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      <title>Announcements by Theresa MacNeil (DEXA)</title>
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         <title>STEM Fair G4 &amp; G5: Good Life Goals科学展：美好生活目标</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>STEM Fair G4 and G5:  Good Life Goals</p><p><br/></p><p>Attached are Good Life Goals in English and Mandarin.</p><p>Before students decide on an experiment or invention, they will need to choose a category aiming towards WorldWise.  Have discussions at home so children can more confidently make choices about their overall purpose in STEM.在学生决定科学展实验或发明之前，他们需要选择一个以WorldWise为目标的类别。在家里进行讨论，这样孩子们就可以更自信地选择他们想要在科学展做的实验项目和发明。</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-03-31 02:57:48 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>STEM Fair G4 &amp; G5:  Experiment or Invention?科学展做实验还是发明呢？</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Attention students and families! </p><p><br/></p><p>What area of Science would you like your Good Life Goal to explore?  Try this family-fun link!! 你希望你的美好生活目标探索科学的哪个领域？试试这个家庭娱乐链接！！</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/topic-selection-wizard/background-info">Topic Selection Wizard: Background Info</a></p><p><br/></p><p>Students at certain beginner language levels will have option for a partner in order to differentiate their STEM Fair project for presentation.  Most other students will  independently conduct an experiment or create and design an invention.  Differentiation will also take place within the classroom from your teachers and assistants. It is important to choose an topics of interest while considering your skills.</p><p>语言能力有限的学生可以选择一个合作伙伴，一起完成STEM科学展活动项目的展示。大多数其他学生将独立进行实验或创造一项发明。在STEM课堂上，老师和助教也将会支持学生完成科学展项目。做选择时，在考虑你的技能的同时选择一个感兴趣的话题是很重要的。</p><p> Either way, the Scientific Method will be used for both Experiments and Inventions by all students in G4 &amp; G5.无论选择实验或是发明，G4和G5的所有学生都将使用科学方法开展项目。</p>]]></description>
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         <title>STEM Fair G4 &amp; G5:  The Scientific Method科学展遵循科学方法</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Each STEM board for presentation will have labeled sections, and each week the students will complete a section.  Question, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure, Results, Conclusion, Reflection.  Make sure that whatever experiment or invention you choose, that it is one you can do safely, responsibly, and with enough teacher and family support for your interests AND academic abilities.每个用于演示的STEM科学展板都将遵循和体现科学方法的7个步骤。问题、假设、材料、过程、结果、结论、反思。每周学生将完成一个步骤。无论你选择什么实验或发明，请确保你能安全、负责任地完成，并且，老师和家人将在兴趣和学术能力方面给予支持。</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Some Ideas if Doing Experiments</title>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-15 07:50:59 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Safe Search Engines for STEM Fair</title>
         <author>theresamacneil1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.kidssearch.com/KidRex.php">KidRex: The safe search engine for kids, by kids</a></p><p><br/></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.factmonster.com/">Fact Monster - A Trusted Reference Site for Kids</a></p><p><br/></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.sweetsearch.com/">SweetSearch - A Search Engine for Students</a></p><p><br/></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://kidtopia.info/">https://kidtopia.info/</a></p><p><br/></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.kiddle.co/">Kiddle - visual search engine for kids</a></p><p><br/></p><p>Some of these might require VPN.</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2025-04-24 01:19:24 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Schedule</title>
