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Exploring Energy

Howdy, energy explorers! Today, you are going to explore different forms of energy. Use the links below. Write neatly using complete sentences for your answers. Part I: Geothermal Click here to find your answers! Part II: Tiki the Penguin - Energy Click here to find your answers! Part III: What is Sound? Click here to find your answers! Part IV: Energy All Around Click here to find your answers! Post a comment with your favorite fact after you have double checked your work. Have fun! :) Mrs. Blake

Energy Scavenger Hunt

*Parents, this is an in-class assignment. Hi, Second Graders! Use the links below to find the answers for your scavenger hunt. Be sure to read carefully and write neatly in complete sentences. Strive for accuracy! :) E xplore the forms of energy at:  http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=about_forms_of_energy-basics  E xplore non-renewable sources at:  http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=nonrenewable_home-basics   E xplore renewable sources at:  http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=renewable_home-basics E xplore electricity at:  http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=electricity_home-basics  E xplore uses of energy at:  http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=us_energy_use-basics  L earn about energy efficiency at:  http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=about_energy_efficiency-basics  Before you pat yourself on the back for a job well done, go back and double check ...

Packing the POD

Our SBLC superstars contributed 239 cans to Legacy of Giving's "Pack the POD". Although we fell slightly short of our goal, we felt proud to support our school and food-insecure families in the Austin area.  Way to go, SBLC Philanthropists! 

The First Thanksgiving

*Parents, this is an in-class assignment Are you ready to celebrate Thanksgiving? Click the link below to see what what it was like to celebrate the First Thanksgiving and explore the perspectives of the English Colonists and the Wampanoag People. http://www.plimoth.org/media/olc/intro.html Click below to hear two letters from a pilgrim child. http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/letters/Mayflower_letter2.htm?eml=OT/e/20121108////Thanksgiving_Letter2//Listen/pilgrim/TNL_Openers//&ym_MID=1447502&ym_rid=11180894 http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/letters/Mayflower_letter3.htm?eml=OT/e/20121115////Thanksgiving_Letter3//Listen/pilgrim/TNL_Openers//&ym_MID=1447530&ym_rid=11180894 Click below to hear two letters from a Wampanoag child. http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/letters/tribe_letter2.htm?eml=OT/e/20121108////Thanksgiving_Letter2//Listen/wampanoag/TNL_Openers//&ym_MID=1447503&ym_rid=11180894 http:...

Caddo Circle Books

*Parents, this is an in-class assignment Caddo Circle Books Use the information you learned from the Caddo website to create a book about their lives.  http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/kids/caddo/ Circle 1: Mounds of Mystery Write a 3-5 sentence paragraph explaining how the Caddo used soil as a resource for building. Use these vocabulary words in your paragraph: mound, tomb, ritual, basketful, labor . Circle 2: Village Life Draw a Caddo village, including houses, gardens, mounds, and temples. Circle 3: Living in Grass Houses Click on "Step inside a Caddo House." Write a six-line poem describing life in a Caddo house. Circle 4: Caddo Meaning Click on the site below. Write 1-2 sentences to explain what the Caddos call themselves and the meaning of their name. http://www.bigorrin.org/caddo_kids.htm

World of the Caddo

*Parents, this is an in-class assignment. Today you are going to be virtual archeologists! You will uncover facts about some of the first people in Texas, the Caddos. Tomorrow you will begin your very own book about the Caddo people, so make sure you are active learners today. :) Take turns with your partner to read and explore about the World of the Caddo. Click on all five circles to learn about the lives of the Caddo people. http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/kids/caddo/ Four generations of Caddo families Photo courtesy of Texas Beyond History When you are finished, please leave a comment about your favorite Caddo fact.