MSU hosts free NanoDays family science night April 11
On Monday, April 11, Montana State University (Bozeman) hosts a free family science night as part of a nationwide celebration called NanoDays.
The theme of the event is nanotechnology, an emerging field in which scientists and engineers study and manipulate matter at the atomic and molecular scale to develop disease-fighting drugs, alternative energy solutions, ultra-strong sports equipment and many other applications. The evening will help both kids and adults understand nanoscience in a fun and easy-to-understand format, including its impacts on society.
The event takes place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visitors can stop in at any time for activities and demonstrations such as manipulating magnetic liquid, learning about static electricity, playing with nanosand, and getting a nano tattoo.
All events take place at the Strand Union Ballrooms on the MSU campus. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
At MSU, researchers are using nanoscience to develop targeted vaccines, magnetic materials for electronics, and catalysts for producing hydrogen. Nanoscience is an emerging field that blends chemistry, physics, engineering and other areas of science, and is one of the country's top research priorities.
Summer Camps are listed at the end.
ANTS: We have ants in our room. If you are sending snacks that are kept here over a period of time, would you please send a secure bag or container that they can be kept in? A baggie would suffice as long as it can be securely sealed. If you are sending individual snacks daily, there is not a problem.
Upcoming Dates
Picture Day is Monday, April 11th . Information is coming home today, Wednesday, March 16th.
NWEA tests
Monday, April 11th MATH
Thursday, May 26th: Field trip to the Audubon Center 9:00-2:00. Permission slip will come home in May.
Language
Writing: Finishing the poetry unit
Latin Word Root
dur--harden, to last, lasting
viv--live, life
re- back, again
-able able to be
-acious having the quality of
-al like, related to
-ate to make, to act
-ation an action or process
-id like, related to
dur--harden, to last, lasting
viv--live, life
re- back, again
-able able to be
-acious having the quality of
-al like, related to
-ate to make, to act
-ation an action or process
-id like, related to
Math
All: Geometry
4th: Comparing fractions, adding & subtracting w/ like denominators
5th: Dividing fractions; finishing fractions
Science
Acid, Acid Everywhere
A problem based science unit that requires the students to analyze the problem situation, to discover and select information that applies to the problem solution, and to obtain that information in a variety of ways. They will conduct experiments of their own design to generate useful data and to formulate possible problem solutions.
Acid, Acid Everywhere
A problem based science unit that requires the students to analyze the problem situation, to discover and select information that applies to the problem solution, and to obtain that information in a variety of ways. They will conduct experiments of their own design to generate useful data and to formulate possible problem solutions.
Social Studies
5th grade: Colonization
4th grade: Beginning presentations for regions
Spelling:
4th grade U 31 Final /schwa/ + /r/ sounds
BASIC: sugar, collar, beggar, polar, enter, banner, shower, finger, bother, fever, temper, master, whenever, motor, labor, mirror, favor, doctor, actor, traitor
CHALLENGE: calendar, error, popular, barrier, director
REAL WORLD VOCABULARY: Tryouts
Audition, role, script, memorize, onstage, stagehand, prop, audience
No spelling the week of April 18th due to 2 1/2 days of vacation
4th grade U 32 Final /schwa/ + /l/ sound
BASIC: towel, nickel, barrel, model, marvel, squirrel, pedal, metal, special, total, title, battle, simple, eagle, trouble, gentle, tangle, ankle, juggle, riddle
CHALLENGE: cancel, decimal, material, pretzel, triangle
REAL WORLD VOCABULARY: Animals in the Wild
Species, identification, habitat, populations, range, behavior, nocturnal, captivity
5th grade U 31 Prefixes com-, con-, pre-, pro-
BASIC: company, combat, commotion, computer, contain, contest, confide, convince, confirm, preview prejudge, prefix, preflight, produce, protect, progress, prospect, provide, propose, promotion
CHALLENGE: concurrent, conscious, commercial, compete, conversation
REAL WORLD VOCABULARY: Aircraft
Ascend, altitude, descend, biplane, cockpit, aviator, taxi, turbulence
No spelling the week of April 18th due to 2 1/2 days of vacation
Week of April 26th
5th grade U 32 Suffixes -ent, -ant, -able, -ible
BASIC: different, difference, urgent, urgency, absent, absence, frequent, frequency, vacant, vacancy, distant, distance, infant, infancy, radiant, radiance, honorable, comfortable, possible,
CHALLENGE: evident, evidence, occupant, occupancy, capable
REAL WORLD VOCABULARY: Exercise
Fatigue, workout, accelerates, heartbeat, strength, nutrition, endurance, marathon
Summer Enrichment Programs for Gifted Youth
As I get information about summer programs, I will post it here. You can explore them and see if any would work for your schedule and finances. :-)
Math Camp
Location: Colorado College
We would like to make the gifted education community aware of Epsilon, a new summer camp for the exceptionally (EG) and profoundly (PG) gifted, ages 8 to 10 years old (students must be under the age of 11 during camp), who love math. This new camp, directed by Dr. George Thomas, founder of Mathpath and Canada/USA Mathcamp, will be held at Colorado College from July 24 through August 14, 2011. Epsilon Camp combines an intellectually rigorous student camp running in parallel with a parent workshop addressing the concerns and challenges of raising EG/PG children. Epsilon students will be exposed to mathematics enrichment not available anywhere else at this time for their age group.
For more information, including eligibility requirements and how to apply, please visit http://epsiloncamp.org/index.php
College of William and Mary
Location: Virginia
This is a link to a PDF flyer of the offerings through W&M. Page 7 of the PDF is where the grade levels pertaining your children begin. There is some information on the previous pages about scholarship opportunities.College of William and Mary
Location: Virginia
This is a link to a PDF flyer of the offerings through W&M. Page 7 of the PDF is where the grade levels pertaining your children begin. There is some information on the previous pages about scholarship opportunities.
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