The APEX classes had a good time doing some Thanksgiving problem solving. The Fourth Graders had to decide what eight essential items their group/family would take on a trip to the New World (warm clothes and blankets and the Bible were high on most lists.) They also worked in small groups to create a boat [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The election scrapbooks have been put away until Inauguration Day, and it’s time for some new APEX projects! The fourth graders explored atlases and globes to answer questions like these:
1. If you drove from Mexico to Columbia, you would pass through Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama- in which order?
2. Only one of the [...]
Like the analysts on the TV news, the APEX students predicted who would win the presidential election. After studying the election process last week, each student made a prediction about the electoral and popular vote totals. This was a tough decision for some student because their choice for president and their prediction weren’t the same.
Once [...]
The APEX students wrote persuasive paragraphs and essays about the candidate they hope will win the election. Here are a couple examples of the Fourth Graders’ work:
McCain for President by Jordan
On elction day I want Sen. McCain to be president. Sen. McCain would make a wonderful president because he is a very up beat, happy person. [...]
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