Ms. Kreul’s Class Blog

A class of fourth graders at Richards School in Whitefish Bay, WI USA

Entries Tagged as 'Science'

Ocean Animal Reports

April 23, 2012 · No Comments · Curriculum Highlights, Photography, projects, Science

Science Class with Mrs. Ade – Spring 2012 Photographer – Clay   Create a digital slideshow

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Science

March 19, 2012 · 1 Comment · Curriculum Highlights, Photography, projects, Science, Writing

Photographers – Trenton and Jake

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Taking Notes

May 13, 2011 · 1 Comment · Curriculum Highlights, Science, Social Studies, Wisconsin, Writing Projects

Created by 4K as they begin the Wisconsin unit… Taking effective notes means that I need to… Use bullet points instead of complete sentences Write down only the important facts Write neatly so anyone could read them Use correct spelling Write down new information Use headings to know the topics Use bold print to highlight [...]

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Earth Day

April 21, 2011 · No Comments · Science, Technology Tidbits, Wisconsin

A few Earth Day sites for you to visit… Earth Day 2011 EPA Earth Day TFK Earth Day Earth Day Crafts Planet Green

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Inventions in Action

December 15, 2010 · No Comments · Curriculum Clues, Just for Fun, Math, Science, Technology Tidbits

Here are a few of the inventions mentioned in this week’s TFK article on inventions from this year. Let me know if you find any other web sites about the inventions you read about today and I’ll add the links to this post. AirPod Jetpack EMIEW2 robot

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Drug Defense Program

December 4, 2010 · 1 Comment · Classroom Notes, Curriculum Highlights, Science, Specials and More...

Next week 4K and 4A  will be starting an on-line class being offered by the Health Education Center in conjunction with Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. It is a Drug Defense program targeting fourth and fifth grade students. This interactive program explains different drugs and the effects these drugs have on the body, beginning at the [...]

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Astronomy Web Sites

October 23, 2010 · No Comments · Curriculum Clues, Just for Fun, Science, Technology Tidbits

Visible Earth – visibleearth.nasa.gov A catalog of NASA images and animations of the Earth – very cool! Hubble Telescope – hubblesite.org Hubble history, news, and amazing photos

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The Science of the Winter Olympic Games

February 7, 2010 · No Comments · Science, Specials and More..., Technology Tidbits

Check out these amazing Olympics videos and learn how science is an important part of the winter sports at this year’s Vancouver Olympic games… The Science of the Winter Olympic Games NBC Learn interviews athletes, coaches, and scientists in this original 16-part series, and unravels the physics, biology, chemistry, and materials engineering behind the Olympic [...]

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The Carbon Dioxide Experiment

October 21, 2009 · 4 Comments · Science, Writing Projects

The Carbon Dioxide Experiment Reported by David, Betsy, and Eve Our experiment in science was to prove that fish exhale carbon dioxide. We did this by placing a goldfish in a cup of water, then we added BTB which indicates carbon dioxide. BTB starts as a shade of blue. When BTB interacts with carbon dioxide, [...]

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NASA Web Sites

September 30, 2009 · No Comments · Science, Technology Tidbits, Web Sites for Kids

Visible Earth – A catalog of NASA images and animations of the Earth – very cool Hubble Telescope –  Hubble history, news, and amazing photos

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A Room With a View Observation

March 10, 2009 · No Comments · Technology Tidbits, Writing Projects

Here is the link to 4K’s March observations for the A Room With a View telecollaborative Internet project. Thanks to De’Ana and Evangeline for taking the photo and jotting down their observations this afternoon. March 2009

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A Room With a View Observation

February 17, 2009 · No Comments · Technology Tidbits, Writing Projects

Here is the link to 4K’s February observations for the A Room With a View telecollaborative Internet project. Thanks to Vlada and Joseph for taking the photo and jotting down their observations this afternoon. February 2009

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Science Reports

February 4, 2009 · No Comments · Classroom Notes, Curriculum Highlights

Science Reports assigned on Jan. 6 are due on Monday, Feb. 9. To review directions, go to our class blog, and click on the link to Mrs. Ade’s blog in the column on the right.

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A Room With a View Observation

January 13, 2009 · 1 Comment · Technology Tidbits, Writing Projects

Here is the link to 4K’s January observations for the A Room With a View telecollaborative Internet project. Thanks to Xavier and Lizzie for taking the photo and jotting down their observations this afternoon. January 2009

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A Room With a View Observation

December 9, 2008 · No Comments · Technology Tidbits, Writing Projects

Here is the link to 4K’s November observations for the A Room With a View telecollaborative Internet project. Thanks to Ethan and AlisonH for taking the photo and jotting down their observations this afternoon.  December 2008

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My Favorite Subjects

December 7, 2008 · 1 Comment · Math, Technology Tidbits

Students learned about the Create a Graph site in science from Mrs. Ade, and Jacob decided to try it out. Bravo, Jacob! If you want to make a graph, plan your graph – think about the kind of data you want to show and the best way to show your data. Next go to the [...]

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Name the Rover Contest

November 25, 2008 · No Comments · Classroom Notes, Technology Tidbits

Feeling creative? Interested in space travel? Like the movie WALL-E? Enter the contest to name the new NASA Mars Rover.

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A Room With a View Observation

November 12, 2008 · No Comments · Technology Tidbits, Writing Projects

Here is the link to 4K’s November observations for the A Room With a View telecollaborative Internet project. Thanks to Bennett and Andrew for taking the photo and jotting down their observations this afternoon.  November 2008

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A Room With a View Project Observation

October 14, 2008 · No Comments · Technology Tidbits, Writing Projects

Here is the link to 4K’s October observations for the A Room With a View telecollaborative Internet project. Thanks to Elle, Hailey, and Josh for taking the photo and jotting down their observations this afternoon.  October 2008

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Curriculum Web Sites

September 18, 2008 · No Comments · Web Sites for Kids

FOSS Web Check out the site that accompanies the WFB fourth grade science curriculum Social Studies Alive! Web sites to match each fourth grade unit in the social studies curriculum

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