Friday, May 31, 2019

Finding Out about Extreme Natural Phenomena



As geologists, we have been inquiring into the causes of extreme natural phenomena such as earthquakes, tsunami, and volcanoes. 




First, we started off by considering what we think we already knew about the topic. 






Then, we generated a list of questions related to the concept of causation.




As we found out information using various sources such as videos on a Padlet, other websites, and books, we made sense of what we viewed and read. 




Many of us chose to sketch-note our growing knowledge. 




This visual note-taking strategy helps us as the dual-coding theory suggests that our brains process information more effectively when both verbal associations and visual imagery are being used.






We also shared our learning with others by creating one giant poster filled with sketch-noted information. 




See you next time!



Thursday, May 23, 2019

Book Club: The Fourteenth Goldfish



This week, we resumed our weekly book club. 

We started to read a book called The Fourteenth Goldfish. 

It has a theme that relates to science which connects well to our current unit about extreme natural phenomena. 

We are working on building on other people's opinions to develop our understanding of the story by making connections, paraphrasing, and clarifying what we hear from others. 




This week, we came up with the following questions to discuss as a group:

  • If your grandfather were the same age as you, how would you feel?

  • What’s wrong with Briana?

  • Why is the title called ”The Fourteenth Goldfish”?

Enjoy watching us grow as readers!