Frederick Elementary 3rd - 5th Talented & Gifted Class



Ms. Cassidy's Blog


Ms. Cassidy's E-Mail address is kcassidy@frederickbombers.net
Every student must have their parent sign the Staff-Communications form and return to me before they will be assigned an e-mail account.

FIELD TRIPS
Students will go to the Chisholm Trail Heritage Center in Duncan, OK on September 28th. Parent Consent form

5th grade students are welcome to enter the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum Annual Essay contest. Read the instructions and write an essay on the 5th grade level topic - e-mail to Ms. Cassidy and I will enter your essay.


This year students will be participating in the Jason Project during the weekly Talented and Gifted classes. Students will login using the username and password that Ms. Cassidy will give them and then they will read, study, and interact with the lessons online.

Newton's Laws of Motion
Hot and Cold Water reactions
The difference in Heat and Temperature
Radiation-Convection-Conduction Rap song
Heat Transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation
Temperature effect on atomic movement!"
Heat and Cold transfer of temperature
Does ICE have HEAT?
Thermal Energy Transfer
The Physics of Heat Processing
Thermal Energy Transfer
Greenhouse Effect Video

Forces in Action
Magnets & springs
Friction


Play this game and pick the best measurment tool.
Metric Length
Metric Volume
Inches to Feet
Ounces to Pounds
Metric Weight
The Interactive Physics Modules

Students can study the Physical Characteristics of the World's Oceans section at a time and then write a 2 paragraph paper, save it on the desktop, and then send it to me via e-mail.

Students will be able to explain and describe what happens in the "Water Cycle". They will be able to describe how waves are created. Students will be able to name and describe 3 different marine animal groups of the sea. Students can explain how scientists collect data and information about the oceans. Students will write a report using correct grammar and spelling and send to me via e-mail. Once they have finished the written work they may build a PowerPoint presentation about their report.
LEARN ABOUT THE WATER CYCLE - Watch the video about the Water Cycle - Water Cycle and then take the Quiz1 or Quiz2 and see how you do. Next, try to answer Where does the water go?. How do you remember the "Water Cycle"? Sing the song!!!!

This week students will study about Scientists who have explored the oceans. One scientists is Jacques Cousteau. Students will look up more scientists "of the sea" and write short reports about one of them. Once they have written the report using correct grammar and spelling they will learn to build a basic website and put this information on the page.

Students can learn the Secrets of the Ocean Realm.

Students can select a Caribbean Fish to study about from the list of videos, research the sea creature and then write an illustrated story about the creature using photos, captions and a bibliography about the subject of their choice. This link will show you the correct way to format the citation.

Caribbean Fish Identification : Fish Identification: Common Octopus
Caribbean Fish Identification : Fish Identification: Bluehead Wrasse
Caribbean Fish Identification : Fish Identification: Peacock Flounder
Caribbean Fish Identification : Fish Identification: Chub
Caribbean Fish Identification : Fish Identification: Spotfin Butterfly Fish
Caribbean Fish Identification : Fish Identification: Atlantic Spadefish
Caribbean Fish Identification : Fish Identification: Yellowhead Jawfish
Caribbean Fish Identification : Fish Identification: Sargassum Triggerfish
Caribbean Fish Identification : Fish Identification: Rock Beauty
Scuba Diving Tips: Caribbean Fish Identification : How to Identify Great Barracud
Caribbean Fish Identification : Fish Identification: Blue Angelfish
Caribbean Fish Identification : Fish Identification: Red Spotted Hawkfish
Caribbean Reef Fish Identification : Hawksbill Sea Turtle Identification
Caribbean Fish Identification : Fish Identification: Yellowtail Snapper
Caribbean Reef Fish Identification : Nassau Grouper Identification
Caribbean Reef Fish Identification : Christmas Tree Worm
Caribbean Fish Identification : Fish Identification: Banded Coral Shrimp
Caribbean Fish Identification : Fish Identification: Sand Diver
Caribbean Reef Fish Identification : Silverside Identification
Caribbean Fish Identification : Fish Identification: Striped Parrot Fish
Caribbean Fish Identification : Fish Identification: Spotfin Butterfly Fish
Train a Goldfish Contest
Shipwreck Art Contest
Design a Nautilis Patch Contest
Carbonrally Contest


Interesting web sites

Test your reading skills 3rd Grade Test your reading skills 4th Grade Test your reading skills 5th Grade

Brush up on your Vocabulary at this link.
Click on the link listed after reading the following instructions - scroll to the bottom of the page - select "Sign up - Get a Free account" - use you school e-mail address and your password - select create a diagram - make a diagram of this classroom, or the school buildings layout - share with me (kcassidy@frederickbombers.net). Cacoo
Create an online digital pop-up book at Zooburst
Brain Twister
CyberBee.
Blood: the Body's Vital Defense Force
Stem Cells with Potential
Sea Urchin and how we learn things from them
Zebrafish and how it is a model for the heart
Neurons: A Fish eye View of the Brain
Cancer Cells
Frogs, how they are a Princely model for scienc
Planaria: A Windo on Regerertion
Seafood Surgery


The Giver. After reading one or two chapters, students will draw a picture and write a short summary of what their picture is of and how it represents a part of the story.

Students may learn about Physics at this site. If students will let Ms. Cassidy know which lab they would like to do, she will try to get the materials and help students do them after school.

Counting change
Aesob’s Fable
Spanish Lessons
ThinkQuest competition
area of a triangle
area of a rectangle
picture online
Verbs
Adjectives
Subject and Predicate
Pronouns
Nouns
Adverbs
Interjections
Conjunctions
Prepositions

Are you a good Cyber Citizen?
Outline Maker - Writing Skills
Know Case - Collaborative Outline Maker
Quicklyst - Outline Creator with intergration of search engine and dictionary for note taking
Arcademic Skill Builder
Math Order of Operation - Click the "Watch the Movie" button
Math Skills
Speed Reading
Geometry
Spelling Bee
Daily Math
Metric Conversions
Statistics
Elements of a Story
Story Context
Literature
Cinema
Why do Civilizations Fall?
Middle Ages
Renaissance
United States Map
Amusement Park Physics
DNA
Earth
Garbage
Periodic Table
Rock Cycle
Volcanoes
Weather
Math Games
Synonyms
The Color Test
The Space Place
The Nutritional Game
Oklahoma Centennial Stories
Awesome Stories
Crossword Puzzle
Weekly Reader Games
Build a Roller Coaster
Space Math Geo
Multiplication Station
Geography
GeographyIQ
Grammar Blast
Proof Reader
I Know That
Skill Builders
State Race
Arcademic Games
School for Champions is a great website with learning information about many, many subjects.
Chem4Kids
3rd Grade Math
4th Grade Math
5th Grade Math
Periodic Table - Interactive
The Atoms Family
Build a RollerCoaster
Build a Volcano
Your Gross & Cool Body