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Welcome. Gifted and Talented Information Meeting for Current Students 2014-2015. Cheryl Anson Stephanie Cardarella Discovery Coordinators Bee Cave Elementary [email protected] [email protected]. High Achiever or Gifted?. 3 rd grade - Explorations. Topics will include: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Welcome

Gifted and Talented Information Meetingfor Current Students

2014-2015

Cheryl AnsonStephanie Cardarella

Discovery CoordinatorsBee Cave Elementary

[email protected] [email protected]

High Achiever or Gifted?

Topics will include:

Space Exploration – NASA for kids Exploring Robotics – NXT MindstormsFamous Explorers - Interview style

3rd grade - Explorations

Our 3rd grade novel will be PEAK. We will have many activities including a webquest for our novel.Students will be presenting about different aspects of the book in a variety of formats (PPT, Photostory, Movie Maker, Prezi, Smart, etc…)

3rd grade - Explorations

In grade 3, our independent research

will be a Dream Vacation Project.

3rd grade - Explorations

Topics include: Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg

Two Minute Mysteries

Fibonacci Numbers, Golden Ratio

Reader’s Theater

4th grade - Mysteries

Our research project (I-Search) will be related to natural mysteries,

Wonders of the World, and unsolved mysteries

4th grade - Mysteries

We will work with Lego EV3 Robotics. We will have a friendly class competition.

4th grade

Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett will be the 4th grade novel.

4th grade - Mysteries

Topics include:

Structures of Life – Dissection

Structures Around the World

Structure of Government

Research project/I-Search of famous structures

5th grade - Structures

We will also…Introduce basic architectural vocabulary

Use ZOMES kit to build structures

The Wright 3 will be the 5th grade novel

5th grade - Structures

5th grade ROBOTICS COMPETITION

Students will build a robot that can move around and create a “structure.”

5th grade - Structures

5th grade Field Trip

Our fifth grade Discovery students will go downtown for an architectural field trip.

5th grade - Structures

Math Mania…Students in each grade level will be exposed to higher level math and “real-world” problem solving

SAT Vocabulary…We will learn new words each week in a fun format. Students can test their knowledge on Quizlet.com

All DISCOVERY CLASSES

Students are issued a Reference Textbook—this will usually stay at school

Students also have a Study Links and a Math Journal Workbook—homework is typically in one of these, but may come from elsewhere on occasion.

This is a middle school course and will be treated as such.

Expectations are high, but we will also have a lot of fun!

5th Grade Accelerated Math

QUESTIONS?

[email protected]

[email protected]

The class website is a great way to find out what

is happening in Discovery!