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For final projects, the students in Ms. Lewis’s class were given a choice of focusing on a favorite book from the year, or a geology topic. They were also allowed to choose how they wanted to present their information. One student designed a poster, many did slideshows using Google Presentations, and three created movies using Stop Action Animation. Some of their projects are included here.
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Over the past week and half students from Mrs. Koch's class adapted favorite children's books into puppet shows to present to their pre-school reading buddies. The students first read the books, then they identified the main themes, and figured out the beginning, middle and end of the book. After that ground work was done they worked together in small groups to create dialogue for their production. Finally they created puppets and scenery to compliment their written work. On this past Thursday they broke into two groups and presented their final products to a captive audience. The books adapted into puppet shows were Tikki Tikki Tembo, The Breman Town Musicians, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, and Frederick.
The students in Ms. Lewis's class were inspired to write their own version of If You Find a Rock by Peggy Christian. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed creating it.
On Wednesday, June 3, the third and fourth graders had a "real" geologist visit their classroom. Professor David Westerman came from Norwich University where he has been teaching for over 30 years. One of his former students was Ms. Seaberg. The students were delighted that Professor Westerman confirmed some of the information they already knew, but also added a lot of new information and many interesting stories. He talked about the three types of rocks, and the differences in how they were formed. He also brought in a cooler with some great rock samples, including a beautiful soapstone sculpture.
On June 2nd, the third and fourth graders traveled to the Rock of Ages Granite Quarry in Barre, as part of our Geology Unit. The vein of gray granite is about 2 miles by 4 miles, and 10 miles deep. We were able to look down into the quarry, about 600 feet, and see the amount of rock that has been removed over the years. We went into the factory to watch them cut, carve and sandblast monuments and statues. After watching a video and eating our lunch in and around a "cage", that is used to lower the workers into the quarry, the students went bowling on a slap of granite, set up on the property. They ended their day with free samples of granite from a grout pile. |
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