Class on Tuesday, November 4

When class started we went over what was due on what day. Then we did presentations. Today was the last day to finish up midterm project presentations. Two groups went. The first one was called "Mystery Box." It was a neat project that I could use someday. They took a shoe box and cut a flap in it to allow students to stick their hand inside to determine if the objects inside were living or nonliving. I think this would be fun for kids. The next group to go did their project on colors and shapes. They would have their students make animal books with coloring pages of animals. In the book, they would have to determine what two coverings of animals are and two movements of animals. This was planned for first graders. I think this was a good project, too. After we finished up these two groups, we went on to discuss temperature and heat. We took quite a few notes which will come in handy when I finish up the reading guide. We discussed the difference between temperature and heat and we defined each one. We also covered specific heat, thermal energy, kinetic energy, and potential energy. On Thursday we are going to go over the study guide.