5th Grade CAPE Resources
What is CAPE?Click on the following links to find out information and resources from various organizations related to helping gifted students succeed:
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Building Bridges - Math UnitYou and your partner have been hired to design and build a scale model of a truss bridge that will hold as much weight as possible. Use the following links and tools to help you gain background knowledge about bridges:
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel: http://hamptonroads.com/2011/04/piledriving-chesapeake-bay-bridgetunnel http://www.roadstothefuture.com/CBBT_Photos_0897.html http://www.cbbt.com/history.html |
Impacting Tomorrow and Beyond - Science Unit
The purpose of this unit is for students to gain an understanding of how humans and nature can coexist to create a sustainable future. Let's learn to make decisions that are good for now and our future!
Landfills:
Case of the Broken Loop activity
Water - Play these online games to learn about water conservation. Use your reflection journal to write down water conservation tips you can use:
Tip the Tank game
Water Family game - select a RANDOM family
Bert and Phil's WaterBusters
Air:
Visit this website: http://climate.nasa.gov/kids
Click on the "Guided Tour of the Big Questions" section. Become the expert on your question and share with our group.
Then play this game: Energy Hog Interactive Site
At home:
Do this Scavenger Hunt
And then this: Vampire Hunter
Other resources:
Greenhouse gas emissions
Ozone Layer
Renewable energy options
National Institute of Environmental Health Science Website
Landfills:
Case of the Broken Loop activity
Water - Play these online games to learn about water conservation. Use your reflection journal to write down water conservation tips you can use:
Tip the Tank game
Water Family game - select a RANDOM family
Bert and Phil's WaterBusters
Air:
Visit this website: http://climate.nasa.gov/kids
Click on the "Guided Tour of the Big Questions" section. Become the expert on your question and share with our group.
Then play this game: Energy Hog Interactive Site
At home:
Do this Scavenger Hunt
And then this: Vampire Hunter
Other resources:
Greenhouse gas emissions
Ozone Layer
Renewable energy options
National Institute of Environmental Health Science Website