Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Simple Circuit
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Using Animation-ish we created our own simple circuit. What is a simple circuit? you ask, well, read on and I will tell you.
First you will need some materials to build your circuit: D-cell (battery), wires, and something to turn on (fan, lightbulb, or a motor). How you construct your circuit is very important. First you need to connect one end of the wire to the negative side of the D-cell, the other end of that wire needs to connect to the side of the lightbulb. Take an additional wire and connect it to the bottom of the lightbulb while the other side connects to the positive side of the D-cell. Electrcity will flow through the wires causing the lightbulb to turn on. It runs from the negative to the positive. Once electricity is flowing the light will stay on.
I really enjoyed learning about electrcity and a simple circuit.
These are the words that I learned in relation to circuits.
This is a mentor post for 4th grade students.
Using Animation-ish we created our own simple circuit. What is a simple circuit? you ask, well, read on and I will tell you.
First you will need some materials to build your circuit: D-cell (battery), wires, and something to turn on (fan, lightbulb, or a motor). How you construct your circuit is very important. First you need to connect one end of the wire to the negative side of the D-cell, the other end of that wire needs to connect to the side of the lightbulb. Take an additional wire and connect it to the bottom of the lightbulb while the other side connects to the positive side of the D-cell. Electrcity will flow through the wires causing the lightbulb to turn on. It runs from the negative to the positive. Once electricity is flowing the light will stay on.
I really enjoyed learning about electrcity and a simple circuit.
These are the words that I learned in relation to circuits.
This is a mentor post for 4th grade students.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Scary Movies - Common Sense Media
Kids love scary films. The trick is finding movies with age-appropriate thrills. Something that terrifies kids at 5 (ghosts, evil characters, major peril) will be a non-issue at 15. Scariness comes from fear of the unknown, from surprise, and from fears about the loss of a loved one. Depending on where your kids are in their emotional development, different things will affect them differently. Young kids are frightened more by creatures that older children know don’t exist. Abrupt noises, eerie sounds, and music create tension in both younger and older children. Psychological suspense, with its threats of impending doom, can terrify your middle-school kids.
Why they matter.
Movies with scary images, intense danger, loud noises, and — above all — blood and gore, can create all sorts of disturbances. Among them are anxiety, sleep disruption, and fears about possible situations. Children younger than 7 can’t easily distinguish between fantasy and reality — even if you tell them "it’s not real." You will know if your kids have become too frightened when they start having sleep problems, irrational fears, and obsessions with things like zombies. Scary and disturbing images and sounds can affect vulnerable kids for years.
Some facts
- The younger kids are when they see a scary movie or TV show, the longer-lasting the effects will be.
- Kids who watch scary material often have nightmares or anxiety.
- Kids ages 2 to 7 often can’t distinguish between fantasy and reality.
Parents check out the Scary movies tip sheet from Common Sense Media
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Quote of the Day
What do we live for if it is not to make life less difficult to each other.
~George Eliot
~George Eliot
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Quote of the Day
Wise sayings often fall on barren ground; but a kind word is never thrown away.
~Sir Arthur Helps
~Sir Arthur Helps
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Quote of the Day
Friendship is a living thing that lasts only as long as it is nourished with kindness, empathy and understanding.
~Anonymous
~Anonymous
Friday, October 7, 2011
Quote of the Day
I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
~Stephen Grellet
~Stephen Grellet
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Quote of the Day
The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own.
~Disraeli
~Disraeli
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Quote of the Day
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
~Moliere
~Moliere
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Quote of the Day
From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
~Arthur Ashe
~Arthur Ashe
Monday, October 3, 2011
Sunday, October 2, 2011
How Do You Find Your Way Around a Blog?
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When I go to your blog and want to find all the posts you have written about Science or Social Studies – how could I find it easily without looking through all your posts?
What if I wanted to find a post with a poem in it or a picture from Camp Taiwan – how could I find it easily without looking through all your posts?
I would use your categories and tags in your sidebar.
Categories are similiar to a table of contents but for your blog, a kind of general outline that directs visitors to general topics that you blog about. Tags are more like the index page of a book, a list of key words people will use to search for specific terms.
Remember that both serve one purpose: helping your readers find the information they need on your blog.
So all your posts should have 1 Category and many Tags so people can easily find your exciting entries.
That also means that you need to have the Category and Tag Cloud widgets in your sidebar. Appearance -->Widgets, drag to the sidebar
Categories are:
If you need to add a category:
Tags are:
Create Tags:
Now categorize and tag each post you have already written:
[/caption]When I go to your blog and want to find all the posts you have written about Science or Social Studies – how could I find it easily without looking through all your posts?
What if I wanted to find a post with a poem in it or a picture from Camp Taiwan – how could I find it easily without looking through all your posts?
I would use your categories and tags in your sidebar.
Categories are similiar to a table of contents but for your blog, a kind of general outline that directs visitors to general topics that you blog about. Tags are more like the index page of a book, a list of key words people will use to search for specific terms.
Remember that both serve one purpose: helping your readers find the information they need on your blog.
So all your posts should have 1 Category and many Tags so people can easily find your exciting entries.
That also means that you need to have the Category and Tag Cloud widgets in your sidebar. Appearance -->Widgets, drag to the sidebar
Categories are:
- Writing, Reading, Math, Social Studies, TAS Values, Internet Safety, Travels, Art, Mandarin, etc...
- spelled correctly
- use capital letters on the first letter of each word: Internet Safety
If you need to add a category:
- Open the Dashboard
- Select Posts
- Select Categories
- Type the name
- Press Enter
Tags are:
- smaller identifiers: poems, graph, essay, kindness, respect, Wordle, etc...
- used over and over again
- spelled correctly
- either use capital letters or don't but be consistent on the first letter of each word
Create Tags:
- Open the Dashboard
- Select Posts
- Select All Posts
- Quick Edit
- Type in a tag name or choose fron the most used tags
- Separate them with a comma: poem, cats
- Update
Now categorize and tag each post you have already written:
- Open the Dashboard
- Select Posts
- Select All Posts
- Quick Edit
- Update
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