Trebuchet Launch

We had our first trebuchet launch today. Check out the video of the very first attempt!

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lDy9VbHbocjovJOeaJV2oNw1Yi-TLDELdhdJhfdjYO8?feat=directlink

Track and Field Day

Trebuchet Building

Holes were drilled and bricks were attached! The trebuchets are coming along wonderfully!

Last Chesapeake Bay Presentations

We had our final presentations today. The boys did an incredible jobs speaking about their animals and sharing the prezis which they created!

Eagle:

https://prezi.com/secure/3fdc5762cd8996b1577008cab70800efa7d4dbc8/

Pelican:

https://prezi.com/secure/b8232b9a3b7e2bee08a83652b0570cc79fbfb902/

Tadpole:

https://prezi.com/secure/b8232b9a3b7e2bee08a83652b0570cc79fbfb902/

Mosquito:

https://prezi.com/secure/d6a1269ed19b4cf57b26d5f8eb01e7bd9d61288a/

Jellyfish:

https://prezi.com/secure/5a39b3478b57ab8185da2b8d0588e22c873ae18a/

Rattlesnake:

https://prezi.com/secure/edf9fdc8953bb8befb099400ba269ea07182ca63/

Goose:

https://prezi.com/secure/c67ab2f36b6d203b51cc6032a5814e10f26e2291/

Green frog:

https://prezi.com/secure/fe09622a8852e417b8abbb2be086d0e4acdc4354/

Gulls:

https://prezi.com/secure/3d77b39b23c101735a10648110c743dfcc3aeed0/

Trebuchet Project begins!

Sanding, drilling and Gluing...

Chesapeake Bay Prezi's

More boys have presented their Chesapeake Bay Prezi's. Please click on one of the boys' links below to learn a bit more about animals that live in and around the Chesapeake Bay!

Owl:

https://prezi.com/secure/d1d2d1949d39df279289d51cffdbcdd3aaed13d7/

Salamander:

https://prezi.com/secure/a148050a484c54f57f5f94952417d09844cfe82c/

Copperhead:

https://prezi.com/secure/7060d1d1eb2a2c3278bd08f5e23224c8397206bc/

Turtle:

https://prezi.com/secure/2b98da69b7b5e3501750502785902dcef2094026/

Seahorse:

https://prezi.com/secure/551fea2ea1dc8b59cb9580d8a2fae4fce7461004/

The Dreaded Trebuchet...

To learn a bit more about the trebuchet and the other methods used during medieval war times, we spent some time on the following websites. Feel free to check them out at home (they are a great review for the history test).

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/race.html

(Be sure to explore the options under offense and defense)

Nova joined with master builders to create a trebuchet...

We will challenge their creative abilities next week, when we put on our trebuchet building hats!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/builds.html

History Quizlet

Our history test covering chapters 50-52 is on Tuesday. Below is the link to our quizlet to help the boys review!

Happy studying!

http://quizlet.com/5455936/history-50-52-flash-cards/

Chesapeake Bay Prezi Presentations

Today we began our "prezi" presentations!
The boys have done a terrific job with this new presentation technology! Please click on the links to view them at home (right click to open in a new window and advance through the prezi using the arrow at the bottom of the screen or the arrow keys).

Dragonfly prezi:

https://prezi.com/secure/4ced9ef69d294bf854485abe2a552e6965ab26a2/

Dragonfly presentations:

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bqwfTdG5_dFWBh7Q0FBdscbZeDy02uyB8AJyRrpI7rc?feat=directlink

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/DfdIwtmbwnB13VEkGhyewhiRKuJWn02yfOIZ8DqR7Gg?feat=directlink
Salamander Prezi:

https://prezi.com/secure/4967c10ec9e761d0575e7cc45af144ffd8b86aa6/

Salamander Presentations:

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/8rM7g1mX1bgmuvPyjjIw3ysJbhIMUL2NleksIjr3Dxg?feat=directlink

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9nNBFxEpovRj7MfErvIV64JdgY2BtsHSfAe7F1yk66k?feat=directlink

Woodpecker Prezi:

https://prezi.com/secure/be56828bc35ffbb4127aada33538bbf13169b09a/

Woodpecker presentation:
https://picasaweb.google.com/Gentry.Kait/WoodpeckerPresentation?authkey=Gv1sRgCMWbrfyLkpSeMw&feat=directlink

Green Belt Earned!

Congrats to our classmate who earned his green belt in Tae Kwon Do last weekend! Way to go!!