Tests January 7-14

Thursday January 10
1. Raising Dragons Vocabulary Quiz
- California Indian research due

Friday January 11
1. Spelling Test: Raising Dragons words
2. Reading Comprehension Test: Raising Dragons
3. Religion Ch 11 Test
- Timed Multiplication Test on 3's in under 2:30 due, Quiz can be found at: http://www.krimsten.com/quiz/quickquizf3/quizf3.htm

Monday January 14
1. Math Ch 6 Test
2. Science Ch 4 Lesson 1 Quiz

Science Ch 3 Lesson 4 Quiz Study Guide

Know the definition of germinate, pollinate, & reproduce.

Flowering Plants:

1. Make seeds in flowers
2. animals or wind carries the pollen from one flower to another flower
3. seeds are often protected by fruit

Conifers:

1. Makes seeds in cones
2. wind carries the pollen from the pollen cone (smaller) to the seed cone
3. seeds are protected by scales on the cones

Both:
Make seeds from which new plants grow

Social Studies Ch 3 Lesson 4 Notes

customs : ways of doing things
religion : beliefs about gods or spirits
shaman: in some cultures, a curing doctor who helps cure the sick
folklore:
 oral history: spoken history
Indians had their own ceremonies and customs

Ceremonies: mostly religious, celebrated marriages or special times of the year,
Yuroks celebrate catching the 1st salmon of the year they believed that nature was controlled by different spirits, men or women could be shamans
Indians passed down beliefs and culture through storytelling the history, beliefs, and customs of a group as told in its storieschildren listened to elders tell them the folklore of their tribe
some stories taught lessons about how to act, the tribes beliefs, how the world and humans came to be, and explained why things are the way they are

Folklore includes many different types of games, stories, and art.Art: They created beautiful things that could also be used in every day life
They made rock art - painting and carving rocks
carved furniture and tools from wood or bone, made dolls, clothing, baskets, instrumentsGames: were played by children and adults,
many games taught skills children would need when they grew up
might even play games to settle an argument

California Indians showed a respect for the land, Tribes had different ways of life, including different religious beliefs, ceremonies, stories, art, and games. Together, these ways of life were part of each tribe's customs and folklore.

Science Ch 2 Lesson 1 & 2 Quiz Study Guide

What tasks could the following simple machines help you do...
inclined plane        wheel and axel       wedge       screw        pulley           lever

What is the difference between a simple machine and a complex machine?

What technology protects people from diseases?

What technology processes huge amounts of information and is used in many inventions that improve people’s lives? 

According to a scientist, what is work?

* * Don't forget to review pages 46-59 in your Science textbook and to look over the assignments we've covered on www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/ * *

What's cookin' in 3rd Grade?

   S'mores of course! Today we took our solar ovens (built by the 3rd graders themselves!) to the blacktop & cooked s'mores as an end of the year celebration of our studies in 3rd grade Science. As you can see, we had a blast this year.
   Whether you're testing theories at home by designing experiments, exploring God's gift of creation in the outdoors, or taking yet another trip to the Discovery Science Center, I hope each of you will use your God-given talents & curiosity this summer to learn more about the world we live in!

3rd Graders from Miss H's class show off their own special solar cooker design

3rd Graders from Mrs Q's room show their version of Scott's Solar Cooker

Miss H's 3rd Graders enjoy their S'mores with their design teammates.

Mmmm! Those look tasty!