A Day for Science and MSP Reflection

Science
Today we continued our work with the Landforms and Models Unit. We reflected on the following question. "How was the Grand Canyon formed?" After running an investigation using a stream table model, we learned about the impact that water has on our environment. This helped us to begin to make connections with the concept of erosion. We looked at how this is connected to our own backyard with Mount St. Helens.

Here is a picture of one of our stream tables.

Think about the following questions as you look at the image. Record your reflections in your Science Journal.

1. What happened to the earth material in the stream table that once filled the sand and clay plateau that is now a canyon? What happened to the material in the Grand Canyon?

2. How are your stream table models like the pictures we've looked at of the Grand Canyon? How are they different?

MSP Reflection
Also, today was a day to reflect on the MSP. The pictures below illustrate how we felt as a class about the MSP. It shows how we agreed with the statement, "The Reading/Math/Science MSP was easy for me." The purpose was to begin to understand how well prepared we felt for the state exam. This will lead us into discussions on what might be done in the future to prepare students for the test.

Reading Results










Math Results










Science Results