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Mr. Varela, Science - B, 5th Grade

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Week of 10/23

Hello Parents and Guardians,
 
Students have completed their state of matter work and our now on learning about the Sol System! We will be starting our work learning about our celestial neighborhood this week!
 
Thanks,
Richard Varela

Week of 10/16/23

Hello Parents and Guardians,
 
This week students are presenting their State of Matter and Energy Theme Parks that they worked on before break. Student designed rides, attractions, mascots, and souvenirs for their theme park.
 
Thanks,
Richard Varela

Week of 9/18/23

Hello Parents and Guardians,
 
This week we will be finishing up our unit on energy and energy transfer and reverting back to States of Matter which is where we will end our quarter. Students have been grasping the basic concepts of energy so far and I am excited about the possibilities going forward.
 
Thanks,
Richard Varela

Week of 9/11/23

Hello Parents and Guardians,
 
Students had a fun time last week learning about energy use in animals and creating creatures in teams and performing plays wherein they had to explain how their created creature gets energy, uses energy, and what type of energy it is. This week we'll be discussing energy transfer in greater detail.
 
Thanks,
Richard Varela

Hello Parents and Guardians,
 
I just wanted to share the true slide from Curriculum Night last night. For some reason the one that appeared on the presentation was NOT the one I had completed, it was the one from the previous year.
 
Richard

Week of 8/28/23

Hello Parents and Guardians,
 
This week we're going to take a brief pivot into the world of energy. We're going to have a four-day mini-unit wherein we'll learn about the different types of energy, and fundamental laws of energy, and do some experimentation involving whiffle balls and bats assuming the weather agrees.
 
Thanks,
Richard Varela

Week of 8/21/23

Hello Parents and Guardians,
 
Last week, unfortunately, our Science B class was forced to come inside during our experimentation time on Friday due to lightning so we are going to continue that tomorrow. Both groups will hopefully have a fuller and richer understanding of the structure of matter and what that structure affords by the end of this unit.
 
Thanks,
Richard Varela
 

Week of 8/14/23

Hello Parents and Guardians,
 
This we'll begin our first unit on Matter, its states, how we measure those states, and what we can do with them. This unit will culminate in an engineering and design project the premise of which you'll find below. I will be looking for parent volunteers to come in and operate as panelists for the students to present to. It may not be until mid to late September so be on the lookout for that.
 
The Energy Challenge
Students will work in groups to design and build a model of a sustainable energy system that could be used to power a small community. The system must be able to generate enough energy to meet the community's needs, while also being environmentally friendly.
 
Thanks,
Richard Varela