Shake It Up!

Science Frenzy!

The amount of shaking experienced during an earthquake is dependent on several factors, including but not limited to the magnitude of the earthquake, the distance one is from the focus (initiation location), and the location of the person experiencing the shaking, both where in the world and whether they are in a building or not.

In this lesson, students use another model, this time one of a landform experiencing earthquakes. Students model different magnitude earthquakes and observe the shaking experienced at three locations at different distances from the earthquake focus. They analyze their data and make a claim about where the safest location on the model is during an earthquake.

This experiment took two days for us to complete. 

We learned some key vocabulary as we worked through the activity and tried to use the words in our conversations during the experiment.

fair test
felt report
focus
intensity
magnitude
trial
variable

Our Kindness and Grit Award Winners for the week!

Way to go, Cacioppo Crew!

Celebration Stickers

On Fridays, we take time to reflect on great things happening in our lives.

The kids can share an accomplishment and/or something they pushed through in or out of school. After they share their celebration with me, they get to pick a celebration sticker to keep.

This is a great way to reflect and celebrate our accomplishments!

I am so proud of the class for their accomplishments with the post test for chapter 1 in math, pushing through the ELA MAP testing, and really coming together to encourage one another in class.