Information about Target projects was given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders. It is on an orange paper and it includes the date it is due. 4th and 5th graders will get their papers after spring break. However, I am including their information on the blog in case they would like to get a head start. Due dates will be assignment for 4th and 5th grades after spring break. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at [email protected]. For the months of April and May, each student will be asked to complete 1 Above and Beyond. The project can be any type of presentation the students would like to make on the subject of the grade level below. The project can be a poster, a book, a power point, a skit, an interview of a person related to the subject we are studying, a story written about the subject, etc. This is your student’s opportunity to dig deeper into the subject of the month. If your student needs supplies or isn’t sure if an idea will work, please ask.
For April/May, the subject is:
2nd grade and 3rd grade: Real Life Mysteries: Do some research on one of the following topics:
Bermuda Triangle Amelia Earhart Atlantis Stonehenge Mary Celeste
Oak Island Loch Ness Monster Big Foot/Sasquatch/Yeti Mystery Hill
4th grade: S.T.E.M. project- Students are to choose a Science, Technology, Engineering, mathematics project to complete and present.
5th grade: Any topic you wish you had been able to study in Target but never learned about. Topic must be teacher approvedJ
Above and Beyond Project for April/May Standard: G7: Communication, G11 Self-Directed Learner, G6 Relationships and Connections
Directions: Choose an activity from the list on the attached page.
I will be looking for 2 or more of the following:
Rubric
Success
Progressing
Does Not Meet
Verbal
Includes all information, makes eye contact and can be heard and understood. Plus engages the audience.
Includes most of the information required and does not make eye contact or voice level not loud enough
Unable to hear or understand speaker. Doesn’t make eye contact.
Written
(summary)
Elaborates in complete sentences.
Many errors in written work according to grade level standard
Excessive errors in written work
Visual
Creatively displays project
Clearly displays the project
Messy visual
*****2nd/3rd graders- Be sure to include what is so mysterious, the theories that might explain it and your opinions with reasons. Then find an interesting way to share your information.
****4th graders – Be sure to complete the experiment, research the reasons it did or did not work and then find an interesting way to share your information. Several websites to use include: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/40-cool-science-experiments-web
http://www.education.com/science-fair/
http://www.mastersindatascience.org/blog/the-ultimate-stem-guide-for-kids-239-cool-sites-about-science-technology-engineering-and-math/#Cool_STEM_Websites-2
****5th graders- Topic must be teacher approved.
For April/May, the subject is:
2nd grade and 3rd grade: Real Life Mysteries: Do some research on one of the following topics:
Bermuda Triangle Amelia Earhart Atlantis Stonehenge Mary Celeste
Oak Island Loch Ness Monster Big Foot/Sasquatch/Yeti Mystery Hill
4th grade: S.T.E.M. project- Students are to choose a Science, Technology, Engineering, mathematics project to complete and present.
5th grade: Any topic you wish you had been able to study in Target but never learned about. Topic must be teacher approvedJ
Above and Beyond Project for April/May Standard: G7: Communication, G11 Self-Directed Learner, G6 Relationships and Connections
Directions: Choose an activity from the list on the attached page.
I will be looking for 2 or more of the following:
Rubric
Success
Progressing
Does Not Meet
Verbal
Includes all information, makes eye contact and can be heard and understood. Plus engages the audience.
Includes most of the information required and does not make eye contact or voice level not loud enough
Unable to hear or understand speaker. Doesn’t make eye contact.
Written
(summary)
Elaborates in complete sentences.
Many errors in written work according to grade level standard
Excessive errors in written work
Visual
Creatively displays project
Clearly displays the project
Messy visual
*****2nd/3rd graders- Be sure to include what is so mysterious, the theories that might explain it and your opinions with reasons. Then find an interesting way to share your information.
****4th graders – Be sure to complete the experiment, research the reasons it did or did not work and then find an interesting way to share your information. Several websites to use include: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/40-cool-science-experiments-web
http://www.education.com/science-fair/
http://www.mastersindatascience.org/blog/the-ultimate-stem-guide-for-kids-239-cool-sites-about-science-technology-engineering-and-math/#Cool_STEM_Websites-2
****5th graders- Topic must be teacher approved.