April 22,2016

This week: In keeping with the hands on - minds philosophy, students have been self directed and on task as they continued to monitor and record the progress of their mummification experiments. 

 Students are excited to be mummifying their oranges. Now they  are  getting grossed out or goofed out with some of their observations!

   

When all the data is in, students will have to summarize their experiment and make their conclusions about Mummification.
Some of our mummified oranges may not make it to the afterlife : (             Those unworthy will be devoured by the goddess Ammut  known as the devourer of souls.

                                                                                                             

Recording their observations

Designing their death masks for their mummy

This one is growing mold!

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Decorating the tomb!

TIME LINE POSTERS

Once their observations were made, students used their class time to research the pharaoh's and achievements which made the Middle Kingdom Great! (or not so great, as we learned about slavery and the consequences of empire building)
Students have begun making a Time line poster about this period.

Up-Coming Events:  Egypt's New Kingdom

King Tut, Ramses II, Hatshepsut, Valley of the Kings, Decoding the Rosetta Stone and PARCC Testing

What's Happening In Interdisciplinary?

Ask your child about their proposed product!

IS THERE A TIME FOR EXTRA HELP?
When possible, the fifth grade staff has made our rooms available to students looking for an opportunity to work on assignments during our shared lunch period. Students can find Mr. Vogel in his room on most B days.

Last week:  Students have been researching mummification. Slide presentations started last week on Mummification are due Monday for A groups, and Tuesday for B groups. (I placed a slideshow self check up on Google Classroom

Students are responsible for their own presentation, however, they are encouraged to collaborate with one another.  It is great to see students helping one another, solving problems, and sharing discoveries.

This week:  Students were excited to begin mummifying their oranges. Working individually and collaborating with a team, students had to prepare, measure, and perform observations of their individual mummy.   

Pictured are students using the triple beam scale to measure the initial weight of their mummified oranges. Over the next days we will be weighing and making observations of their mummy's progress. When all the data is in, students will have to summarize their experiment and make their conclusions about Mummification.

Students are expanding their understanding about some of the Egyptian gods and goddesses involved in the mummification process and the afterlife.

Up-Coming Events: 

Next Week students will be learning about some great Pharaohs of Egypt.

What's Happening In Interdisciplinary?

Ask your child about their proposed product!

IS THERE A TIME FOR EXTRA HELP?
When possible, the fifth grade staff has made our rooms available to students looking for an opportunity to work on assignments during our shared lunch period. Students can find Mr. Vogel in his room on most B days.