PURDY'S C.C.A.T.S.

Monday, February 8, 2016

It Looks a Little Fishy To Me!!!

The 4th grade CCATS learned all about the Animal Classification system and the anatomy of fish! Exciting, I know!! After learning everything they ever wanted to know about fish (and some things they didn't!), the students had to use clues to build a mystery fish. They put all the knowledge they gained about fish into using clay, fins, and eyes to create a fish from clues on a card. Afterward, they compared their fish to pictures of real fish and tried to guess which fish they built. Some of them could be twins, don't you think!?!

Edward, Jackson, Jayden, and Micah are working hard!

Ze'Niyah, Breanna, and Kaitlyn are not sure about this!

They are really into their fish!

Lauren is concentrating hard!

Esther, Emma, Taylor, and Kennedy are making progress!

Is this right?

Esteban and Kiki are molding their fish!

These boys look like they are really thinking!

Look at everyone engaged!

Some of them got it!

Don't give up, Breanna!

Cassidy and Lily, are you making the same fish?

Twins!

Looks right to me!

Lane, Landon, Brayden, and Blake are getting close!

This is very tedious work!

Tykyra and Addison are on a roll!

You've got this, Jolee!

Pretty close!

Almost!

Twins!

More twins!

Looking good!

Maybe a little bigger body?

Pretty good!

Eureka!! It's Buoyancy!!

The 4th grade CCATS learned all about Archimedes' Principle, buoyancy, density, salinity, mass, matter, and volume! Wow! That's a lot of science!! After absorbing all this new information, they were put to the test. The students were put into to groups and challenged to make a boat that could hold more marbles than anyone else's! We had some great boats this year!! A new SUPER RECORD was set!!! The winning boat held an AMAZING 526 marbles!!! Can you beat that??

Blake, Lily, and Addison are coming up with a plan!

Landon, Cassidy, and Tykyra think they have it figured out!

Will Lane, Jolee, Macy, and Brayden have the winning boat?

Not a bad boat! Almost heart shaped for Valentine's Day!

This boat tested well, also!

Here is a comparison of the first two boats.

This is a picture of 526 marbles in a tinfoil boat!!

Great job everyone!!!

Looking good!

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Chess Masters in the Making!

We have started practicing chess and it is INTENSE!!

Imagine Dragons!!

We learned how to S.C.A.M.P.E.R. ideas that we have to come up with new things! Each letter stands for how to change an idea: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Minify/Magnify, Put to other use, Eliminate/Exchange, and Reverse/Rearrange! We tried it out with dragons! See our new, cool Imagined Dragons that have been SCAMPERed!

Little Einsteins!!!

Come and take a trip on a wild and crazy ship, full of great ideas from little Einsteins!! The 3rd graders learned about the characteristics of an inventor! They found out that inventors have to be problem solvers, creative, persistent, curious, and open to criticism! That's the only way that great ideas are made and become reality!! The students made a person where they labeled the characteristics of an inventor. Next they added their own heads combined with Einsteins hair! After all, they are inventors of the future and Einstein was the greatest thinker!

Little Einsteins!!

Friday, October 16, 2015

Floating Classroom!!

What an awesome trip and such a close resource!! The 4th graders spent half the time on a boat and half the time on land doing hands-on activities and learning about the lake environment! The 4th graders learned so much at the Floating Classroom!! Hopefully, they will continue to protect our earth and our resources!