Fifth Grade 
Bennett Bits and Bytes

 

Computer Rules and Parts
We viewed a PowerPoint.  Paul and Peedy were characters in the PowerPoint who helped us to discuss:

* Fire Drill  procedures
* Computer Lab Rules 
* Created a Circle Map about Computers
* Parts of a computer 
        - which part looks like a television 
        - which part is the "brain" of a  computer 
        - which part do you use to help you type 
        - which part helps you move things around the screen 
        - what are input and output devices 

 

Explorer Research

The students were given an explorer to research: Fernando Coronado, Robert de La Salle, John Cabot, or Samuel de Champlain.

The students saved and inserted a picture and map of their explorer's route into a Word Document.  They then printed and saved their work.

Finally, the students went to the Exploration Resources page where they clicked on the links below their explorers name to find information for their project.

 

Layers of the Earth

The students used the History of the Earth WebQuest to gather information concerning the layers of the earth and plate tectonics.

The students also created a diagram using Inspiration.  The diagram was exported to Microsoft Word where the students answered questions about plates.

Plate Tectonic Activity

 

Winter Holidays
Students were put into pairs and assigned a holiday.  Students used websites from the Holidays Around the World document  Each student created Web Pages using WebBlender and choose which one they wanted to have linked to this page.

 

Hands-On Excel
Students were given the  Hands-On document  and a package of M&Ms.  The students predicted how many of each color they would find in the package.  The students created a spreadsheet and various graphs using their information.

Math
Probability and Statistics 5.18   
The student will, given a problem situation, collect, organize, and display a set of numerical data in a variety of forms, using bar graphs, stem-and-leaf plots, and line graphs, to draw conclusions and make predictions.