Force and Motion

What Is a Force? By Cindy Grigg

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¹     When you want to put a box under your bed, what do you do? You may push it under there. When you pull on a wagon's handle, the wagon moves toward you. You use pushes and pulls to move things.
 ²     A push or a pull is a force. A push moves an object away from you. A pull brings it closer.
 ³     A force can make things move. Pushing a toy car starts its motion.
 ⁴     A force can stop a moving object. If someone throws you a ball, the force made by your hand stops the ball when you catch it.
 ⁵     A force can change the direction of a moving object. If you are batting, the pitcher throws the ball toward you. You use your bat to apply a force to the ball. You use a force to push the ball in a new direction.
 ⁶     Things do not move until some force acts on them. Often you use pushes and pulls to make things move.

 

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Ten Things I Know About Clouds - 2MP Assignment #5

Please write ten things about clouds, plus one thing you would like to change about clouds if you could.

Use this FORM for your answers.

Boom! Crash! What's That Noise??

Boom! Crash! What's That Noise? By Erin Horner

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¹     It was pouring outside! The rain was pounding the rooftop. Matt peeked through his blankets and saw a bright flash outside. Then, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. Suddenly he heard a huge boom! What was that noise? Had a tree fallen? Was the roof breaking? Was someone bowling up in the clouds? No, it was just a clap of thunder.
 ²     The bright light that Matt saw was lightning. The loud boom that he heard was thunder. Thunder and lightning go hand-in-hand. You can't have thunder without lightning. Lightning is very hot. When a bolt flashes in the sky, it makes the air explode. Thunder is the sound from the exploding air.
 ³     We always see lightning before we hear thunder. This is because light travels really fast. Sound travels more slowly. When you see a bolt of lightning, start counting. When you hear a clap of thunder, stop. This will show you how far away the lightning is. If you hear thunder five seconds after you see lightning, then the lightning is one mile away. If you hear the thunder ten seconds after the big flash, then the lightning is two miles away. Sometimes if lightning is very far away, we can see it. But we may not always hear thunder.
 ⁴     Thunder is very loud, but it is not dangerous. It might rattle your windows. It might even rattle your nerves! But it will not hurt you. Lightning can hurt you, though. The next time you see a flash of lightning, get ready! A big boom from the exploding air will soon follow.

Task1    2nd M.P. - Assignment 3
 Click on this FORM and answer questions about the story!

Task 2  2nd M.P. - Assignment  4

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Use the following vocabulary words to create a poem about Thunderstorms.

Make up a funny poem.

Vocabulary: bolt, pounding, bowling, seconds, travels, outside, rooftop, follow, rain, through, flash, mile, dangerous, thunder, huge, sound

Click on this FORM to enter your poem

Dear Parents,

I'd like to take this time to wish you all a blessed holiday, and may you find all your celebrations joyful and happy!  Take time to relax!  Thanks again for the opportunity of working with you and your children!
Linda Silverberg

Ten Things I Know About Clouds!

2nd M.P. - Assignment 2

Let's think about things we've learned so far about clouds.  You also will be asked to write one thing you would like to change about clouds.  You will be getting a handout to complete. 
Thanks.

Clouds Poem

2nd M.P. - Assignment 1 

A while back, an assignment was given out to ALL second graders to create an acrostic cloud poem.  An acrostic poem uses the letters in a topic word to begin each line. All lines of the poem should relate to or describe the poem.

Here is the link to get a copy of the poem.  You can print it out, or your child can write on any paper you have at home and bring it to class.  Be sure child's full name and class is on all work submitted to me.  Thanks kindly.

Clouds Poem

Ms. Laris' Class 2-211

Students were given a map to fill in missing states.  Please use this site for complete your map!

STATES

Hurricanes and Thunderstorms

2-211, 2-209 & 2-210

You will be viewing part of a video of hurricanes and thunderstorms.

THINK ABOUT IT!  What causes winds to blow?

Also, today you will learn about Wallwisher.com

Go to tiny.cc/wallwisher1 (type in the web address (URL) bar)

2-211

2-209

2-210

What's a Hurricane?

What's a Hurricane? By Cindy Grigg

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¹     A hurricane is a very strong storm. These storms usually start over the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics. The tropics are around the equator. Hurricanes only form in the summer and early fall months. They need a lot of warm, moist air to form. Hurricanes start at a place over the ocean where there's low air pressure. Most hurricanes start over the Atlantic Ocean. Because the pressure is low, the air rises. Cooler air from outside this low pressure spot rushes in to take its place. The moving air begins to spin like a tornado. The center of the hurricane is a calm part called the eye. The winds spin around this eye. The eye wall is near the eye. The eye wall is where the winds are strongest. These winds can be faster than 200 miles per hour! As long as the hurricane stays over warm water it will keep growing stronger. The winds pick up more warm, moist air over the ocean, feeding the storm. This drives the winds even faster. When a hurricane passes over land or cooler water, it starts to lose energy. Still, hurricanes can do a lot of damage. They are very powerful storms!

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Name _____________________________

Date ___________________

What's a Hurricane?

1.   Where do most hurricanes start?	2.   What is at the center of a hurricane?
3.   When do hurricanes form?	4.   What happens when a hurricane passes over cool water?
5.   The fastest winds of a hurricane are ______.

Heaps of Puffy Clouds!

Heaps of Puffy Clouds By Cindy Grigg There are different kinds of clouds. When you see a cloud, you are seeing water in the air. Clouds can be big. Clouds can be small. Clouds are blown about by the wind. Sometimes clouds cover the whole sky with a blanket of gray. Some clouds look like puffy heaps of fluffy white cotton. You see these clouds when the weather is fine and the sky is blue. These clouds have funny names! They are cumulus (cue-mew-luss) clouds. "Cumulus" comes from the Latin word for "heap." A heap of something is a rounded pile. These clouds were named for their rounded shapes with flat bottoms. Cumulus clouds, like most clouds, are made of tiny drops of water. (Some clouds are made of ice.) Clouds can help you know what the weather might do. You usually see cumulus clouds when the weather is good. But if they grow into tall towers late in the day, it means that a thunderstorm is on its way!

