Saturday, October 31, 2015

Halloween Fun

The kids enjoyed many great activities today. We learned about polymers and introduced mixtures and solutions by making slime! 

All dressed up

Happy Halloween from 5H! 

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Pumpkin seeds

Today the students enjoyed the fruits of their labor. Roasted pumpkin seeds... Yummy! 

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Hands on Messy

The students weren't afraid to get messy today during pumpkin math. They put their seed estimations to the test. 

Monday, October 26, 2015

Pumpkin Math

The students used non-standard units of measurement (paper clips) to find height and circumference. 

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Beauty and the Beast

5th graders across the district walked to the high school today to preview the show. It was sensational! 

Monday, October 19, 2015

How to videos

The students created "how to" videos to coincide with the focus skill: sequence of events. One student made freshly squeezed lemonade. 

Friday, October 9, 2015

How to make toast

Focus skill:sequence of events. Our strategy detailed step by step directions on how to make toast. #tatemtigerpride 

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Monday, October 5, 2015

Magnets and graphing

The students experimented with the strength of magnets. 

Tatem 500

Today the students put their hard work to the test. The Tatem 500 was a success. The categories we focused on were distance, speed & design. 

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Math stations

The students started unit 2 in math. Stations helped reinforce skills. 

CSI Tatem

The students learned how to identify their own fingerprints today. This will help them later when they have to solve a fictitious crime. #STEM