Changed

by Naomi Shihab Nye

They said something mean about me

and didn't notice it was mean.

So my heart wandered into the rainy night without them

and found a canopy

to hide under.

My eyes started seeing through things.

Like gauze.

Old self through new self.

My flexible body

went backwards

and forwards

in time.

It's hard to describe but true;

I grew another head

with better ideas

inside my old head.

We have been learning about some famous Canadian artists and important symbols of Canadian culture in Social Studies. Here is a video about some more important symbols of Canadian culture.

Visit Math Playground and practice being a transformer! Check out the interactive geoboard, too! Or why not download a geoboard app on your iPad! (Geoboard, by The Math Learning Center and Geoboard, by Nuberkidz are both free!)

http://www.mathplayground.com/ShapeMods/ShapeMods.html

http://www.mathplayground.com/geoboard.html

Here are some neat electric motors to check out!

Want to see a cool video? Click on the link. How does it work?

http://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/how-to-make-the-worlds-simplest-electric-toy-train

Re-familiarize yourself with the Scientific Method with the help of Tim and Moby!

Observe a couple of videos that show how the famous artist M.C. Escher created his famed tesselations!

Today we looked at transformations in class. Inspired by Islamic Art, we practiced making patterns by reflecting, rotating and translating geometric shapes. Have a look at the examples below. What transformations were used to create the patterns?

Recall your classmates Infographs and presentations on Extreme Environments. What makes each environment extreme? How do explorers overcome these obstacles? How do organisms survive there? Why do we explore extreme environments? How does technology allow us to better explore these harsh lands?

Electricity Research Websites:

http://www.enwin.com/kids/electricity/energy_electricity.cfm

http://scienceforkids.kidipede.com/physics/electricity/

http://www.explainthatstuff.com/electricity.html

https://www.brainpop.com/: Energy

http://studyjams.scholastic.com: Energy, Light and Sound

http://www.factmonster.com/: Electricity

http://www.physics4kids.com/files/elec_intro.html

B.C. Science Probe: Chapter 5-8 (see blog link)