Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Human Genes
1. Our science lessons will now switch from ecosystems and animal interactions to the make up of the human body.Let's think for just a minute about what is inside our bodies that makes us unique and individual. Each and everyone one of us has a similar arrangement of body parts, organs, systems and functions. However, there is one special thing inside our bodies that sets us apart from others.
This special thing that gives us our own character is our genetic make up. So just want are the genes inside of us that make us different from our neighbors.
Click on the follow link about Genes to begin our new scientific investigation of the process of discovering how we may all be human beings, yet distinctly different from each other.
2. Week 25 Spelling Words
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Show Your Test Skills
1. Reading and comprehension questions.
1 Once Mariana Lopez reached the frigid water's edge, she knew she had made a mistake. She liked her baths warm and her chocolate hot. What had made her take the dare to go for a winter swim with the Polar Bear Club? Swimming in icy water had been a Polar Bear Club tradition for decades. However, Mariana's family observed a different tradition. When they swam, it was in a heated indoor pool. What had she been thinking?
2 She peered into the water from the safety of the dock. The temperature was so low that even the fish were shivering! The faraway sun did nothing to chase away the chill in the air. Mariana looked at her tan arms. Her goosebumps had goosebumps!
3 "Hey, girly, are you ready to be a real polar bear?"
4 Mariana turned to look at Mrs. Fleming. She wore blue flip-flops on her pasty white feet. Her short, pudgy body was stuffed into an orange floral swimsuit. The little swim skirt did nothing to hide the dimpled, white thighs. Mrs. Fleming was as white as a polar bear! The thought almost put a grin on Mariana's face, but it was too cold to grin.
5 "I think I've changed my mind," Mariana said, pulling her fluffy yellow towel more tightly around her tankini-clad body. Her knees were knocking nearly as fast as her teeth were chattering.
6 Mrs. Fleming turned to the gathering crowd. With her hands cupped around her mouth, she called, "We've got a chicken in our midst!"
7 Mariana blushed and protested. "I'm not chicken; I'm cold!"
8 A young man with spiky hair and a goatee sauntered toward Mariana. "You don't know what cold is until you've taken the plunge!"
9 "So why do you do it?" Mariana asked, trying hard not to shiver.
10 "The adrenaline rush!" the man answered. "If you're not awake now, you will be once you hit the water!" He walked away, chuckling softly and swinging a white towel.
11 "A quick dip in cold water is good for your skin," Mrs. Fleming said. "It helps build your immunity too. Since I joined the Polar Bear Club, I've been remarkably healthy!"
12 "You don't think I'll catch a cold?" Mariana asked.
13 "Not unless you stay in for a long time. Most of us jump in and jump back out again," Mrs. Fleming said. "We don't want to invite hypothermia, you know!"
14 "Oh." Mariana didn't know what hypothermia was, but she didn't want to get it, either.
15 Mariana's friends were standing with the crowd that had gathered to watch the polar bears. This was it. She knew when she saw them waving at her that it was too late to back out. She had to go through with it.
16 Just before the countdown started, the swimmers dropped their towels and other supplies. Many of them held hands.
17 "Ten! Nine! Eight! Seven! Six! Five! Four! Three! Two! One! JUMP!"
18 Mariana pinched her nose shut with one hand and gripped Mrs. Fleming's hand with the other. Closing her eyes, she leaped into the air. It felt like fire and ice when she hit the freezing water. What a shock! She shot up out of the water like a fireworks display.
19 "Woo-hoo-hoo-YOW!" she shrieked.
20 Without looking for Mrs. Fleming, whose hand she had lost on impact, Mariana splashed her way back to land. Feeling like an ice cube, she went looking for her yellow towel. It wasn't where she had dropped it. Someone held it out to her.
21 "Here you are, girly. What took you so long?"
22 Mariana quickly wrapped the towel around herself and buried her face in the folds. Then she peeped out. How did Mrs. Fleming beat Mariana out of the icy water? And why had her white skin turned bright pink?
