Welcome to Fourth Grade!!
Hello, my name is Mrs. Lisa Meikrantz.
I am blessed and excited to be a part of the MOG school community, and am happy to be teaching and working with the fourth graders as we all learn and grow together this year. We are going to do many fun and exciting activities as we explore, experiment, collaborate and problem solve together.
Useful Links
Search Engines
English
Math
Social Studies
- Chesapeake and Coastal Bay Life
- Chesapeake Field Guide
- Explore the Chesapeake Bay
- Chesapeake and Coastal Bay Life
- Maryland Fish Facts
- Bay Field Guide
- Chesapeake Bay Watershed
- Chesapeake Bay Habitat Health Report Card: 2013
- The Surfrider Foundation Explains Watersheds 101
- How a Stream Becomes a River
- What is a watershed?
- What watershed do I live in?
- Chesapeake Bay Watershed Geography and Facts
- Ways of a Watershed
- Definition of watershed
- Time line of species on the bay
- Brain Pop Water Pollution video
- Why We Need to Clean Up the Chesapeake Bay
- Chesapeake Bay PSA – Pollution
- Unhealthy stream/Healthy stream
- Save the Bay video
- How you can stop pollution in the Chesapeake Bay
- Pathways to Freedom / Following Footsteps
- Colonial Maryland
- John Halfhead
- Tobacco Video
- Maryland Kids Page
- Maryland State Symbols
- Maryland, the 7th State
- State Symbols
- Maryland Counties
- Outline Map of Maryland
Spelling
Research Tools
- Egyptian Hieroglyph Typewriter
- Explore Maryland’s Historic Roots (Flash Player Required)
- Scholastic Study Jams
- Electrical Conductors
- Circuits and Conductors
- The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits
Processes that Change the Earth’s Surface
These scenic places were not made by man. They were created by natural occurrences over many, many years. It is your job to find out how they were created and explain the processes involved to everyone.
To get started, watch this
Changes on the Earth’s Surface
You will research several processes that change the earth’s surface: the rock cycle, erosion, weathering, volcanoes, earthquakes, and glaciers. When you are done, you will pick one of these processes: erosion, weathering, volcanoes, earthquakes, or glaciers. You will explain how it changes the earth’s surface and what we can do to stay safe. Your final product will be to write a report, make a poster or brochure, write a story or create a comic book explaining this.
Visit these sites to learn about the rock cycle. Take notes on the parts of the rock cycle and what they do on the Rock Cycle graphic organizer.
Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rocks (steps 1, 2 and 3)?
Watch the BrainPop rock cycle video.
After visiting the sites, complete the following:
* Rock Cycle Vocabulary – match definitions to vocabulary words (check answer
sheet)
* Color Code Rock Cycle – directions on worksheet (check answer sheet)
* The Rock Cycle diagram – directions on worksheet (check answer sheet)
* read Rock Cycle
* Rock Cycle pieces – cut out and glue onto construction paper in rock cycle order, name and no., turn in