NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today’s Mars
Read the NASA article here!
Monday, September 28, 2015
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Sunday’s Supermoon Lunar Eclipse
Sunday, September 27, 2015 is a Supermoon Lunar Eclipse.
NASA TV to Provide Live Feed of Sunday’s Supermoon Eclipse
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| The lunar eclipse on September 27, 2015 early in the evening. |
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Friday, September 25, 2015
1st Grade-Week 6 Seasons of the Year
Every little bit helps!
6th Lab WeekConcept: Seasons of the Year
Objective: Students will learn the four seasons of the year and their characteristics.
Vocabulary:
seasons
Fall
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
Questions of the Week:
What are the four seasons?
What are the characteristics of each season?
BrainPopJr.com Video of the Week: Seasons
Can you name the season in each picture?
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| What color are the leaves in Fall/Autumn? |
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| Where do we need to go to see snow near Los Angeles? |
CA State Science Standards
3a. Students know that the weather changes from day to day but that trends in temperature or of rain (or snow) tend to be predictable during a season.
4a. Draw pictures that portray some features of the thing being described.
4a. Draw pictures that portray some features of the thing being described.
3rd Grade-Week 6 What Causes Earth's Seasons?
This week students will learn why the Earth has seasons, and it's all because of how the Earth rotates on its axis!
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| The Earth's tilt during winter in the Northern Hemisphere |
Concept: Seasons
Investigation: How does the Earth's rotation effect the Earth’s season?
· Vocabulary
1. Axis
2. Rotation
3. Revolution
4. Tilt
· Brain Pop- “Seasons”
Thursday, September 17, 2015
1st Grade-Week 5 Weather Instruments
Every little bit helps!
5th Lab WeekConcept: Weather Instruments
Objective: Students will learn how to use a thermometer to measure temperature.
Vocabulary:
temperature
thermometer
wind speed
anemometer
Question of the Week: How is temperature and wind speed measured?
BrainPopJr.com Video of the Week: Temperature
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| A thermometer |
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| An anemometer and a wind vane |
CA State Science Standards
3a. Students know how to use simple tools (e.g., thermometer, wind vane) to measure weather conditions and record changes from day to day and across the seasons.
3b. Students know that the weather changes from day to day but that trends in temperature or of rain (or snow) tend to be predictable during a season.
Monday, September 14, 2015
Back to School Night September 17, 2015
Back to School Night
September 17, 2015
Come see what exciting things are in store for your child in the 2015-16 school year!
5:00 PM - Pizza Sale
5:20-5:45 PM - Principal Presentation in the auditorium followed by the Leadership Council elections
6:00-6:30 PM - Grades 4 and 5 room presentations
6:35-7:05 PM - Grades K-3 room presentations
The first 15 parents that come to room 46 will receive a "FREE CHILD ADMISSION" coupon to the Discovery Cube OC & LA. Coupon expires 10/31/15. More information about the Discovery Cube can be found at http://www.discoverycube.org/la/visit-the-cube/.
3rd Grade-Week 5 Solar and Lunar Eclipses
Every little bit helps!
There will be a lunar eclipse on September 27, 2015. To learn more about lunar eclipses before our Week 5 lesson, click here .
5th Lab Session Week
This week we will be learning about how solar and lunar eclipses happen. We will also be reviewing how the four season occur on Earth.
When is the next solar and lunar eclipse in Los Angeles? Click here.
When is the next solar and lunar eclipse in Los Angeles? Click here.
Concept: The Sun and the Moon-Eclipses
Investigation: How do solar and lunar eclipses happen?
Homework: Crossword Puzzle study guide for the Vocabulary Quiz
· Vocabulary
1. Eclipse
2. Orbit
3. Lunar Eclipse
4. Solar Eclipse
· Brain Pop- “How Eclipses Happen”
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| lunar eclipse |
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| solar eclipse |
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| Partial solar eclipse from Venice, CA on May 20, 2012. |
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| Partial solar eclipse from Beijing, China on July 22, 2009. |
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| Partial solar eclipse from Brentwood Science Magnet on October 23, 2014. |
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| Partial lunar eclipse from Venice, CA on April 4, 2015. |
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| Partial lunar eclipse from Venice, CA on September 27, 2015. |
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4d. Students know that Earth is one of several planets that orbit the Sun and that the Moon orbits Earth.