Mariana's Polar Bear Swim
2. Math Test Practice
Set #1
Set #2
| Mariana's Polar Bear Swim By Brenda B. Covert |  |
1 Once Mariana Lopez reached the frigid water's edge, she knew she had made a mistake. She liked her baths warm and her chocolate hot. What had made her take the dare to go for a winter swim with the Polar Bear Club? Swimming in icy water had been a Polar Bear Club tradition for decades. However, Mariana's family observed a different tradition. When they swam, it was in a heated indoor pool. What had she been thinking?2 She peered into the water from the safety of the dock. The temperature was so low that even the fish were shivering! The faraway sun did nothing to chase away the chill in the air. Mariana looked at her tan arms. Her goosebumps had goosebumps!
3 "Hey, girly, are you ready to be a real polar bear?"
4 Mariana turned to look at Mrs. Fleming. She wore blue flip-flops on her pasty white feet. Her short, pudgy body was stuffed into an orange floral swimsuit. The little swim skirt did nothing to hide the dimpled, white thighs. Mrs. Fleming was as white as a polar bear! The thought almost put a grin on Mariana's face, but it was too cold to grin.
5 "I think I've changed my mind," Mariana said, pulling her fluffy yellow towel more tightly around her tankini-clad body. Her knees were knocking nearly as fast as her teeth were chattering.
6 Mrs. Fleming turned to the gathering crowd. With her hands cupped around her mouth, she called, "We've got a chicken in our midst!"
7 Mariana blushed and protested. "I'm not chicken; I'm cold!"
8 A young man with spiky hair and a goatee sauntered toward Mariana. "You don't know what cold is until you've taken the plunge!"
9 "So why do you do it?" Mariana asked, trying hard not to shiver.
10 "The adrenaline rush!" the man answered. "If you're not awake now, you will be once you hit the water!" He walked away, chuckling softly and swinging a white towel.
11 "A quick dip in cold water is good for your skin," Mrs. Fleming said. "It helps build your immunity too. Since I joined the Polar Bear Club, I've been remarkably healthy!"
12 "You don't think I'll catch a cold?" Mariana asked.
13 "Not unless you stay in for a long time. Most of us jump in and jump back out again," Mrs. Fleming said. "We don't want to invite hypothermia, you know!"
14 "Oh." Mariana didn't know what hypothermia was, but she didn't want to get it, either.
15 Mariana's friends were standing with the crowd that had gathered to watch the polar bears. This was it. She knew when she saw them waving at her that it was too late to back out. She had to go through with it.
16 Just before the countdown started, the swimmers dropped their towels and other supplies. Many of them held hands.
17 "Ten! Nine! Eight! Seven! Six! Five! Four! Three! Two! One! JUMP!"
18 Mariana pinched her nose shut with one hand and gripped Mrs. Fleming's hand with the other. Closing her eyes, she leaped into the air. It felt like fire and ice when she hit the freezing water. What a shock! She shot up out of the water like a fireworks display.
19 "Woo-hoo-hoo-YOW!" she shrieked.
20 Without looking for Mrs. Fleming, whose hand she had lost on impact, Mariana splashed her way back to land. Feeling like an ice cube, she went looking for her yellow towel. It wasn't where she had dropped it. Someone held it out to her.
21 "Here you are, girly. What took you so long?"
22 Mariana quickly wrapped the towel around herself and buried her face in the folds. Then she peeped out. How did Mrs. Fleming beat Mariana out of the icy water? And why had her white skin turned bright pink?
Mariana's Polar Bear Swim
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Acting like a chicken
Accepting a dare to swim in icy water
Drinking hot chocolate
Talking to Mrs. Fleming
Write one paragraph about something fun that you did for an adventure. Don't forget to mention who was with you on the adventure.
2. Math Test Practice
Set #1
Set #2
Set #3
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