great work from our third and fourth grade students.

Summer News!!

Hello everyone! How has the summer been treating you so far? I can't wait to hear about all of your adventures, trips, and memorable times. Hopefully you're having a lot of fun and relaxing. You deserve it after all of your hard work the past year. I've been a reading machine lately. Have you been reading? I can't wait to hear from you. I miss you all!
-Ms. Trumbull

We've Officially Started Typing!

After accomplishing the first challenge of typing, the home row, respond to the following prompts. Remember to use complete sentences.

-What was challenging and easy about typing?
-Discuss the pros and cons of typing.