Mar. 17/17 Typing Speed Test (free) add to your Google Chrome from Web store. Practice your typing and test your speed and accuracy: here
Mar.8/17: Currents for Kids - read and take the quiz! Click here
Class GOAL: for each student to read 2 stories per week for one month (until April 8th) and answer both the" On the Line" and the "Between the Lines" (Written Response section is optional - but encouraged!:)
Class GOAL: for each student to read 2 stories per week for one month (until April 8th) and answer both the" On the Line" and the "Between the Lines" (Written Response section is optional - but encouraged!:)
Jan. 9/17 Digital Driver's Licencse - try it yourself! Click here
CANADA 150 LINKS:
http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1468262573081 INTRO
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/timeline-30007.html Research timeline
Other Links for Canada 150:
http://globalnews.ca/news/1420149/timeline-notable-dates-in-the-history-of-canada/
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timelines/100-great-events-in-canadian-history/
http://www.canadahistory.com/timeline.asp
https://fccs.ok.ubc.ca/about/links/resources/canadian-history.html
http://www.thecanadaguide.com/important-dates
http://notable.ca/22-great-historical-events-that-make-us-proud-to-be-canadian/
http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1468262573081 INTRO
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/timeline-30007.html Research timeline
Other Links for Canada 150:
http://globalnews.ca/news/1420149/timeline-notable-dates-in-the-history-of-canada/
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timelines/100-great-events-in-canadian-history/
http://www.canadahistory.com/timeline.asp
https://fccs.ok.ubc.ca/about/links/resources/canadian-history.html
http://www.thecanadaguide.com/important-dates
http://notable.ca/22-great-historical-events-that-make-us-proud-to-be-canadian/
Dec. 10/ 16 Patroller Movie Lunch SURVEY
HOUR OF CODE - click here for link to activities
Possible Changes to Edgemont School... Take this SURVEY by December 5th
Link to : Edgemont School website
Secret Santa Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QYWGKHR
Nov. 21/16 Police Interpretive Centre, click: Pre-visit Survey
Google Scratch Account Starting point: click here for "High Seas"
Evidence & Investigation Unit:
Practice your observation and deduction skills by watching these videos on "The Invisible Gorilla" website
Practice your observation and deduction skills by watching these videos on "The Invisible Gorilla" website
Health Links:
Click here to watch "Asthma Tech" - a film about a boy who finds strengths in those around him!
Click here to watch "Asthma Tech" - a film about a boy who finds strengths in those around him!
Library Links:
E-Library via CBE Quicklinks: http://www.cbe.ab.ca/dashboard/Pages/default.aspx
HOLDS: Email Ms. Schaffner for holding a book for you (the book MUST already be checked out by another and you MAY NOT have any overdues in order to get a book on HOLD for you):
[email protected]
E-Library via CBE Quicklinks: http://www.cbe.ab.ca/dashboard/Pages/default.aspx
HOLDS: Email Ms. Schaffner for holding a book for you (the book MUST already be checked out by another and you MAY NOT have any overdues in order to get a book on HOLD for you):
[email protected]
Social Studies Links:
Jun 1/17 WHO Does What - video on the different responsibilities of the 3 levels of government
LEVELS of government video
GOVERNMENT - How it all works video
LEVELS of government video
GOVERNMENT - How it all works video
Apr.13/17 Iroquois Confederacy (from Nelson Textbook) click here
Mar.8/17 Taking Part in Our Democracy (Nelson) - What was democracy in ancient Athens? click here for textbook pages
Mar.6/17 The Birth of the World in Greek Mythology - click here for online story
Mar. 3/17 What was the Iroquois Confederacy: click here (Nelson book)
Ancient Athens Partner Research Questions: click here
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Feb.6/17 : How to draw the human figure website - 8 heads high
Jan.30/17 Upcoming Art/ Social in-class project:
