Reading,+Science,+and+Social+Studies

= We will be learning about life cycles of different types of animals. Your child will be participating in a webquest with their cooperative group where they will become "experts" on their animal and its characteristics and life cycle. They will produce a final project that they can share with the class. Each student will also be producing an ALL ABOUT _____ book to share what they have learned about their assigned animal. =

**Lots of work, and lots of FUN!!!** = = = ON-GOING UNIT: WEATHER = = =

This will be a year-long study which will include the following objectives.

Objective 2.01 Investigate and describe how moving air interacts with objects. Objective 2.02 Observe the force of air pressure pushing on objects. Objective 2.03 Describe weather using quantitative measures of: Objective 2.04 Identify and use common tools to measure weather: Objective 2.05 Discuss and determine how energy from the sun warms the land, air and water. Objective 2.06Observe and record weather changes over time and relate to time of day and time of year.
 * Temperature.
 * Wind direction.
 * Wind speed.
 * Precipitation.
 * Wind vane and anemometer.
 * Thermometer.
 * Rain gauge.