Animal Research, Temperature Comparisons and Graphing, and Sedna!

Reminder: Tomorrow is our first day of Alien-In-Line skating. Please bring a helmet if you have one. If you are able to volunteer and have a valid security clearance please come in to help out. Our session is from 11:25am-12:10 pm. 

Science/Literacy

Yesterday we had to decide what Arctic Animal we would like to research more about. We will be reading small articles about our Arctic animal of choice in order to help us research and record important information about Diet, Habitat, Appearance, Predators, Problems and Interesting Facts. 

Today we previewed some of the Arctic Animals that we already knew lived in the Arctic and learned some new ones that we did not know about.

Here was our list to choose from:
-Musk-Ox
-Narwhal
-Beluga Whale
-Grey Whale
-Arctic Tern
-Lemming
-Arctic Fox
-Arctic Wolf
-Walrus
-Seal
-Arctic Char
-Snowy Owl
-Polar Bear
-Caribou
-Puffin
-Orca (Killer Whale)

After using Articles to learn about these animals, next week we will use computers and websites such as national geographic kids to help us research online with the aim of eventually completing a Google Slides presentation we can share with the class.

We will collect our information by using articles, think notes and graphic organizers and then some websites before beginning our Google Slides Presentation:

Temperature Comparisons and Graphing

This week we will continue to measure some different temperatures and we will be challenged with the task of making room temperature water from different temperatures of water. We will be learning about Heat Energy Transfer.

We will also be graphing our results and comparing the different daily temperatures of Calgary, Alberta to Iqaluit Nunavut. 

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca


How to make a Bar Graph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYXmY5axC2I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y9n67yG9d8

Arctic Stories

Today we listened to the Arctic Story of Sedna. Sedna is an important character in Inuit stories. She is the goddess of the sea and rules all the creatures that live in the Ocean. If she is angry storms will rage and fishing will not be good. The story of Sedna is how she came to be. Ask me what I learned about Sedna and how she became the Goddess of the Sea