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Class Experiment Done and Sample Write-ups Posted - KRAGEN U
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Staying Sane in the Classroom. Part one sample page. Part two sample page. Part three sample page. Class Experiment Done and Sample Write-ups Posted. Having finished our first experiment with the Mentos, we completed all our writings and made a sample display. Class science fair experiment.pdf. NOT all the writing went on the display. The writing on the display did NOT use MLA format. We used Comic San and a larger font and single-spaced. We added very colorful headings. Diet Coke and Mentos. From what I...
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A Group Opinion Piece - KRAGEN U
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Staying Sane in the Classroom. Part one sample page. Part two sample page. Part three sample page. A Group Opinion Piece. How would you like to be cheated because you couldn’t tell one bill from another? This can happen to anyone with vision problems. The US should add a tactile feature to its paper money. Ldquo;It’s frustrating … I have to keep asking my mom how much money I have” (6). Diet Coke and Mentos. 200 years of demographics. Art site- you have to try it out! Holland vs. the Netherlands. Accordi...
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Classroom Based Assessments for Social Studies - KRAGEN U
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Staying Sane in the Classroom. Part one sample page. Part two sample page. Part three sample page. Classroom Based Assessments for Social Studies. Oh my gosh, your children have been working HARD. First of all, we worked on how to research and then organize and develop expository writing at a deeper level. Black diamond informative-explanatory writing.pdf. As we studied the American revolution, we worked together to model writing good paragraphs. Conflict in us history cba- intro.pdf. Rubric for conflict...
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We've Finished SBA Testing--Just the MSP Science Still to Go! - KRAGEN U
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Staying Sane in the Classroom. Part one sample page. Part two sample page. Part three sample page. We've Finished SBA Testing- Just the MSP Science Still to Go! Here is what the kids had to say about the tests:. Most of the kids said they were boring. Some of the kids found some parts of the tests difficult. Of the kids got to do creative writing and they thought that part was fun. They said it was. Clunky. It was really, really easy to make a mistake on the TOOLS, which meant a mistake on the answer.
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Thank You, Thank You! - KRAGEN U
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Staying Sane in the Classroom. Part one sample page. Part two sample page. Part three sample page. Thank You, Thank You! Often I have the class do a poetry unit right before winter break, and then I write an elaborate thank you note. For the class for any gifts I get. They like to see me do the same kind of work I've made them do! I created a website specifically for the story: dreagan.com. If you go to the "about" page on the web site you can see where the name came from.). Diet Coke and Mentos. From wh...
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Simulation Diary Entries - KRAGEN U
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Staying Sane in the Classroom. Part one sample page. Part two sample page. Part three sample page. We did our first diary entry for the Discovery simulation today. Here are the ways students can earn points for their entries:. Follow all directions. Don’t leave any parts out. Be historically accurate. (You. Include things that happened to your group as part of the simulation.). Be detailed. I expect you to write at least a page. Here are the ways I answered questions the students had:. Music in the woods.
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The Start of the Simulation! - KRAGEN U
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Staying Sane in the Classroom. Part one sample page. Part two sample page. Part three sample page. The Start of the Simulation! We've been studying the colonies so we've been following colonial manners in the classroom. That means students must bow and say "ma'am" before they speak to Mrs. Kragen. Groups figured out their total wealth units today, which they had earned from assignments, and then they used their wealth to load their ships with cargo. Students also did a writing pre. Diet Coke and Mentos.
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Suquamish Elementary Fifth Graders Win at State Science and Engineering Fair - KRAGEN U
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Staying Sane in the Classroom. Part one sample page. Part two sample page. Part three sample page. Suquamish Elementary Fifth Graders Win at State Science and Engineering Fair. First Place trophy winners in the 1st-6th grade Junior Division category:. Trevor Martin - Earth and Environmental Sciences Award for his project "Radical Radiometers". William Mixon - Animal Sciences Award for his project "Worm Hiding Preferences". Jada Torres - Biochemistry Award for her project "Yeast Beasts". Right: Emma Yello...
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Science Fair Experimenting Continues - KRAGEN U
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Staying Sane in the Classroom. Part one sample page. Part two sample page. Part three sample page. Science Fair Experimenting Continues. I was finally able to go onto the Washington State Science and Engineering website and register as a teacher today, so that means all my students can now register. For this year's science fair. Hooray! Meanwhile we have finished our first set of experiments with Cokes and Mentos. We are having a blast- pun totally intended! Question, research, and hypothesis. How to use...