1. What does the word "heap" mean?

2. Why should we learn about different kinds of clouds?

3. When might you see cumulus clouds?

4. Clouds are made of ______.

5. Are all clouds are the same?

6. Would you would most likely see cumulus clouds when the sky is gray. Why or why not?

Have a Blast!

Have a Blast! By Colleen Messina

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¹     You can feel and hear me, but you can never see me. I can be cold. I can be hot. Sometimes, I carry things from place to place. I carry fluffy orbs of dandelion seeds with a hot breath in the summer. I carry crisp, orange leaves with cool fingers in the fall. In the winter, I carry millions of tiny snowflakes to make your rosy cheeks tingle. I can also mess up your hair in the spring...or anytime! I can surprise you with a gentle puff. I can burst upon you with a strong blast. I can be wet. I can be dry. I may even make it more fun for birds to fly! What am I?

1.  What kind of flower's seeds were mentioned in this paragraph?

2.  Why do you think this paragraph describes something that is invisible.

3.  What is being described in this paragraph?

4.  What do you think of the subject of this paragraph?

Weather

Weather By Cindy Grigg

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¹     Weather is what is happening in the air around Earth. Rain, snow, and sunny, fair days are examples of weather. Three main things cause our weather to change. Heat, wind, and moisture cause changes in our weather. Heat, of course, comes from the sun. Places near the equator get more heat from the sun than places near the North and South Poles do. Land heats up quicker than oceans. Oceans hold heat longer, though, because land cools quicker than oceans do. This uneven heating and cooling of different parts of the Earth causes winds. Winds move clouds from place to place. Clouds carry moisture that falls as rain or snow. Warm air can carry more moisture than cooler air can. Storms crop up when two different kinds of air masses meet. A mass of cold, dry air might move down from the north. A mass of warm, moist air from the south might move toward the north. The line where two kinds of air masses meet is called a front. When these two air masses meet, there is a change of weather along the front. Warm air rises. Cool air moves in to take its place. As the warm, moist air rises, it also cools. Then it more often than not rains. Storms often take place along a front.

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Questions:

1.   What is the main idea of this story?

2.   What is a front?

3.   Where does weather happen?

4.   Warm air ______.

5.   What often happens along a front?

 

The Science of Weather

Good morning.  You will be viewing a video, "The Science of Weather."
You will then respond to these questions.

1.  Identify 3 things you have learned from the video.
2.  What is your favorite type of weather?  Why?
3.  Type your name, class and date.

Greetings Parents and Students!

Welcome Back.  I want to explain what our goals are for September/October.  We will be working on a unit called, "The Science of Weather."  Students will be viewing short videos about various aspects of weather.  Students will be given handouts of related vocabulary this year with a zing!  We will be looking at how we say those words in French!!!  Please provide students with a marble composition book and pencils so they can be prepared when they come to the Computer Lab.  I look forward to working with you and having conversations about your child's progress!!
Thank you.
Linda Silverberg

Today, you will be working with a new interactive website: Click here

A Beautiful Flower!

Greetings, You were given a prompt by Ms. Silverberg! "Mother Nature has asked you to create a beautiful new flower!" You are to write a descriptive piece about how that flower looks, smells, grows, etc. Also indicate what types of animals or insects might be attracted to it, or repelled by it! (Repelled - keep away from). Somepeople had their work typed by Ms. Silverberg. she will give you that text to paste into your work today. Click here

Math Prep

Ms. Laris' Class

Subtraction with Regrouping

Ms. Kammerman's Class 2-210

Ms. Laris

Ms. Laris' Class

2-210

Please solve problems 12 through 24

Math Test Prep

How Many Birds?
By Kathleen W. Redman
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How many birds are in your yard?
Count them now; it isn't hard.

2
Look up there! Up in the tree!
Birds of blue, one, two, and three.

3
Blue birds here, blue birds there.
Blue birds flying in the air.

4
How many birds are in your yard?
Count them now; it isn't hard.

5
Look over there, on the ground.
Four brown birds are what I found.

6
Brown birds here, brown birds there.
Brown birds flying in the air.

7
How many birds are in your yard?
Count them now; it isn't hard.

8
Look in there, in the nest.
Six little birds, taking a rest.

9
Little birds here, little birds there.
Little birds trying to fly in the air.

10
How many birds are in your yard?
Count them now; it isn't hard.

11
Look over there, on the line,
Seven black birds, looking fine.

12
Black birds here, black birds there.
Black birds flying in the air.

13
How many birds are in your yard?
Count them now; it isn't hard.

14
Yes, it is. It is hard to say
How many birds when they fly away!

15
They fly around from here to there.
They won't stay put anywhere!

16
How many birds are in your yard?
Counting birds is VERY hard!
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Dinosaurs!

Finish the Story!

Click to finish the story!

Ms. Laris' Class

Word Problems for the Week!

Word Problems for the Week!

Class 2-210

We will be doing Reader's Theatre Podcasts. The class will be doing: "Pippi Goes to School; "A Porcupine Named Fluffy"; and "Rumpelstiltskin."

You may access the scripts below. Above is the character list for your reference. Study your lines and know them well!

Pippi
Porcupine
Rumpelstiltskin

Reading Comprehension and a little math!

Let's Try Some Word Problems!

GO TEAM!!!
Bronze Team

Silver Team

Purple Team

Gold Team