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\u00a0 \u00a0Paris Bouchard<\/strong>, fifth-grade science teacher at Barrington Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District, leads his students in a discussion about seasons and the weather. The globe is one of many resources Bouchard used during the lesson to demonstrate key points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Questions, objectives, vocabulary and reminder notes fill the whiteboard of the fifth-grade science classroom at Barrington Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District. Led by Paris Bouchard, fifth-grade students study science each day, working in small groups, writing in science journals, asking questions and discussing possible answers.<\/p>\n

As class begins, the students look to the whiteboard for the Question of the Day and write their answers in a notebook. The question read: The sun shines in space as it does on Earth. Yet it is freezing cold in space. What causes the difference?<\/p>\n

The daily objective explains the focus of the lesson. \u201cStudents will understand that the seasons affect weather.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Word of the Day \u2013 freezing point \u2013 and its definition connects vocabulary to the lesson.<\/p>\n

A television on a cart is tuned to the Weather Channel. A tropical storm is forming in the Atlantic Ocean near Puerto Rico. Throughout the lesson, Bouchard points to the TV and asks the students to look at the weather patterns highlighted on the screen.<\/p>\n

Each student has a booklet titled \u201cSimply Science.\u201d The booklet is used to take notes and ask questions that Bouchard reviews regularly. After writing their entries, the discussion on the Question of the Day begins.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s answer the question,\u201d Bouchard begins, asking students to share their thoughts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs it because there is no atmosphere?\u201d a student asks.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause there\u2019s no oxygen,\u201d another responded.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood,\u201d said Bouchard. \u201cThe atmosphere keeps everything in,\u201d he explained. \u201cWater vapor is in the air and it heats up. Does space have water vapor?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d the class replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo if there\u2019s nothing to heat up, it can\u2019t get warm, which is why it is cold in space,\u201d said Bouchard.<\/p>\n

Next, he held up a cookbook. Then he asked, \u201cWhy can I use a cookbook for seasons?\u201d<\/p>\n

There wasn\u2019t much of a response, so then he talked about what he ate the night before. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cLast night, I had squash for dinner. What season do we eat squash?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the fall,\u201d someone answered.<\/p>\n

\u201cOK. What time of year can we grow tomatoes in the yard?\u201d Bouchard asked. The class agreed that summer is the best time for tomatoes, not January.<\/p>\n

The cookbook became an example of the seasons and weather and what types of food grow best throughout the year. Bouchard then asked the class to think about what would happen if the seasons stopped. Students wrote down their thoughts and then shared them by reading aloud to the class.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the seasons stopped, it would impact my life because if we didn\u2019t have certain seasons, we wouldn\u2019t have certain things like crops.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur food wouldn\u2019t grow. There would be no days because the earth wouldn\u2019t spin and there wouldn\u2019t be any seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the seasons stopped, animals couldn\u2019t eat plants and they would die.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the seasons stopped, it would be a problem. We wouldn\u2019t be able to tell the weather outside and animals would die.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bouchard praised the students for their thoughtful answers, allowed a few more questions and then moved on to another activity focused on the phases of the moon. Using a flashlight, an index card and working in cooperative groups, the students examined how light affects different positions of the card. In their science journals, students took notes and drew pictures of their observations.<\/p>\n

Using journals in science is a way to enhance literacy, a focus of District curriculum, as well as improve understanding. Bouchard said it is also a way to help prepare the fifth-graders for the Missouri Assessment Program test in the spring. Fifth-grade students throughout the state test in communication arts, math and science. Using a variety of resources to enhance curriculum lessons is an example of District values of implementing innovative solutions while dismantling ideas that no longer work for students, and placing the education and well-being of students above all other considerations.<\/p>\n

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