Hello Everyone,

I hope you enjoyed the beautiful fall weather this weekend and got out a bit.

We have 2 large projects that are on the agenda this week:

1) Erosion Action Project: this is the project that ends the unit of study on the causes and effects of erosion. Please read and follow the instructions carefully before starting the project. There are 4 different choices your child can make for this Action Project depending on time and interest to demonstrate the learning here.

Choice  1: Make an erosion control model (physical or 3D model)

Choice 2: Cause and effect news report (video)

Choice  3: Create an advertisement (video or poster)

Choice  4: Plant a native tree or shrub

Resources:

If you want to create a 3D digital model, click here to use Tinkercad (you may create an account) or your child may join our class with this link below: https://www.tinkercad.com/joinclass/9AHEJS6DB874 Class name: 4th Grade Tinkerers

Nickname: their first name all lower case

Click here to make an Adobe Spark video 

Click here to make a news article with Canva

Click here to make a poster or ad with Canva

Watch this quick video to learn more about native plants that call the San Lorenzo River home.

Click here to learn about native plants and where you can buy them. 

We will have a science padlet for the purpose of uploading and sharing projects when your child has finished. What can they upload? Pictures of physical models, plantings, posters, ads, news articles. They may also upload short videos. If they are creating a 3-D model on tinkercad they may share it there as they have a seat in our 4th Grade Tinkerers Classroom.

Due date: Monday October 12th

2. Business Proposal: this is a project that wraps up the unit on California Geography. Your child will need to create a business proposal for this. They are required to write out their proposals, first, in their writing notebooks using the google document here as a guide. Then, they may type their proposal on the google document once it has been shared with a teacher this week and given a thumbs up. 

Due date: Monday October 12th

Please let me know if you have questions about either project. We will be assisting all learners on zoom, but some parent guidance may be necessary to be sure that students feel successful and can achieve the goals of finishing the projects. 

**Help your child select choices for these projects that are within reach for them and you. It is perfectly fine to have a simple project and a simple business proposal. These do not need to be so elaborate that they are unattainable or stressful. Have some fun!

Have a good week.

Warmly,

Heather