Median, Mode, and Range

Students used playing cards to determine the median, mode, and range of a set of data. Median is the middle number in the set of data. If there are 2 medians, it is the number in the middle of the 2 median. Mode is the number that occurs most frequently in the set of data. The range is the difference between the smallest and largest number in the set of data.

Media Festival Project

Attached you will find a video of our Media Festival Project. Please view and enjoy.

Shadow and Rotation of the Earth

The students tracked the shadow of the ruler all day to explain how the rotation of the Earth makes it appear as if the Sun travels across our sky. They also learned that at noon your shadow appears the shortest.

FIRE!!

The students read a story about fire and the history of the fire department. As a connection to this the Gum Branch Volunteer Fire Department came to the school and spoke to the fourth grade students about fire departments, equipment, and volunteering. We thank Chief Fisher, Lt. Young, and fire fighter explorers Sawyer and Gould for their time.

Math Task

We learned the importance of a unit of measure. Our hands can not compare weights as well as a balance.

Science Discovery

Today we discovered the forces that make a parachute fall slowly to the ground.