Yo! Yes?

This week students returned to some favorite big books to explore how author's use different types of punctuation marks to help us readers to understand the text and read with fluency and expression. We then read and practiced these skills with Chris Rashcha's book Yo! Yes?. Students also learned how to access their Google Drive and created a published version of their Someday Hope and Dream project.

In preparation for our upcoming unit on Weather and Climate we began to think like scientists and engineers by brainstorming ideas to answer the question..."What is technology?" Some of the responses were:

"Technology is something that you plug in."
"Tech is something that is an electronic."
"It's like an iPad or gaming system."

The students were shocked to realize that things like windmills, hairbrushes, and even pencils were actually considered technology because they were man-made items that solve a problem or meet a need.

Next we began to look at the job of an Engineer, the people who create these amazing technologies. All engineers follow the E.D.P. (Engineer Design Process) and so will we as we study extreme weather forces and design digital houses  that can withstand the effects of tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods. Stay tuned!

Ask About...

• What are the steps of the EDP? 
• What is a type of technology that you don't plug in?