Mapping energy transfers

This week in science we have been focusing on mapping energy transfers. We discussed the transfer of energy on a roller coaster, when lighting a match, when using a pullback car toy, the list goes on and on. Below you will see an energy transfer and the why/how behind it.

 

Object or thing I choose to observe:

A door

The mapping of energy transfers:

The door goes gravitational, to motion/ kinetic then to sound

A paragraph that explains the how and why of each step of the energy transfer(s) I observed:

when you first see a door it is still that is gravitational  (unless someone is holding it for you) then when you open it, it’s motion and kinetic because the kinetic is you opening the door and motion is the door opening then the sound is when the door shuts. 

Cereal Box Challenge

Today’s Challenge: Create a new kind of cereal and its box. Using a piece of poster board, you and your team need to create your own box, with the goal of having the largest possible volume.

 

Teamwork Rubric Focus (Participation):

My goal for participation today within my team is…

To help my team come up with a design and help make it.

My Individual Plan 

My plan is to have a big letter and a mascot and to make it a box we can find ways to fold it and then try to make it into a box. 

Why I think my plan will be successful:

I think my plan will be successful because different people in my group might know different strategies, so we could all try to put something we know into the box. 

Our Group’s Plan

We chose this plan because…

we chose this plan because it has a good base and we know how to fold the box.

Possible challenges that may come up during construction…

the box might fall apart and it may not fold.

Each team member will be responsible for…

JB: help with catch lines and drawing GL: cutter MM: folder and designer.

After the Build

Our design worked well because…

the box held up and the design is cool and it can hold a lot of cereal.

This activity was challenging because…

the tape kept falling off.

This activity was comfortable because….

when we saw the finished product we felt relieved and calmed down.

I met my teamwork participation goal by…

helping with coloring and going over letters in sharpie

A strength of my team was….

we each did our job and we worked together

An area of growth for my team is…

to stay focused and keep track of time 

For our next challenge, my new teamwork participation goal for myself is…

to do a different job.

Index Card Challenge

Today’s Challenge: Using only an index card and scissors find a way to cut your index card so you can fit your entire body through it.

 

Teamwork Rubric Focus (Organization/Planning):

 

My goal for organization/planning today within my team is…

to not make a mess everywhere and to not have paper everywhere.

My Individual Plan <insert photo of sketch and/or type out a plan>

Why I think my plan will be successful:

I think it will be successful because if I cut up the index card thin enough then I can make a big enough to fit someone through it.

Our Group’s Plan <insert photo or sketch and/or type out the plan>

we are going to cut small strips of card and cut little cut at the end and then connect them and fold it over and repeat that.

We chose this plan because…

It sounded like it would work and it is very creative.

Possible challenges that may come up during construction…

it might completely fall apart and it might not be big enough.

Each team member will be responsible for…

MT: cutter, builder JB: builder NK: tester, builder.

After the Build

<insert photo of the finished product>

Our design worked well because…

it was creative and we all worked together.

This activity was challenging because…

it kept falling apart.

This activity was comfortable because….

everyone was helping.

I met my teamwork organization/planning goal by…

cleaning up my area and not making a mess.

A strength of my team was….

we communicated if the product was failing.

An area of growth for my team is…

toward the end, we communicated more and helped each other.

For our next challenge, my new teamwork organization/planning goal for myself is…

to not get frustrated and not get mad if the product is not going well.

Why are Midterm Elections Important

 

What do Midterm Elections decide in the government?

It decides who is in the Senate and The House of Representatives. It is a big time of year for a lot of people.

How are citizens impacted by Midterm Elections?

They are impacted because if a law changes it could change families or cities. Also, the Houses are impacted, it could have been mostly Democrats and completely changed to Republicans.   

What can citizens do to get people they want to be elected?

they can make signs, they can rally or make parades, they can make commercials or just vote. They also can tell their family if they wanted to. 

Why do Midterm Elections exist?

They exist because the seats are meant to be switched and the government needed time to do it and they choose this time. It also would be very bad if they had the same people for really long periods of time. 

Why is it important for different groups of people to run for government positions?

It is important because if one person is against guns and another who is with guns that could really impact people. I also think people could change opinions depending on the person running. 

What is a Producer, Consumer, Herbivore an d Carnivore

In science, we have been learning about producers, consumers, herbivores, and carnivores. In this blog, I will tell you about them and some examples of them.

 

A Producer is a living thing that makes its own food like a tree and a flower. Producers are very important because like trees and flowers they produce oxygen which we need to live. 

Image result for pretty trees  Image result for pretty flowers

A Consumer is a living thing that eats food and doesn’t make it. like a lion and a human. Consumers are important because if they didn’t exist the world would be overpopulated.  

Image result for pretty lions Image result for smiling face

A Herbivore is a living thing that only eats plants like an elephant and a vegetarian. If they didn’t exist the world would have way to much grass and plants.

Image result for pretty elephant  Image result for vegetarian

A Carnivore is a living thing that eats meat like a tiger and a polar bear. Carnivores are important because if we didn’t have them there would be so many animals.

Image result for pretty tiger  Image result for pretty polar bear