Compare Athenian Democratic Structure and Calgarian Democratic Structure in a visual art piece using Attic Black Figure –style painting/ incising to create two paper ‘vessels’ (cylinders). Click here for information and rubric
Part I - Democracy in Athens video 15 min click here
Athenian Democracy Structure (TEDEd) 5 min, click here
Confederation Videos - 1 and 2
Local Government and Democracy. Watch this 17 minute video
TED TALK : "Why Ordinary People Need to Understand Power"
Rights for Youth in Canada website
Ancient Athens Map - see below
La Grand Paix de Montreal click here (The Great Peace of Montreal) to watch 3 part video (Canadian Democracy)
Social Studies: click here - Local Government Review Video (Learn Alberta user: LA06, Password 4105)
Math Links:
Jun 12/17 Introducing Algebra video 12 min
Jun 12/17 Solving Basic Algebraic equations Part I video 11 min
Jun 12/17 Solving Basic Algebraic equations Part II video
Jun 12/17 Algebraic expressions vs. equations video
June 12/ 17 Solving 2-Step Algebraic equations - video
Jun 12/17 Solving Basic Algebraic equations Part I video 11 min
Jun 12/17 Solving Basic Algebraic equations Part II video
Jun 12/17 Algebraic expressions vs. equations video
June 12/ 17 Solving 2-Step Algebraic equations - video
May 29/17
ROTATIONS on a Cartesian Plane (X/Y grid) : click here
Translations on a Cartesian Plane (x/y grid): click here
Reflections on a Cartesian Plane (x/y grid): click here
ROTATIONS on a Cartesian Plane (X/Y grid) : click here
Translations on a Cartesian Plane (x/y grid): click here
Reflections on a Cartesian Plane (x/y grid): click here
May 25/17 Plotting Coordinates on an X and Y axis VIDEO (10 min)
Apr.28/17 4 min video on Probability - watch here
Mar.20/17 Review triangles and polygons from online textbook pg.200 - 223, click here
Mar. 16/17 Reviewing Polygons website, click here
Mar. 16/17 Online activity: "Is this a polygon?" here
Mar. 16/17 Which One Doesn't Belong - test your brain on the Polygon images (and others!) here
ZooJan. 23/ 17 Website about Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Sequence:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/fibonacci-sequence.html -
http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/nature-golden-ratio-fibonacci.html - sunflower seed variations based on rotation
Jan. 23/ 17 Video about Fibonacci "Blockhead"on Learn Alberta (user :LA06, password: 4105)
Nov. 28/ 16 TED Talk: click here for "Math is the Hidden Secret to Understanding the World" -(how we can view a fraction, 4/3, in the world around us! (By Roger Antonsen)
Order of Operations
https://www.sophia.org/tutorials/order-of-operations-word-problem, Tutorial on how to do order of operations
http://www.bwccschool.org/ourpages/auto/2013/10/11/53200611/Order%20of%20Operations%20WP.pdf Sample questions
Zooming Number Line
http://geometricfunctions.org/wsp/may2015/zoominginteger/
Place Value
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLxLkqOUk-o quick video on place value to billions
Fractions and Ratios;
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/pre-algebra-ratios-rates/pre-algebra-ratios-intro/v/ratios-as-fractions
Converting fractions to decimals: click here
Fraction word Problems
http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/fibonacci-sequence.html -
http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/nature-golden-ratio-fibonacci.html - sunflower seed variations based on rotation
Jan. 23/ 17 Video about Fibonacci "Blockhead"on Learn Alberta (user :LA06, password: 4105)
Nov. 28/ 16 TED Talk: click here for "Math is the Hidden Secret to Understanding the World" -(how we can view a fraction, 4/3, in the world around us! (By Roger Antonsen)
Order of Operations
https://www.sophia.org/tutorials/order-of-operations-word-problem, Tutorial on how to do order of operations
http://www.bwccschool.org/ourpages/auto/2013/10/11/53200611/Order%20of%20Operations%20WP.pdf Sample questions
Zooming Number Line
http://geometricfunctions.org/wsp/may2015/zoominginteger/
Place Value
