Nouns quest

Copy and paste the following worksheet on a Word document. Look at the words in red- classify them in the chart below. Check the meaning if you do not know it and copy it on your worksheet. Finally, complete the sentences with the correct word.
cupboards		scissors                a fridge				volleyball
meals salt sugar an armchair		1.   People like flying this in the sky on a windy day.  _________ 2.   You find this in the kitchen. It is cold inside. ___________ 3.   This is white and we put it on food. Children often like it on chips. ___________ 4.   These are made of metal. You cut food like bread and fruit with them. ___________ 5.   These usually have shelves inside and doors on the front. They are often made of wood. ___________ 6.   This is a game for two teams, which you can play on grass with a little white ball. ___________ 7.   They look like lemons but they are smaller and they are green. ___________ 8.   Many people live in this kind of home.  All the rooms are usually on the same floor. ___________ 9.   You play this game in a team. You throw a ball in the air and hit it with your hands and arms. ___________ 10.        You can grow these in the ground. Beans, peppers and carrots are some examples. ___________ 11.        People have these every day. Breakfast is one of them. ___________				vegetables limes chicken hockey
a kite		an apartment				knives
Things in the house			Sports and toys		Food
Singular	Plural		Singular	Plural	Singular		Plural

If you do not know the meaning of a Word, click on the link below to check for the meaning:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

Word meanings:

 When you finish, do the following spelling activities:

Time For Kids: Animals Come Home to Our National Parks –

http://www.mhschool.com/mmh_games/content/reading/gr4/unit01/week3/s1/index.html

Classify spelling words – ea and ee

http://www.mhschool.com/mmh_games/content/reading/gr4/unit01/week3/s2/index.html

Same as above, other words

http://www.mhschool.com/mmh_games/content/reading/gr4/unit01/week3/v1/index.html

Vocabulary activity – nice

Science Exam Good Links to Check

Hi everyone,

As we do not have yet a link to the Science book, here are some links which will help you in case you need more information on the topics we studied in class. Remember you already have here in the blog information about cells. Now, these links are related to plant and animal classification.

Remember this site, it has information about plants:

http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_main.html

 Also, check the information at:
http://www.historyforkids.org/scienceforkids/biology/plants/trees/gymnosperms.htm


This is a good site to get information about animals classifications:

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/
In this site you will find power point presentations which describe different animal adaptations:

http://animals.pppst.com/adaptations.html

And don't forget the games we already played in class at:

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/adaptations/index.cfm
Talking about animal classifications visit:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/classification/kc_class_again.htm

Good Luck!

Air masses, fronts

Air Masses

It is convenient to think of the lower atmosphere as one uniform and consistent mass of air. In reality this is not  the case. Large pockets of air commonly form, they are distinct from the surrounding atmosphere. We call these moving pockets of air, air masses.

All air masses have three things in common. Without these three characteristics we would not consider a body of air an air mass. These three things are as follows.

Firstly, an air mass must be large in size. Often they are more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) across. In addition to being large horizontally across the landscape, they can also extend several miles upward in altitude, extending high into the atmosphere.

Secondly, The temperature, humidity, and air pressure will be relatively the same at any point within the air mass.

Thirdly, an air mass must be physically bound together, traveling across the atmosphere as a single unit. It must be sufficiently strong so as to not break apart as it is pushed along its course.

Fronts

When two air masses meet, the air within them does not easily mix. That is to say that the air in one air mass will not easily mix with the air from another air mass. Instead the air stays within its own air mass. Because of this, phenomena a border forms between two clashing air masses, as they rub together. This border where two air masses meet  is called a front.

The term ‘front’ was first used by Norwegian scientists who compared two air masses colliding to two armies as they clash on the battle front. Just like one army taking over another in a battle, one air mass ultimately takes over, pushing the other one away.

Watch a video:

Warm Fronts

Fronts that bring warm air are referred to as warm fronts. As this warm air approaches it is lifted upward above the cooler air. As the air in the warm air mass rises, it expands, causing it to cool down. As it cools, water vapor can condense creating precipitation.

This precipitation is generally light, and forms gradually. Clouds first form in the sky as the warm air is lifted upward, proceeded by thicker clouds, and ultimately some form of precipitation.

Cold Fronts

A front bringing in a cold air mass is referred to as a cold front. Because cold fronts move along the ground where they encounter friction, they move slower at ground level than they do further up in the atmosphere. For this reason, cold fronts tend to be more sloped than warm fronts.

Typically cold fronts move faster than their warmer counterparts. The combination of higher speed, and slope push warm air masses upward very quickly. This quick upward air movement causes the warm air being displaced to cool quickly, becoming turbulent. This turbulence often can be the cause of extremely violent weather.

Because cold fronts move quickly, the weather associated with them typically also moves quickly, and passes over a particular location in a short period of time. The turbulent weather generally stays right in line with the front. 

There is a link to a video about the weather, try it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl5QAqT57d0&feature=related

And finally, play the game, follow instructions and put the weather symbols on the right location:

http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/

Types of Clouds

Look at the chart below, it shows the different types of clouds, I think it is a very good chart.

I also found this wonderful video with a beautiful song showing awsome pictures of clouds. Watch it carefully, I think it will be clearer for you which are the different types of clouds and their names according to their shape and altitude.

Reading Time!

Just wanted to remind you that it is very important that you  read at least 10 minutes in a loud voice, every day. For those who doesn't have books to read in English at home, here is a link to a nice story. Read it aloud please! In the same site, you will be able to find other stories. I hope you like it.

http://www.magickeys.com/books/invis-allig/index.html#pictop

Here is algo a beautiful song, you can practice singing it, it will be fun!

Practice Comparative and Superlative forms of Adjectives

To keep on practicing the use and form of adjectives in the comparative and superlative forms try again the links we tried in class:

First:

http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/literacy/wordclasses/adjectives.asp

Second:

 http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2070

Finally, here comes an extra one, are you a good soccer shooter?!!

http://www.kidseslgames.com/grammar%20games/Comparatives%20&%20Superlatives/comparativesandsuperlatives.html