All fifth graders at OMS looked closely at meat bones this week to find compact bone, spongy bone, and marrow. Some also found muscle and fat. Our class used proscopes to take close-up pictures. Then they placed their two favorites into their goodgle drives in a folder and shared them with me. Later, they placed their photos into kidblog, added a description, and commented on pictures their classmates shared.
All fifth graders at OMS looked closely at meat bones this week to find compact bone, spongy bone, and marrow. Some also found muscle and fat. Our class used proscopes to take close-up pictures. Then they placed their two favorites into their goodgle drives in a folder and shared them with me. Later, they placed their photos into kidblog, added a description, and commented on pictures their classmates shared. Last week, our class enjoyed a girls' lunch and a boys' lunch. After the girls swatted bees (or maybe they were hornets or wasps), the boys decided to keep their "picnic" inside. Our class has enjoyed making some new friendships so far this school year. Let's keep that going....
Which of your sensory organs has the fastest reaction time? Our class tested to see if our sense of hearing, seeing, or feeling had a faster reaction time. These were voluntary responses. Later in the week, we closely watched how our pupils opened and closed as a reflex response to a change in lighting. We also tested our blinking reflexes in a surprising way. Ask your child how! "Simon says touch your femur. Simon says move your elbow joint." Our class spent some time this week learning about bones and joints. They created hinge joints which included bones, muscles and ligaments. They showed how muscles pull on bones to move them but cannot push. Next week, we will test which of our senses have the fastest reaction time. Then we will do another experiment to find out the difference between a voluntary movement and a reflex. This has been an unbelievable week! Please visit the Photos tab and take a look at what we've been doing. On Thursday, all fifth graders worked in groups of two or three and planned, created, and dropped contraptions that kept eggs from cracking! There were twenty-one successes in the first round, more than OMS has ever seen! These structures, many with parachutes, were dropped from the balcony in the commons. After two successful rounds, contraption finalists were dropped from the roof by Mrs. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Davis, and Mr. Sesterhen!
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