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IB Unit: Where We Are In Place & Time 

IB Unit: How We Organize Ourselves

IB Unit: Sharing the Planet

IB Unit: Who We Are

4th Grade

Central Idea: People respond to opportunities based on needs.

 

In this unit, we explore a variety of migration maps. 

 

After our explorations, we use country data to investigate why humans might be migrating to or from different locations.

IB Unit: How We Express Ourselves

IB Unit: How The World Works

Central Idea: Living and non-living elements effect ecosystems.

 

In this unit, we use a variety of research tools to investigate the life of a Colorado animal.

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World Book Online (Click on STUDENT)

Google Custom Search Engine

Colorado Life Zones

 

Best Sites for Mammals & Fish:

Colorado Parks & Wildlife 

Desert USA Animals

National Wildlife Federation

 

Best Sites for Birds:

Cornell Lab Bird Guide

Audobon Bird Guide

Central Idea: Economic decisions involve both potential risks and benefits.

 

In this unit, we participate in a makerspace day to prepare for our upcoming rendezvous. We explore opportunity cost by choosing items that we need for our project that still fall within our budget.

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Here is a slide show of the choices we have at the trading post.

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Can you figure out who wrote these websites?
Look for names or words like About, Who We Are, Contact Us....
Look carefully at the top, bottom, and side of the pages.
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Click here to review our class lesson.

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Central Idea: The origin, structure, and function of governments impact citizens. 

 

In this unit, we compare & contrast the structure and function of other governments around the world. 

 

First, we watch a North Korea Video & reflect on the government of North Korea.

 

We also pick two countries from the list below and read about their governments. Which government do you prefer and why?

 

Central Idea: Humans' curiosity about the solar system leads to a variety of explanations.

 

In this unit, we learn skills and strategies for how to find information on a webpage.

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Mrs. Amundson collaborates with classroom teachers to share lessons about how to use headings and toolbars on websites. 

Central Idea: Energy comes in many forms.

 

In this unit, we explore makerspace stations related to energy and circuits. We explore the fundamental behaviors of energy and make connections between our classroom experiments and the new tools.

 

Some of the tools we explore in our makerspace include:

  • Makey Makey

  • Snap Circuits

  • LittleBits

 

Welcome to the library, fourth grade students!
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Fourth grade students visit the library once per week to check out books. Specific schedules are available through classroom teachers.
 
Our librarian, Mrs. Amundson, also collaborates with the fourth grade team to provide unit resources, develop unit projects, and co-teach unit inquiry/research activities.
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Please stop by the library any time - families are always welcome!
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Ms. Haley's class links are now under "Where We Are in Place & Time."
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