Welcome to Mrs. V’s Webpage
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Parents or family members who would like to be guest scientists for elementary classes should contact Mrs. V or homeroom teachers to find out the best time period to share your expertise. Thank you to Mr. Scharberg for helping set up gardening activities on Friday afternoons for 3rd & 4th graders.
Elementary Science Wish List for the 2009-10 School Year: blue painter's tape, paper towels made from recycled fibers, Anti-Germ wipes, worm compost bin for elementary garden, odor-free compost pails for collecting fruit and vegetable during lunchtime. Thank you to Mr. Hall for the UV detector donation.
Elementary Science Topics for November
Kindergarten
- Measuring Fall Harvest Foods
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First Grade
- Dental Health
- Molds and Germs
- Healthy Food Choices
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- Students can view video clips on health and hygiene using www.discoveryeducation.com Username: SLspartan1 Password: sand
Second Grade
- Natural Resources - Recycling and Pollution
- Healthy Food Choices - sugar amounts in cereal
- Check out additional activities with www.discoveryeducation.com Second graders can type in the username: spartan2 and password: fossil to explore specific assignments or browse the entire Discovery Elementary Science
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Third Grade
- How are ecosystems affected by pollution?
- Students can research about different ecosystems on www.discoveryeducation.com Accessing the Elementary Science- Ecosystems section can be done with username: spartan3 password: garden
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- Ecosystem Dioramas - students should be gathering information on their assigned environment. Their notes are due on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Ecosystem Note Form
Fourth Grade
- Interrelationships of organisms in ecosystems.
- Pond microoganisms
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- Check out additional activities on ecosystems with www.discoveryeducation.com. Fourth graders may log on with username: SLspartan4 and password: magnet
Fifth Grade
- Guest Speaker from Valley Water District
- Solar System Components
- Conserving water use in our community
- Students are encouraged to visit the free tours given by Sunnyvale and San Jose Water Treatment Plants, with their parents, to find out how water is recycled.
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