In third grade we are using the Pilgrim History Kit from the Deerfield History Museum. This kit includes models, reproduction artifacts, and children's literature in order to study the life of the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags in the late 1600's. We are also accessing the following online learning sites:
Scholastic
Plimoth Plantation
Check out Ms. Bernard's Wiki to learn more about the Pilgrims and Wampanoags:
http://pilgrimunit.wikispaces.com
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Whales
Ocean Science: Whales
October 15, 2009
Through read-aloud, discussion, and videos we are learning about the largest animals that have ever lived on this planet. We have been discussing threats to whales and the importance of taking caring of the Earth and its many habitats. Third and fourth graders are recording facts about these amazing mammals in their whale research books. In art, both classes have made ocean collages using black and white nature photos to depict whales swimming in watercolor oceans. Third graders are building a life-size humpback whale with B.Z.
Here are links to the videos we have watched to learn about different whales:
BBC- The Blue Whale
National Geographic- The Blue Whale
Humpback whales bubble-net feeding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJvfjiCTvq4
Endless Ocean- Right Whale
Orcas Whale Watching
Fin Whale
http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/26222
Sperm Whale Versus Giant Squid
American Cetacean Society Fact Sheets
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