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Learning about Atoms<br />
In the chemistry unit, fifth graders learned<br />
about the structure of atoms. They discovered<br />
how to find the number of protons, neutrons<br />
and electrons for differ<strong>en</strong>t elem<strong>en</strong>ts<br />
using the periodic table.<br />
Franco Bautista and Salvador Shinki making an atom model<br />
and learning how to put the correct number of electrons in<br />
each orbit.<br />
Addition Properties<br />
Fifth graders learned about associative and<br />
commutative properties through recognizing<br />
patterns.<br />
5 th Grade<br />
Emilia Díaz and Santiago Corrales developed addition<br />
properties by analyzing differ<strong>en</strong>t ways to add.<br />
Id<strong>en</strong>tifying<br />
Variables<br />
In the first unit, the fifth graders experim<strong>en</strong>ted<br />
with differ<strong>en</strong>t variables to find out if they<br />
could change the number of swings in a p<strong>en</strong>dulum.<br />
They tried with the mass, the release<br />
position and the l<strong>en</strong>gth of the string. They<br />
also learned how to design a controlled experim<strong>en</strong>t.<br />
Parallelograms<br />
Stud<strong>en</strong>ts developed the concept of some<br />
geometric shapes working together, discussing<br />
differ<strong>en</strong>t perspectives and recognizing<br />
relationships among quadrilaterals.<br />
Camila Flores and Nicolás Cornejo discovered that the<br />
l<strong>en</strong>gth affects the number of swings in a p<strong>en</strong>dulum.<br />
Mira Guerra-García, Nicolás Cornejo, José Carlos<br />
González and Carla Chiong <strong>en</strong>joy discussing attributes of<br />
quadrilaterals.<br />
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