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-Wed Apr 12, Fieldwork to OMSI Earthquake Lab -Fri Apr 14, Fieldwork to Columbia River Gorge with the Audubon Society *This trip has changed!* Originally, we were going to Beacon Rock. However, the rock is closed due to damage from winter storms. The great news is that the Audubon Society has another gorge trip available, so instead we will be hiking up Horsetail Falls. It is a much easier hike, here is a link with a description for it: http://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Horsetail_Falls_Loop_Hike Homework for this week: -Read each night for at least 20 minutes -Xtra math fluency practice xtramath.org (or multiplication flashcards) -Multi digit addition/subtraction practice -spelling Math The week before break we spent some time doing a variety of different math topics. We reviewed telling time, counting money, as well as accurately measuring length and weight. We especially had fun measuring weight using balance scales. In addition to that, we are still working on our multiplication fluency facts. Literacy We discussed authors purpose and learned that there are three main purposes authors have when writing that's easy as pie to remember. Authors write to either persuade, inform, or entertain (PIE)! We looked through scholastic book catalogs to find books that fall under each category. Expedition Our fieldwork to the Rice Museum of Rocks and Minerals was awesome! We were taken on a full tour and saw a variety of different rocks, minerals, gems, fossils and petrified wood! The trip got us all really excited to continue learning about geology (pictures will be up on the website soon). In class, we completed three readings on the different types of rocks and practiced taking notes as we read. We learned about igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. We used a note catcher that asked us to find how these types of rocks are formed, characteristics of these rocks, interesting facts, and examples. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments!
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