Monday, April 10
Happy Birthday Hailey B! 
Popcorn Word: their
Reader's Workshop: We will work with the Reader's Theater story Look at it Go! this week.We will discuss the toys children can make, make connections before reading the story, build concepts of print and academic/sight word vocabulary.
Math: More work with the Rekenreks...This time the children will be creating simple addition problems on it.
DAILY 5
Smart Room Highlight: Balance Beam
PhyEd Today
Science: How Do You Measure the Brightness of a Star?
Connect: Remember how we learned that when a star has more energy it is going to be brighter?
Teach: Today, I am going to show you that the brightness of a star also depends on how close it is to Earth. I am going to teach you two BIG words that scientists use when they are talking about how bright a star is—Intrinsic Brightness and Apparent Brightness! Wow, those are big words, but it is really easy! Intrinsic Brightness is how much energy a star has. Apparent Brightness means that when a star is closer to the Earth, it appears brighter, and when a star is further from the Earth it appears as less bright. So here’s my question. How does the star’s distance from the Earth affect the brightness? Now I have to make my hypothesis. If I take just one flashlight and pretend that it is a star, I can shine the light on the paper when I am standing closer to see what happens. Then, I can move further away from the paper and see what happens. I am thinking that when I am standing closer to the paper, I will get a bigger light. Let me stand far away from the paper. Stand away from the paper and shine the light. Trace the outline of the circle cast by the light. Now, let me measure my light. I can see that it is __ inches/unifix cubes wide.
Active Engagement: Now it’s your turn. You are going to be a scientist! I want you to use a flashlight and move closer to the paper. You will work with a partner. Then, while one child holds the flashlight, the other child will trace the circle. Now using a tape measure/ruler or unifix cubes they will measure the width. The children will have different measurements depending on how close they get.
Link: Remember boys and girls, today and everyday, good scientists know that when a star is closer to the Earth, it will appear brighter even though it really isn’t. Just like we had a brighter light when we stood closer to the paper.
PhyEd TodayScience: How Do You Measure the Brightness of a Star?Connect: Remember how we learned that when a star has more energy it is going to be brighter?
Teach: Today, I am going to show you that the brightness of a star also depends on how close it is to Earth. I am going to teach you two BIG words that scientists use when they are talking about how bright a star is—Intrinsic Brightness and Apparent Brightness! Wow, those are big words, but it is really easy! Intrinsic Brightness is how much energy a star has. Apparent Brightness means that when a star is closer to the Earth, it appears brighter, and when a star is further from the Earth it appears as less bright. So here’s my question. How does the star’s distance from the Earth affect the brightness? Now I have to make my hypothesis. If I take just one flashlight and pretend that it is a star, I can shine the light on the paper when I am standing closer to see what happens. Then, I can move further away from the paper and see what happens. I am thinking that when I am standing closer to the paper, I will get a bigger light. Let me stand far away from the paper. Stand away from the paper and shine the light. Trace the outline of the circle cast by the light. Now, let me measure my light. I can see that it is __ inches/unifix cubes wide.
Active Engagement: Now it’s your turn. You are going to be a scientist! I want you to use a flashlight and move closer to the paper. You will work with a partner. Then, while one child holds the flashlight, the other child will trace the circle. Now using a tape measure/ruler or unifix cubes they will measure the width. The children will have different measurements depending on how close they get.
Link: Remember boys and girls, today and everyday, good scientists know that when a star is closer to the Earth, it will appear brighter even though it really isn’t. Just like we had a brighter light when we stood closer to the paper.
~Late start is tomorrow...Have your child wear their Irish Pride shirt.
~The book order is due Wednesday.
~The Trash for Cash collection is tomorrow.
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