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Long Term Projects
You will be reading independently daily.
You are to read 800 pages between September and January
and 800 pages between February and June. A
book project will be due in November and in March.
You may choose a project from the list provided or you
may design your own project. If you design your
own project, you must clear it with me first.
You will be given a pie chart for each
800 pages. Each pie slice represents 100 pages.
When you complete 100 pages color it in. For each
finished book you will fill out a bookmark.
September through January
You must read at least 100 pages in each
of the genres below:
Nonfiction
Historical Fiction
Classic
February through June
You must read at least 100 pages in each
of the genres below:
Biography
Mystery
Realistic Fiction
Note: Books must be on your
level and they must be completed to count.
Book Project Possibilities
1. Design a book jacket with a
summary on the flap.
2. Build a scale model of an
important object in the book.
3. Make a timeline showing the
order in which important events in the book took place.
Include at least 10 events and illustrate them.
4. Write a short summary of the
book then create another ending for the book.
5. Make a picture of the story.
6. Paint a mural of the story or
important parts of the story.
7. Do a watercolor picture of your
favorite scene from the book. Title your picture;
explain what it shows and why it is your favorite scene.
8. Produce a videotape of the
story.
9. Make a comic book version of the
story.
10. Create a puppet show about the
story using stick puppets.
11. If travel was involved in the
story, use a map to show routes.
12. Construct a mobile to
illustrate your book.
13. Make a diorama of a scene in
the story.
14. Design and make standup
characters from cardboard.
15. Write a letter to one of the
characters.
16. Write a conversation between
two characters in the story.
17. Write a play about a character
who is in trouble.
18. Make a scroll showing at least
9 frames. The first frame should show the title,
author, your name, and my name. The second frame
should show the characters, the third through eighth
frames shoul show important events in the story, and the
final frame should show how the story ended.
19. Prepare a newspaper article
about the main character's activities. Include
headlines and pictures.
20. Do a soap or balsa wood carving
of an important scene, character, or object in the
story.
Oral
Reading
We will have oral reading presentations during the year.
The exact dates are not yet established.
Science Project
Due in June
1.
Question: Decide what question you want to explore for
your project. Select from the enclosed list or
create your own question that you could study.
this question will also be the title of your project.
Get a parent's signature on your question and give to
Mrs. Rochelle for approval.
Materials; List all the materials you will need in
order to complete this project. Have your parent
sign the list to show they understand what materials you
will need.
2.
Hypothesis: Explain what you think is the answer
to your question. Be sure your answer is an
educated guess, so do some reading about your topic
first. Write your hypothesis as a complete
sentence. Be sure to use the words of the question
as you form your hypothesis. Make your answer in
the form of an if/ then statement. If I do
____________, the ___________ will happen.
3.
Background Information: Research information about
your question. Use two different resources.
You must have one resource that is not the internet.
You may use books, encyclopedias, magazines or other
sources in addition to the internet.
List your resources used for research.
List 5-10 facts you learned from your
research that help you understand you question.
4.
Procedure: Explain the steps you had to follow to
test your hypothesis. Write every step out in
order. This is like writing a recipe. You
will be demonstrating these steps for us when you
present your experiment to the class.
5.
Observations: Explain what you see when you do
your experiment. You will need charts, pictures,
graphs, or other visuals to help us see what you
observed.
6.
conclusions: Explain what you learned from this
experiment. Be sure to answer the question of the
title.
Organize Your Data
1. You
must use note cards or an outline for your presentation.
2.You
must have a triboard or a poster that contains the
following information:
Your name
Title
Hypothesis
Materials used
Procedure
Observations ( may be pictures, drawings, charts, or
photographs)
Facts and the resources you used (Bibliography)
Conclusion
3. Be
prepared to anawer questions from the audience.
4.
Practice the experiment at home in front of a live
audience.
Possible Questions to Explore
Which will satisfy hunger better, a
candy bar or fruit?
How do plants get fed?
What's the best way to keep carrots,
beets, and other leafy root vegetables fresh and tasty?
How can you prevent bread from going
stale?
How can you ripen fruit?
How do you prevent a cut apple from
turning brown?
How can you make vinegar?
Why is it dangerous to eat raw flour?
How is baking powder different from
baking soda?
What happens if we add baking powder
to an acid?
Is freezing a good way to preserve any
food?
How can you make cottage cheese?
Is erosion occurring where we live?
How can you prevent soil erosion?
Can you remove salt from salt water?
What does a seed require to grow?
Do plants breathe?
What happens to plants if there are a
lot of pollutants in the air?
What animals live around your house?
Why is acid rain a danger to plants?
How do earthquakes occur?
Do plants sweat?
Can plants be grown if you don't have
any soil?
How is water cleaned before it returns
to lakes and streams?
How does the greenhouse effect work?
How do you make paper?
How does the heat from the sun reach
us?
Why does spring come later in some
places?
Why is the equator hotter than the
North Pole?
Why does warm air take up more space
than cold air?
How much oxygen is in the air?
Is your air polluted?
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