Welcome to your Measurement WebQuest. We are going to have a lot of fun
learning new things, playing games and exploring the internet. So get your thinking hats on and your measuring tools ready. Measurement, Length, Rulers...Here We Come!!!
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Are animals and humans all that different? Discover and discuss animal needs by listening to the story Splish Splash. The needs of animals may surprise you and I wonder how much different they are from human needs. Do animals have any wants or are they all needs. Listen to the story. (iPad access) Games to play on the computer Vocabulary Word Play Activity 1 Activity 2 The entire idea behind Pop Art does not relate so much to the art itself
as to the attitudes of the artists about the pieces. Pop Art was a very important art movement in the 20th century. Andy Warhol was one of the first artists who used everyday objects, cartoons, movie stars, advertisements and celebrities to crate his art. His colorful artwork and the elements he used are very attractive for children. Let's learn more about Andy Warhol. Click here to play a game. Each reading group will research the theme of the book you are reading as a group. First you must ask a question. Then you will need to research your question for answers. Next, you will take the information you gathered and put it on a graphic organizer. Last, you will write a report with 1 or 2 paragraphs that answer your question. Below are links for you to read and watch to research your question. Glaciers are large masses of densely packed ice that are constantly moving due to their surface slope, pressure and gravitational forces. A glacier forms over many years when snow and ice builds up faster than it is removed. The removal of snow and ice is called ablation and includes processes such as melting and evaporation. A névé is the name for an area where a glacier has formed. This is usually in bowl-shaped areas between mountains where snow collects readily and compresses and compacts due to the weight of more snow falling on top. As individual snow flakes are crushed by this immense weight pressure, air is squeezed from the snow turning it into a very dense glacial ice. Glacial ice will continue to fill the névé until eventually a geological weakening or gap between mountains means the ice mass will start to move down a slope surface. As glaciers move they erode the terrain under them using two main processes. Plucking, whereby bedrock rock is softened and levered out by subglacial water constantly re-freezing (expanding) within it, the sediment then becomes part of the glacier's cargo. Abrasion occurs when the ice and now rock too slides over the bedrock essentially smoothing and polishing it like sandpaper on wood. Researchers are able to determine the direction of historical glaciers by examining bedrock scrapings such as glacial striations (long carved scratches caused by large boulders moving with the glacier) and chatter marks (crescent-shaped lines caused by boulders being constantly dragged and released). Studies of glacial deposits also help show where historical glaciers were and how they moved. Linear mounds of glacial sediment called moraines are formed and left by the deposition of material from a glacier. While drumlins are teardrop shaped groups of hills also containing left behind sediment deposits. Usually mountain valleys are “V” shaped. Glaciers deepen, smooth and widen the valleys into a "U" shape. Within these glacial valleys, depressions and deposits left behind are filled by water to create lakes and fjords. Types of glaciers include: Alpine glaciers (or mountain glaciers) located in mountain valleys. Ice caps (or ice fields) are less than 50,000 km² (20,000 mi²) in size and sit on top of mountains. While ice sheets (or continental glaciers) are usually found at the poles and are larger than 50,000km². Around 99% of glacial ice on Earth is contained within the polar ice sheets. Glaciers can be found in mountain ranges on every continent except Australia. Glacier ice stores approximately 75% of the Earth's entire freshwater supply. Around 10% of the Earth's land surface is covered by various types of glaciers. The word "glacier" comes from the French language and the name is derived from the Latin word glacies meaning "ice". The study of glaciers and their related processes is called glaciology. The study of glaciers is very important for scientists to keep track of unique variations in the Earth's climate (such as global warming) as glaciers are very sensitive to climatic changes. Listen to the Story and then read more information about the topic. How a Bean Seed GrowsThe root of the baby plant pushes through the seed coat, down into the soil, and begins to gather water and nutrients. The stem of the baby plant curls into a hook and then ZING!!!! It straightens up, pushing itself above the ground and pulling the seed leaves (cotyledons) with it. Once the stem is above ground, true leaves appear and begin to make food. The lunchbox food is no longer needed and the cotyledons fall off. If everything goes right, the true leaves begin making food to nourish the whole plant.The scientific name for seed-sprouting is GERMINATION. A seed might look dead, but it isn't. Seeds rest quietly until all things are right for it to begin "germination" which means "begins to grow." Timing is everything. When conditions are right ...the first step in a seed’s growth can begin... taking in water. As water is taken in, the seed swells bigger and bigger until the coat splits apart. Air can then get to the seed. The oxygen in the air helps the baby plant burn the food packed inside the seed. Burning the food produces energy. The baby plant uses the energy to grow. The root begins to grow downward and the baby stem begins to curl upward. Soon the baby plant isn't a baby anymore. Plants, like people and animals, need "food" to provide energy. People and animals get their food by eating it. Plants make their own food by using air, water and energy from the sun. Energy from the sun heats the air and the ground. Different types of seeds need different temperatures to "start to grow" or "germinate." Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina) are true seals of the Northern Hemisphere. Having the widest range of all pinnipeds, Common Seals are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as well as those of the Baltic and North Seas. With an estimated 400,000-500,00 individuals, the total population of Common Seals is not threatened as a whole. Local populations have been reduced or eliminated through outbreaks disease and conflict with humans, both unintentionally and intentionally. While it is legal to kill seals which are perceived to threaten fisheries in the United Kingdom, Norway and Canada, commercial hunting is illegal; the seals are also taken in subsistence hunting and accidentally as bycatch in fishing nets. Physical description With each individual possessing a unique pattern of fine, dark spots, Common Seals vary in colour from brownish black to tan or grey; underparts are generally lighter. The body and flippers are short, with a proportionately large, rounded head. The nostrils appear distinctively V-shaped; as with other true seals, the ears are not visible.Including the head and flippers, Common Seals may reach an adult length of c. 185 centimetres and a weight of 130 kilograms. Females are smaller than males. Habitat and diet Characterized as being habitual in their choice of resting sites, Common Seals may spend several days at sea and travel up to 50 kilometres in search of feeding grounds. Resting sites may be both rugged, rocky coast such as that of the Hebrides, or sandy intertidal zones; some seals may also enter esturies. The seals frequently choose to congregate in harbours, lending the animals their other common name. The feeing habits of Common Seals has not been studied closely; they are known to prey primarily upon fish such as herring, whiting and flatfish, and occasionally upon shrimp and squd. Common Seals are thought able to remain submerged for up to 10 minutes, reaching depths of 50 metres or more. Play GamesThe winter Olympics are a time when countries come together to reach a goal. The goal is a gold medal! What does it take to make it to the Olympics? How does someone who has this goal work with other people to make it to the Olympics. Let's learn about the different events in the Olympics. Click here to find out where the Olympics are being held this year, 2014.
Exit Ticket Can you think of one event that I didn't include in the list above? This event requires people to work together to earn a gold medal.
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