5d. Students will predict the outcome of a simple investigation and compare the result with the prediction.
3rd and 1st Grade EXTRA CREDIT!!!
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Get extra credit points by going to the Griffith Observatory, the California Science Center or the JPL Open House!How can you get extra credit?
Take a picture with Albert Einstein and email the picture to mr.gantt@gmail.com.
For more information about the Griffith Observatory, click here.
For directions, click here.
Take a picture with Endeavour and email the picture to mr.gantt@gmail.com!
700 Exposition Park Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90037
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Take a picture of you at the JPL Open House and email the picture to mr.gantt@gmail.com!
Want more information about the JPL Open House, click here.
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Brentwood Science Magnet Calendar for September and October
Brentwood Science Magnet
2015-2016 Calendar
September 17: Back to School Night
September 14: Unassigned Day-NO SCHOOL
September 22: Banked Tuesday-1:44 dismissal
September 23: Unassigned Day-NO SCHOOL
September 29: Banked Tuesday-1:44 dismissal
October 1: School Leadership Meeting
October 1: FoBSME Meeting
October 6: Banked Tuesday-1:44 dismissal
October 13: Banked Tuesday-1:44 dismissal
October 14: Picture Day
October 15: School Leadership Meeting
October 15: Family STEAM Night (Tentative)
October 20: Banked Tuesday-1:44 dismissal
October 27: Banked Tuesday-1:44 dismissal
3rd Grade-Week 4 Constellations
Every little bit helps!
4th Lab Session WeekWe will learn about constellations and why we can only see certain constellations during the year.
What can you see in tonight's sky? Click here to find out!
Concept: Constellations
Class Reading: Read pgs 201-205 & 213-216.
Investigation: How were constellations created?
Homework: Study for Sun, Earth, Moon, and Stars Quiz next week.
• What are constellations? How did the constellations get their names?
• Vocabulary
1. Stars
2. Myths
3. Constellations
• Myth of Orion and Scorpius
• Brain Pop- “Constellations”
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| Summer constellations |
4a. Students know the patterns of stars stay the same, although they appear to move across the sky nightly, and different stars can be seen in different seasons.
1st Grade-Week 4 Weather
Every little bit helps!
4th Lab Week
Concept: Weather
Objective: Students will learn different types of weather like sunny, partly cloudy and overcast.
Vocabulary:
weather
monitor
weather symbols
meteorologist
sunny
partly cloudy
overcast
cloud
fog
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| Sunny |
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| Partly Cloudy |
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| Overcast |
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| Rain |
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| Snow |
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| Fog |
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| Weather Symbols |
CA State Science Standards
3b. Students know that the weather changes from day to day but that trends in temperature or of rain (or snow) tend to be predictable during a season.
4a. Draw pictures that portray some features of the thing being described.
4b. Record observations and data with pictures, numbers, or written statements.
Friday, September 4, 2015
Back to School Night 2015
Back to School Night
September 17, 2015
Come see what exciting things are in store for your child in the 2015-16 school year!
5:00 PM - Pizza Sale
5:20-5:45 PM - Principal Presentation in the auditorium followed by the Leadership Council elections
6:00-6:30 PM - Grades 4 and 5 room presentations
6:35-7:05 PM - Grades K-3 room presentations
1st Grade-Week 3 Air
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2nd Lab Week
Concept: Exploring Air Part 1
Objective: Students will learn that we can't see air yet we can see it move things.
Vocabulary:
air
gas
wind
inflate
Question of the Week: What is Air?
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| Air can move trees. |
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| Air slows a parachute down as it comes down. |
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| Air takes up space like in a hot air balloon. |
CA State Science Standards
1. Materials come in different forms (states), including solids, liquids, and gases. As a basis for understanding this concept:
1a. Students know solids, liquids, and gases have different properties.
4a. Draw pictures that portray some features of the thing being described.
4b. Record observations and data with pictures, numbers, or written statements.
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