Still Working...

Sorry we haven't posted recently.  We haven't really had anything "exciting" to report.  We're still working very hard on our Powerpoints and they are coming together nicely.  We've typed our info, picked out backgrounds, added photos, and included videos.  We're working on the editing and revising part right now and it's taking us a little longer than expected.  We hope to be finished by the end of the week so we can share with you.  :)  Wish us luck!

Dr. Doug

Dr. Doug came to visit with us today.  WE LOVE HIM!  He is so smart and teaches us so many exciting things.  Today, we learned about "Scary Skies".  His motto is "don't be scared, be prepared". 

He taught us that when thunderstorms form it's because hot air pressure and low air pressure come together causing a front. 

After we made a front we formed a tornado. 

Here's a video of our tornado activity.  Sorry there's no sound.  :(

He also taught us about safety precautions to take in case of a storm.  We learned that if you are outside and can't get indoors when lightning strikes you should get in the "lightning crouch". Be sure your heels are touching (if not, the lightning can run straight to your heart)!

Before he left, he read us a book called Trinia's Twister Tales that one of his former students wrote. 

This and That...

Wow do we have some catching up to do!  We have been super busy learning about weather and are half way through our Powerpoints.  We're a little behind on posting so we'll use this as our catch up post.  :) 

This nine weeks in Math we're learning about measurement.  One form of measurement that we've become very familiar with is the thermometer.  We worked with partners to create a theremometer with a "hot" temperature and a "cold" temperature and wrote about them.  We're becoming experts with thermometers.  Check us out!  :)

DID YOU KNOW???  Remember when we posted about the Discovery Space Shuttle Launch?  Well it's back at the Kennedy Space Center!  We watched video of the Discovery taking off for space a couple weeks ago for it's final mission.  Today was a very exciting day because we got to see it return safely home.  It landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:57am.  We rushed to lunch early so that we wouldn't miss it.  Here are some pictures from the day.  Click here to see the landing.

Check out the cloud cover in the background as the shuttle orbits the Earth.

If you look closely, you can see Earth in the background.

We learned that they use a parachute to help slow the shuttle down once it's landed.

We've finally finished our research and are working on our Powerpoints.  We have been doing such a great job!  Most of us had never heard of a Powerpoint before and now we've created one and are adding animation, pictures, and videos.  We're hoping we'll have our finished product next week.  :)

Got Rain?

That was SOME storm!  We observed almost every kind of severe weather that we've been learning about.  We checked our rain gauge from yesterday and found that it collected 2 inches of rainfall.

We also started working on our presentations about severe weather.  We are still in the planning stages but it's moving along well.