         <author>theresamacneil1</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>STEM Fair Timeline from STEM  STEM 科学展时间表</strong></p><p><br/></p><p>Department Team ADJUSTED for G4 - 5  Science Fair Timeline &amp; Deadlines  </p><p>部门团队对 G4 - 5 年纪科学展和截止日期进行了调整</p><p>Timeline: May 6 – June 13, 2025</p><p>时间：2025 年 5 月 6 日至 6 月 13 日</p><p>Classes per Week: 1-2 based on DEXA schedule (Adjusted below:)  </p><p>每周课程：根据 DEXA 日历 1-2 节（调整如下：）</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Padlet Information in SeeSaw - April 2 </strong></p><p><strong>SeeSaw 中的 Padlet 信息 - 4 月 2 日</strong></p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Week of April 14 </strong>• Introduce the Science Fair project, rubric, and expectations.  </p><p>4 月 14 日当周 • 介绍科学展项目、评分标准和期望。</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Week of April 21</strong> - Earth Day Week and Staff Development (No School)  </p><p>4 月 21 日当周 - 地球日周和员工发展周（学生不上课）</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Week of April 27</strong> (Partners at MADD / Absent students use SeeSaw and Padlet to catch up) </p><p>4 月 27 日当周（参加MADD 的学生/缺席学生使用 SeeSaw 和 Padlet 来赶上进度）</p><p><br/></p><p>At School Students Brainstorm • Finalize student project topics (Good Life Goal)  • Students write a research question in journal。</p><p>在学校，学生集思广益 • 确定学生项目的主题（美好生活目标） • 学生在日记中写下研究问题。</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Week of May 6 (after Holiday)</strong></p><p><strong>5 月 6 日当周（假期后）</strong></p><p><br/></p><p>At Home • At Students complete background research </p><p>在家 • 学生完成背景研究</p><p>At School • Students write a hypothesis. • Teach research methods (Websites previously sent)   </p><p>在学校 • 学生撰写假设。• 教授研究方法（网站已发送）</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Week of May 13–17</strong> </p><p>5月13日至17日当周</p><p><br/></p><p>At Home &amp; School • Students submit a Materials List. (Founder's Day)  </p><p>在家和学校 • 学生提交材料清单。（创始人日）</p><p>Outdoor Education Camping Starts </p><p>户外教育露营活动开始</p><p>for G4 &amp; G5   (Catch Up at Home)</p><p>四年级和五年级（在家赶上进度）</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Week of May 20–24 •</strong> </p><p>5 月 20 日至 24 日当周 •</p><p><br/></p><p>At Home • Students design detailed experiment/invention procedures. • Experiments and designs completed at home. Safety checks for presentation in DEXA• Students begin conducting experiments/designing inventions. </p><p>在家 • 学生设计详细的实验/发明程序。• 在家完成实验和设计。在校展示前的安全检查• 学生开始进行实验/设计发明。</p><p><br/></p><p>At School • Students record all data in charts, tables, or journals (G4-5 has a Packet). • Complete experiments (partners work together to be ready and responsible for school)  Dragon Boat Festival (Students use SeeSaw and Padlet Resources to catch up)  </p><p>在学校 • 学生将所有数据记录在图表、表格或日记中（G4-5 年级有资料包）。• 完成实验（同伴们一起为在校展示做好准备并负责）端午节（学生使用 SeeSaw 和 Padlet 资源来赶上进度）</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>May 31 - June 7  </strong></p><p>5月31日至6月7日</p><p><br/></p><p>At Home • Analyze results and create graphs, charts, and conclusions (packets to be collected) </p><p>在家 • 分析结果并创建图形、图表和结论（需要收集的数据包）</p><p>At School• Begin Science Fair board layouts (Headers: title, hypothesis, materials, experiment, results, conclusion).   </p><p>在学校•开始科学展板布局（标头：标题、假设、材料、实验、结果、结论）。</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>June 10–12 (Final Prep Week) </strong></p><p>6月10日至12日（最后准备周）</p><p><br/></p><p>At Home &amp; School • Finalize Science Fair boards and presentation scripts. • Practice presentations. • Set up for the Science Fair event.  All work completed by June 12 for Science Fair on June 13.</p><p>在家和学校 • 完成科学展和演讲稿。• 练习演讲。• 为科学展活动做好准备。所有工作必须在6月12日前完成，以便为6月13日的科学展做好准备。</p>]]></description>
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