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLxLkqOUk-o quick video on place value to billions
Fractions and Ratios;
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/pre-algebra-ratios-rates/pre-algebra-ratios-intro/v/ratios-as-fractions
Converting fractions to decimals: click here
Fraction word Problems
Science Links:
June 14/ 17 Air Pressure - What is it? video
June 14/ 17 Exploring Air & Air Pressure (balloon in bottle) video
June 14/17 NASA - Orion Parachute test video (10 min)
June 14/17 How to make a action figure parachute video
June 14/ 17 Bill Nye Air Pressure video (25 min)
June 14/ 17 Exploring Air & Air Pressure (balloon in bottle) video
June 14/17 NASA - Orion Parachute test video (10 min)
June 14/17 How to make a action figure parachute video
June 14/ 17 Bill Nye Air Pressure video (25 min)
May 24/ 17 The Thrill of Flight Links
Topic 2: The Air Out There
Properties of Air
Bernoulli's Principle: http://howthingsfly.si.edu/media/bernoulli-principle
Forces of Flight
How Birds Fly
Bird Anatomy
Flight Propulsion Birds
Flight Propulsion Aircraft
Aerodynamics of Flight video
Water pressure vs. Air Pressure video
May 11/17 The basics of aircraft FLIGHT video - click here
May 10/ 17 We are beginning our new Science unit on Air, Aerodynamics & Flight. Our class will be heading to the Calgary Zoo to participate in a "Biomimicry" program. Today, our class read a recent local news article and watched a short promotional video about a drone designed to look and fly like a Peregrine Falcon for bird control at the Edmonton Airport.
Here are a couple of links: Edmonton Sun ARTICLE and very short www.inews880.com/syn/110/176947/faux-falcons-coming-to-edmonton-internationalpromo video that shows drone in action
Here are a couple of links: Edmonton Sun ARTICLE and very short www.inews880.com/syn/110/176947/faux-falcons-coming-to-edmonton-internationalpromo video that shows drone in action
May 3/17 Diagram of Solstice and Equinox I & Diagram 2
Apr. 24/17 Phases of the Moon - explained (10 min PBS)
Apr.24/17 Phases of the Moon - demonstration
Apr.24/17 Phases of the Moon - video
Apr. 19/ 17 - Life Cycle of a Tomato Plant click here for info and graphics
Apr.18/17 - Soil vs. Dirt, 3 minute video - click here
Apr.5/17 (Alex's link for names of stars in constellations: https://www.naic.edu/~gibson/starnames/starnames.html
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Feb.15/17 Nature of Things "Wolverine: Ghost of the Northern Forest" 44 min
Feb.10/ 17 What is DNA short video
Feb. 10/ 17 Research vocabulary list for Evidence & Investigation -
Feb.10/ 17 What is in your blood (document)
Feb.10/ 17 What is DNA 'fingerprinting'? - short video
Feb.7/17 Open book Evidence & Investigation QUIZ questions click here
Fingerprint Types: click here
Feb.10/ 17 Evidence & Investigation Vocabulary List
Feb.10/ 17 Types of Animal Tracks
Feb 13/17 Analyzing animal tracks: of the tracks below, which ones are runners?, climbers, waddlers, hoppers, zig-zaggers, leapers?
Feb.10/ 17 Animal & Tire TRACKS questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yorcjo3zQJ0 (short video) How to identify red wigglers
https://www.ted.com/talks/suzanne_simard_how_trees_talk_to_each_other?language=en How Trees Communicate Ted Talk (18 min)
Alberta species at risk sites:
http://aep.alberta.ca/fish-wildlife/species-at-risk/species-at-risk-publications-web-resources/documents/SpeciesAtRiskGuide-Jan-2015.pdf
http://aep.alberta.ca/fish-wildlife/species-at-risk/documents/SpeciesAssessed-Endangered-Jul18-2014.pdf
http://raysweb.net/specialplaces/pages/species.html
Language Arts Links:
Apr.27/17 Online COMPARE & CONTRAST map (for City of Ember essay prep) here
Mar. 16/17, Build your Vocabulary with short quizzes on this website
Feb.6/17 Editing Checklist - click here
Jan. 24/ 17 Students Created a document with examples of different literary techniques to improve their writing. Click here to read!
Emily Carr click here for : Pre-Show Information
Nov. 18/16Animated film as story for Grade 6 to re-tell in written story using descriptions and appropriate paragraph breaks,
click Marianne's Theatre
click Marianne's Theatre