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Ms. Collins’ Science &
Math Newsletter
February 23, 2015
SCHOOL EVENTS
IN THE CLASSROOM…
Friday, February 27th
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Monday-Friday, March 2nd–6th
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Read Across America Week
Thursday, March 5th
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February 23rd - 27th
Planets & Other Objects in Space
Test
Read Across America Night
SCIENCE
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Friday, March 20th
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Measurement & Data Test
Wednesday, March 18th
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Lexington Children’s Theatre – A
Thousand Paper Cranes Field Trip
(Grades 4 & 5)
Wednesday, April 1st
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MATH
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March 2nd - 6th
NO SCHOOL (SPRING BREAK)
Tuesday, April 14th
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Lesson 14-1: Using Customary Units of
Length
Lesson 14-2: Customary Units of
Capacity
Mr. Gallon Activity
Lesson 14-3: Units of Weight
Lesson 14-4: Changing Customary Units
Kentucky Horse Park Literacy
Program Field Trip (4th Grade)
Thursday & Friday, April 2nd &
3rd
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Researching My Chosen Planet Activity
Lesson 3: What Other Objects Can Be
Seen in the Sky?
Constellations & The Milky Way
Planets & Other Objects in Space Review
(Study Guide & Jeopardy Game)
Planets & Other Objects in Space Test
Feed the Mind – 4th Grade Literacy
Field Trip to Rupp Arena
NOTE: Test dates, project deadlines, etc.
are subject to change due to possible school
programs, weather, and student progress.
Check my website for a more updated list
of events and dates.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions and/or concerns regarding
your child, you may contact me by a note or a phone
call at (606) 674-2722 between the times of
1:20-2:10 PM. You may also contact me by email at
[email protected].
Does your child know the meaning of the
following words?
Planets &
Other
Objects in
Space Unit
1. axis
2. orbit
3. telescope
4. moon
5. phases
6. solar system
7. planet
8. comet
9. star
10. sun
11. constellation
12. galaxy
13. universe
SCIENCE
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HOW TO ACCESS
MS. COLLINS’ WEBSITE
You can access science and math study guides,
games, websites, videos, songs, a list of
upcoming school events and activities, etc. on
my website by typing in the address below.
http://www.bath.kyschools.us/olc/
teacher.aspx?s=155
SCIENCE & MATH
VOCABULARY
Lesson 1: How Can Physical Properties Be
Used to Identify Matter?
Measuring the Densities of Liquids
Experiment
Lesson 2: How Does Matter Change
States?
Science Up Close: Heat Makes the
Difference, BBC Science Clips, & Real
World Science: Matter: Solids, Liquids,
and Gases Video
Lesson 3: What Are Mixtures and
Solutions?
MATH
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Customary Units Review Quiz
Lesson 14-6: Using Metric Units of
Length
Lesson 14-7: Metric Units of Capacity
Lesson 14-8: Units of Mass
Lesson 14-9: Changing Metric Units
Matter: Its
Properties &
Changes Unit
1. matter
2. mass
3. volume
4. density
5. state of matter
6. solid
7. liquid
8. gas
9. mixture
10. solution
11. solubility
12. suspension
13. atom
14. element
15. change of state
16. physical change
17. physical property
18. chemical property
19. chemical change
20. chemical reaction
21. compound
Measurement & Data Unit
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length
inch
foot
yard
mile
capacity
cup
pint
quart
gallon
weight
ounce
pound
ton
conversion
teaspoon
tablespoon
fluid ounce
millimeter
centimeter
decimeter
meter
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kilometer
milliliter
liter
mass
gram
kilogram
second
minute
hour
perimeter
area
width
degree
vertex
right angle
straight angle
protractor
adjacent
line plot
scale
interval