Ramps

Please respond to the following questions.  Also, choose two of your classmates' posts and write responses (thoughts, feelings, opinions, or questions) to them.

What did you notice about what made the ball go faster?

Do you think the speed was affected most by the ramp or the ball?

Bridges

Please respond to the following questions.  Also, choose two of your classmates' posts and write responses (thoughts, feelings, opinions, or questions) to them.

What did the bridge that held the most weight look like?

What about the bridge that held the least weight?

Why do you think those differences affected the strength of the bridge?

Roots

Please respond to the following questions.  Also, choose two of your classmates' posts and write responses (thoughts, feelings, opinions, or questions) to them.

What did you notice about the colored marks on the bean root?

Why do you think this happened?

"The Tongue-Cut Sparrow"

Please respond to the following questions.  Also, choose two of your classmates' posts and write responses (thoughts, feelings, opinions, or questions) to them.

What is the theme of this short story?
What are two details from the story that support this theme?