SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018
© 2018 by Vicki Whiting, Editor
Jeff Schinkel, Graphics
Vol. 34, No. 8
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One important thing to
understand when you read is
cause and effect.
For example,
in the legend
of Groundhog
Day, when the
groundhog sees
his shadow, he
goes back in his
burrow. In this
case, the effect
is that the groundhog goes back
in his burrow. That is what
happens. What causes him to
go back in his burrow? Getting
frightened by his shadow.
Why are sunny winter days COLD,
while sunny summer days are
HOT? Kid Scoop’s winter expert
Dr. I. Cicle explains it all!
1. With a parent or learning
buddy at home, select an
article from today’s
newspaper. Read the
headline. Discuss what you
think caused the news
reported in the headline.
2. The headline usually tells
what happened. This is called
an effect. Read aloud to your
learning buddy the first
paragraph of the article. Does
this tell you the cause? Read
the rest of the article aloud.
After each paragraph, stop
and discuss what you have
learned about what caused the
news reported in the headline.
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Try this experiment to understand the difference
between indirect and direct sunlight.
Complete the following:
Keep track of your work on a separate sheet of
paper like the Scientist’s Notebook.
• 2 metal pie tins
or flat pans
• a sunny winter
day
• watch or clock
HEADLINE (effect):
• a rock
(Fig. 1) direct sunlight
1. Lay one pan flat on
the ground in the
direct sunlight.
(Fig. 1)
2. Tilt the other pan
on its side. Lean it
against a rock or a
shoe. This pan is
being hit with
indirect sunlight.
(Fig. 2)
(Fig. 2) indirect sunlight
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Question
Hypothesis
Observation
Conclusion
Which pan do
you think will
feel warmer
after three
minutes in the
winter sun?
What do you
think the
answer to the
question is?
Which pan
was warmer in
three minutes?
Was your
hypothesis
correct? What
did you learn
from this
experiment?
pan in direct
sunlight
pan in direct
sunlight
pan in
indirect
sunlight
pan in
indirect
sunlight
CAUSE(s):
Without the sun
we wouldn’t
have newspapers
because
newsprint is
made from trees
and trees need
the sun to grow.
Look through
the newspaper
for other things
that need the
sun to exist.
3. Wait three minutes.
4. Which pan is
warmer?
Standards Link:
Language Arts/Research:
Use the newspaper to
locate information.
Standards Link: Investigation:
Students will make predictions based
on observation; answer meaningful
questions and draw conclusions.
The sun is covered with spots!
Use the spots to solve the
mystery questions.
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How far is the sun
from the Earth?
4
million miles
(149.6 million km)
How long does it take
the sun to make one
complete rotation?
2
1
3
5
7
8
6
9
Earth days
WARNING!
What is the diameter
of the sun?
,
miles.
Never look directly at
the sun as this can
damage your eyesight!
(1.4 million km)
Standards Link: Earth Science: Students know about the sun, planets and stars.
SUNLIGHT
EXPERIMENT
SUMMER
MILES
PAPER
DIAMETER
HYPOTHESIS
METAL
WINTER
SAND
SNOWBALL
PAN
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Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
This week’s word:
HYPOTHESIS
The noun hypothesis
means a suggestion or
guess not proved but the
basis for further study.
The class was asked to
test their hypothesis.
Try to use the word
hypothesis in a sentence
today when talking with
your friends and family.
Winter
Poem
Why is the weather report important to different
people? Why is it important to a farmer, an
astronaut or a fireman? Find an article or picture
in the newspaper of a person who cares about
the weather. Tell why this person cares.
ANSWER: Ice caps.
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N A S
I M N A P N W
Who cares about the weather?
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Understand the main
idea and supporting details in expository text.
NAME OF LEARNING
BUDDY:
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension:
Distinguish between cause and effect in text.
Find the words by looking up,
down, backwards, forwards,
sideways and diagonally.
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NAME:
Write a poem about winter
or winter weather.