Go to this website to read some books about different animals.
Raz Kids
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Going to Agribition!
Next week, we will be going to the Canadian Western Agribition. Here is the website! Please look around the website and answer the following questions:
1. Look at this web page. What kind of crops can be in the seed competition?
2. Click on the Ranch Horse Catalogue and write a little bit about one of the horses in it. (3 sentences)
3. List three sponsors of the Agribition listed here.
4. What are three events at the Agribition we will be able to see? Look at this list.
5. What are some other events that will take place in the evenings? (After 6pm)
Write the answers to these questions on a piece of paper and hand them in tomorrow. They are due Wednesday, November 16th.
If you are finished the Agribition questions, take some time to look at these websites about farm animals. We will see many of these at Agribition on November 22nd.
Animals that will be at Agribition
Farm Animals
An Online Book about Farm Animals
All About Farm Animals
For Agribition, please remember the following:
- Bring a warm jacket
- Wear older shoes
- Bring lunch and some water
- You may also bring some money to buy lunch or a treat (e.g. popcorn, hamburgers, hotdogs, ice cream)
- Stay with your group leader (teacher); Agribition is VERY large and we must stay with our groups at all times.
- Animals always go first. They are much bigger than you so wait for them to go first.
- You will be dismissed from your Period 1 class at 9 am. The bus will be ready to go at 9:15 am. Meet in Ms. Wurm's classroom.
- Have fun!
1. Look at this web page. What kind of crops can be in the seed competition?
2. Click on the Ranch Horse Catalogue and write a little bit about one of the horses in it. (3 sentences)
3. List three sponsors of the Agribition listed here.
4. What are three events at the Agribition we will be able to see? Look at this list.
5. What are some other events that will take place in the evenings? (After 6pm)
Write the answers to these questions on a piece of paper and hand them in tomorrow. They are due Wednesday, November 16th.
If you are finished the Agribition questions, take some time to look at these websites about farm animals. We will see many of these at Agribition on November 22nd.
Animals that will be at Agribition
Farm Animals
An Online Book about Farm Animals
All About Farm Animals
For Agribition, please remember the following:
- Bring a warm jacket
- Wear older shoes
- Bring lunch and some water
- You may also bring some money to buy lunch or a treat (e.g. popcorn, hamburgers, hotdogs, ice cream)
- Stay with your group leader (teacher); Agribition is VERY large and we must stay with our groups at all times.
- Animals always go first. They are much bigger than you so wait for them to go first.
- You will be dismissed from your Period 1 class at 9 am. The bus will be ready to go at 9:15 am. Meet in Ms. Wurm's classroom.
- Have fun!
Monday, November 7, 2011
Saskatchewan Crops PowerPoint Assignment
Saskatchewan Crop Research Project (EAL Students)
You will research information on one Saskatchewan field crop to find out information and then present that information in a PowerPoint presentation. You will first need to complete a research outline with the facts that you find.
The PowerPoint will include a title page, the required facts, and some additional interesting facts that you have discovered. Use the template that I have provided for you to complete the PowerPoint presentation and the research outline.
For this assignment, you can use the following websites to find information on the crop you have chose. You may also use the encyclopedias in the office or other books. Make sure to write down all of your sources for a reference list.
Saskatchewan Crop Information
Special Crops - Mustard, Canary Seed, Buckwheat, and Sunflower
Special Field Crops
Flax.com - Including interesting facts about flax and some delicious looking recipes.
How to Grow Flax
Mustard Seed
How to Grow Mustard Seed
Mustard Seeds
How to Grow Canary Seed
Canary Seed (Gov't of Sask)
How to Grow Canary Seed
Pet Care Canary Seed
You will research information on one Saskatchewan field crop to find out information and then present that information in a PowerPoint presentation. You will first need to complete a research outline with the facts that you find.
The PowerPoint will include a title page, the required facts, and some additional interesting facts that you have discovered. Use the template that I have provided for you to complete the PowerPoint presentation and the research outline.
For this assignment, you can use the following websites to find information on the crop you have chose. You may also use the encyclopedias in the office or other books. Make sure to write down all of your sources for a reference list.
Saskatchewan Crop Information
Special Crops - Mustard, Canary Seed, Buckwheat, and Sunflower
Special Field Crops
Flax.com - Including interesting facts about flax and some delicious looking recipes.
How to Grow Flax
Mustard Seed
How to Grow Mustard Seed
Mustard Seeds
How to Grow Canary Seed
Canary Seed (Gov't of Sask)
How to Grow Canary Seed
Pet Care Canary Seed
Monday, September 12, 2011
Animal Alphabet Book
For this assignment, you will create three pages for our classroom Animal Alphabet Book. You can find photo images at Google Images.
Google Images
You will need to find three images for each letter of the alphabet. Here's an example of what your page should look like when it's finished.
Google Images
You will need to find three images for each letter of the alphabet. Here's an example of what your page should look like when it's finished.
Friday, September 2, 2011
The Diversity of Living Things
Welcome to our EAL Science blog. This is where you can find Science websites which we will be using during class. I will also post your homework assignments here.
The first unit we are studying this year is the diversity of living things. Yesterday, we learned about living and non-living things. Today, we will be discovering the five kingdoms that scientists have created to classify living things. The word classify means to put things into smaller groups.
Here is a website that explains the different groups:
Information about the Classification of Living Things
Next week, we will be completing an online assignment. We will be going to different websites and reading more information about living things. Here is the website you will need to go to:
Classification Scavenger Hunt
Have a great weekend! Remember that there is no school on Monday because it is Labour Day.
Mrs. Thorson
The first unit we are studying this year is the diversity of living things. Yesterday, we learned about living and non-living things. Today, we will be discovering the five kingdoms that scientists have created to classify living things. The word classify means to put things into smaller groups.
Here is a website that explains the different groups:
Information about the Classification of Living Things
Next week, we will be completing an online assignment. We will be going to different websites and reading more information about living things. Here is the website you will need to go to:
Classification Scavenger Hunt
Have a great weekend! Remember that there is no school on Monday because it is Labour Day.
Mrs. Thorson
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