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Since September, Dezzie has quadrupled in size. She now eats giant meal worms, large crickets, super worms, and chopped veggies. The students hold her and pet her. She has eaten from 2 students' hands. She is a fabulous class pet.

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We took a field trip to the Discovery Center in Murfreesboro where we learned all about crime scene evidence. Fun was had by all

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Happy birthday Dr. Seuss. Students had guests readers throughout the day from local organizations. We had lots of "caught you reading" challenges. What a fabulous day of learning.

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We finally took the plunge in room 164 last week. We have created a class YouTube page. It's not fabulous, but it houses class paper slide videos and any other videos of our learning in action. Check us out here and SUBSCRIBE!

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Students were given a real world math problem to solve in which they had to design and map a new playground was 73 feet in length. The swing set took up 18 feet and they could use the remainder of the space to their discretion. Afterward they had to grade each other on the 4 C's.

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After carefully removing the shell from the eggs, students placed the eggs under a lamp. They came to the conclusion that even though both eggs initially looked different outwardly, they are the same on the inside.

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After 2 days of soaking, students rinsed the shell from each egg

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After 2 days of soaking, students rinsed the shell from each egg

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After reading about civil rights and equality, we soaked a brown egg and a white egg in vinegar for 2 days.

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Can a pack of Skittles teach a lesson in humanity?

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Can a pack of Skittles teach a lesson in humanity?

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We dissolved Skittles in a plate of water as a science experiment to emphasize our reading unit about Martin Luther King.

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Thanks to petsintheclassroom.org, our class received a grant for a Bearded Dragon. We created a poll on pollev.com/carolyndawso214 and shared the poll on twitter. With 70% "Dezzie" (short for desert) was named. We are so excited to have her and can't wait to watch her grow as we learn.

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We tweeted with classrooms across the globe in a DE chat after watching content about Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. We were thrilled to speak with kids in other states. Such a neat experience.

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After reading "Stone Soup" throughout the week and studying about Rock formations across the US, we ended the week by making our own batch of stone soup. The students were shocked that we actually put stones in the bottom of the pot (washed, of course). It was a delicious afternoon snack.

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STEM career- Geriatric Physical Therapist

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STEM career- Geriatric Physical Therapist

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Reading the book "Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge" lead to a discussion and study of memory, the brain, and Alzheimer's. At the end of the week we finished our studies with an interview session with a parent who is an occupational therapist in a nursing home. The students were prepared with questions. She talked to them about how she uses science, technology, and math in her career.

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This team was trying to crack the code to breakout before other teams broke out.

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The Breakout EDU box was unlocked. Each student received Smarties!

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Our first Breakout game was held on the last day of September to celebrate breaking our first set of goals. Our Breakout was called "If you take a mouse to school". The mouse rewarded the class with smarties for breaking out. The game included problem solving, teamwork, and critical thinking.

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After lessons about weak and strong verbs, we created literal "shades" with weak and strong verbs.

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Can you create a solar eclipse using a flashlight and a golf ball?

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Team Logo and catch phrase

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Team Logo and catch phrase

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Team Logo and catch phrase

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In the 1st week of school, each table came up with a name, a logo, and a catch phrase.