Grade 4 & 5: The Iditarod

The Iditarod:  Race Across Alaska

Click the links below to learn more about the Iditarod and what it was like to "Race Across Alaska."
Be A Musher: Ladies and gentlemen, start your dogs! You're about to take a sled race through southern Alaska. Which path will you take to get to the finish line?

The Serum Run:

Explore the Trails
The Iditarod trail is full of twists and turns, steep banks, icy hills, and long stretches across the tundra. The trail used in odd-numbered years differs from the one used in even-numbered years. Explore the Iditarod 2011 route and checkpoints. Compare it to the trail used in even-numbered years.

Want to learn more?
The Iditarod- the official site of the Iditarod.  Explore and learn all about the race and dogs.

Grade 1: Learning about Clouds

Click here to watch the Brainpop video on Clouds.  We will be completing the map activity about clouds together.

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 Interested in learning more about weather?  Here are some other sites to explore.
Scholastic Interactive Weather Maker
Scholastic Weather Watch
Wild Weather:  Cloud Gallery
Science Kids:  Introduction to clouds video
Sciencenetlinks:  Weather Patterns
Kids Connect:  Cloud Facts
Weather Wiz Kids:  Clouds
Weather Links

Grade 2 & 3: Learning about Habitats--The Arctic

 Learning about Habitats

Test your knowledge about habitats by playing this game from the Smithsonian Science Center


Go to Google Classroom for research sheet and our class presentation

 The Arctic Habitat

This video segment from Wild Europe: Wild Arctic describes some of the plants and animals that make up the tundra habitat.

Videos and Images about the Arctic Animals
Animals of the Arctic-see a list and pictures of all the animals
The Grey Wolf
Arctic Hare
Arctic Fox
Arctic Loon 
Arctic Tern
Snowy Owl

Learning about the Arctic
 National Geographic for Kids:  The Arctic
 The Arctic-WWF site
Arctic Animals-this website is about the ecology of animal habitats in the ice and snow
The Arctic Theme Page from NOAA
Science Kids- Arctic Facts 
National Wildlife Federation- The Arctic 
Polar Habitats
Read this Inuit Legend about the arctic:  "Crowbar brings Daylight"
Inuit Culture and Legends
Print and cut out this Animals of the Arctic guide from Scholastic

The Presidential Primary 2016

Grades 4-6- NH Presidential Primary 2016

“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

 

On Tuesday, February 7th, 2016 New Hampshire voters will go to the polls to choose a Republican and Democratic candidate to run in the presidential election.  New Hampshire has the distinction of being the first primary in the country! Learn more about the candidates and what a primary is all about.

Tim and Moby explain Primaries and Caucuses- 
click here to watch (you need to sign in-ask Ms. Casassa for login information)
After we watch the video, use the Google Form below to take the quiz with the class.  DO NOT GO AHEAD.  All the choices are not printed on the form! 

Learn about the candidates:  Use the chart you received in class to see who is running for president in the NH Primary.  Find out who has dropped out of the race.  Use the resources below to learn more:
Student News Daily:  The 2016 Presidential Election 
NY Times:  Who is running for president?
FOX News 2016 Presidential Candidates
CNN 2016 Campaign videos

Grade 1-3 The Keyboard and Typing

At the start of class, you are going to play some games that will help you learn where the keys are on the keyboard.  Start with The Super Hyper Spider Typer!

Click here to play The Super Hyper Spider Typer

Grade 4/5: Learn how to be a Responsible Digital Citizen

In Tech Class today
1.  Do keyboarding for five minutes

2.   Click here to go to Digital Compass.

•  Create a username.  DO NOT USE YOUR REAL NAME.  Write your username down on you password sheet.
• Choose a character and play the games.
•  Let's learn how to be more responsible digital citizens!

You may need to install abdobe flashplayer.  Ask one of the adults in the computer lab to help you with that!  You can also try to log in to a different browser.

Grade 1: Learning about the Keyboard

 

Click here to go to Keyboarding Practice

 

Click here to play Bees and Honey

 

Click here to Play Tidy the Classroom 

Click here to play Wack-a-Gopher