5th grade Science TEK Wordle

This is a wordle art of the 5th grade 2010-2011 Science TEKS. In wordle, when a word appears more than once it makes the word larger than the others. Take a look at the wordle and see what will be the focus for 5th grade. Try it with your respective grade level's science TEKS.


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Tool #2

I just posted on another 11 Tools Constructor. I asked the question how their campus integrated science with literature and writing. She had a very interesting blog that show her love of reading and writing.

Science in the News: Space Shuttle Atlantis

The space shuttle Atlantis is making plans for its final descent back to Earth. Here is what Commander Kenneth Ham noted about Atlantis: "Atlantis is just a fabulous ship...If this ends up being space shuttle Atlantis' last flight, we've got an American flag here that we're honored to fly," According to NASA, this will be Atlantis's flight due to NASA tailoring back its program. Atlantis is scheduled to come home Wednesday.

You can read more about Atlantis at www.time.com. Part of the article at www.time.com was used to contribute to this posting.

Science Lab

It looks like the science lab will stay in Rm. 202. There are some new things I hope to add to the lab. For instance, we'll receive some shelves to organize science tubs. When doing a experiment, reading, etc., a student may think to use a different or not so conventional "science tool (i.e. glasses, packing peanuts, etc.). I'll have some of these items on a shelf for easy access to students. In addition, certain tubs and cubbies will be labeled.

The lab is always a working environment open to new changes and ideas. If you have any, don't hesitate to post an idea.

Scientifically yours,

Mr. Glover

Tool #1

Today I created a blog site and a Voki avatar. The blog is a way to talk with students and other teachers about learning, science and the other facets of education. For the blog site, we used blogger from Google. The site was extremely helpful on how to create a blog. It walked you step-by-step on how to create the site. I can see this as a tool in the classroom that allows students to share their ideas and works through the site. It's also a new way of communicating to other students.

The creation of the avatar was fun. It doesn't look like me, but it allowed me to have some fun creating the character. The other neat aspect is the voice creation. I'm able to send a message to anyone that visits my blog through the Voki avatar.

Stay tune for more fun!