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The New Ipads Have Arrived

2/28/2014

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I have been waiting for quite some time, now, for a mobile lab full of iPads to arrive.  The cart contains 30 new iPads that we share with three other fourth grade classes and four third grade classes.  We use the tablets to complete tasks under the heading of iHoggatt, discovering interesting information about a topic each day, learning new vocabulary, challenging ourselves with math word problems, thinking about a different number, and writing to a selected prompt each day.  These are exciting times!
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Math Shortcuts:  Finding Least Common Multiples

2/27/2014

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Study this method for an easy way to find the least common multiples:
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Electric Circuits:  Filament

2/26/2014

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When we added a second battery, a third wire, and some to the circuit, and create a filament of nichrome wire, and we discovered light and heat.
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Measuring Up:  Equivalent Fractions

2/25/2014

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We've been using some special rulers to help us "see" equivalent fractions.  These "Master Rulers" have some overlapping plastic pieces that separate the half-inches, quarter-inches, eighth inches, and sixteenth inches.  These plastic pieces "stack" on top of each other, and help us to understand the equivalencies between fractional measurements.
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Electric Circuits:  Conductors and Insulators

2/24/2014

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Predictions do not always prove true.  Many of the things that we think will complete a circuit by conducting electricity, fail to do so when tested.  On the other hand, some of the items we think of as insulators (blockers of the flow of electricity), do indeed conduct electricity.  While our experiments with
random materials and a D-cell battery are safe and controlled, working with other forms of electricity would be more dangerous.  Students now know that electricity "travels" through materials, and in doing so, it may be a danger to someone in contact with those materials.
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Outside the Window

2/23/2014

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Most of the work is being done on the inside of our new safe room and gym.  A lot of work has also been performed over our heads, sounding at times like an elephant paddock has been relocated to our rooftop (with the occasional death fall of one of the regal animals).  It looks as if the outer doorways are in the process of being framed and prepared for complete enclosure.  Since this photo, work has also been done on blocking the inner walls and hiding support poles.
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Electric Circuits:  Making the Connection

2/22/2014

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Science takes a new turn with our study of electrical circuits.    In an early challenge, student groups attempted to light a bulb using a battery and a single wire.  They soon discovered that the wire can quickly become very hot.

Students also found that the needle of a compass could be manipulated by moving a D-cell battery around it.

We observed the structure of a light bulb and drew the components before completing the lesson.
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Bonus Video:  Hung Out to Dry

2/21/2014

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Here are some short snippets into the student engagement
during our clothes-drying activity from earlier in the week:
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Hung Out to Dry

2/20/2014

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So much laundry, and no clothes dryer!  What else could we do but hang it out to dry?  The trouble is, I'm pretty picky about how my laundry is hung:  I like it to be in a particular order according to the labels.  That is, I prefer the laundry to be placed in order on the line from least to greatest according to the number or the answer to the equation on the label of each piece.

Teams discussed particular strategies for solving this dilemma before trudging ahead into the task.  We quickly identified flaws in their strategies and hopefully learned from their mistakes and adjusted their plans.  Even with squares and square roots included, the Hoggatteers cleaned up with this one.
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Positivity:  Inspirational Quotes (Character)

2/19/2014

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“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak;
courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”
(Winston Churchill)
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Music Appreciation:  Dreaming of a White Christmas

2/18/2014

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Students are often called upon to read "chorally".
That is, they read together simultaneously as a group.
Repeating this practice assists young readers with reading fluency -
the speed, accuracy, and inflection of  oral reading.
Why not, since it's called "choral" reading anyway, actually read the chorus of a song?
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Infographic:  Olympic Mascots

2/17/2014

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Each Olympic mascot reflects something about the culture of the host city.
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Valentine Photos

2/16/2014

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Positivity:  Meaningful Quotes (Education)

2/15/2014

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"[S]ome people without brains
do an awful amount of talking,
don't they?"
(Scarecrow, Wizard of Oz)
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The Joplin Olympics:  Uniforms

2/14/2014

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The folks at Mental Floss show us the uniforms of several Winter Olympics teams (Click on the Mental Floss link for the article.):
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Now it's our turn!  What would an athlete from the "Joplin Olympic Team" look like?
  • What colors should be used?
  • What material should be used?
  • What designed should be used?
  • What should the uniform tell the world about our town?
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    Because of Mr. Terupt
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    Charlotte's Web
    by E. B. White

    Chippin Cleats
    by D. Ed. Hoggatt

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    by D. Ed. Hoggatt

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    Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

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    The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

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    Love That Dog
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    Out of the Dust
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    Out of the Wind
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    Ramona the Pest
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    Stone Fox
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    There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar

    Touching Spirit Bear
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    Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

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