We had our first trebuchet launch today. Check out the video of the very first attempt!
Friday, May 27, 2011
Trebuchet Building
Holes were drilled and bricks were attached! The trebuchets are coming along wonderfully!
Friday, May 20, 2011
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:
Pelican:
Tadpole:
Mosquito:
Jellyfish:
Rattlesnake:
Goose:
Green frog:
Gulls:
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
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:
Salamander:
Copperhead:
Turtle:
Seahorse:
Monday, May 9, 2011
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).
(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!
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