How I Spent My Summer Vacation

We read How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Mark Teague in class.

Do you think the boy exaggerated when he was telling the class about his summer vacation? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

How did you spend your summer vacation?

Old Salem

The kitchen in the Single Brother's House.

Apple fritters cooking on a spider pan.

   Old Salem










Our class traveled to Old Salem.  The students worked together to make apple fritters. Students also made a clay tile. The Moravians used clay tiles on their roofs. Additionally, students listened to a story about how flax seeds can become linen. Each student was given a dried flax plant to twist around their finger to expose the fibers used for linen.

What was your favorite part of Old Salem? Explain.

Kerner's Folly

What was your favorite part of Kerner's Folly? Explain why.

Carnivorous Plants

We learned carnivorous plants are meat eaters. We saw the Pitcher Plant and the Venus Fly Trap at school. What did you think about these carnivorous plants? Explain your opinion.

Experiment: Black and Green Ink

What will happen when water is added to black and green ink?

The Scientific Method was followed when conducting this experiment in class.
1. State the question. What do you want to find out?
2. Write the hypothesis. What do you think will happen?
3. Design the experiment: Materials Needed and Procedures to Follow
4. Complete the experiment.
5. Record and analyze data. What happened?
5. Draw conclusions. What did I find out and how does it compare with what I thought would happen?

What did you learn from this experiment?