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Another exciting edMe Week!

After a weekend with our new 4-H friends, we are happy to be back in the store! This weekend was a blast We judged STEM exhibits, displayed our boat-making skills, and showed off ASNE’s FLEET naval engineering video game. We found that boat making even tied together generations of 4-H families!

Our playdough circuits are a fun hands-on activity explained in Electricity is Elementary

This week, we are rolling out a new Windmill STEM adventure and reaching out to our local schools and after-school groups. Hard to believe that it’s already Back-to-School season!

A special thanks to all the Fairfax County groups that came out to support the 4-H Festival. It truly exemplifies that Fairfax is STEM.

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Rubric: Desert Paragraph – Two Adaptations

This rubric is for how many desert species adaptations you included in your paragraph about the challenges of the desert.

Attempt is missing or barely started.Paragraph does not explain any adaptations of desert wildlife.Paragraph explains one adaptation of desert wildlife.Paragraph explains two adaptations of desert wildlife.
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Rubric: Desert Paragraph – Well Written

This is the rubric for how well-written your paragraph is.

Attempt is missing or barely started.Paragraph is disorganized and/or grammar inhibits a reader from understanding.Paragraph is somewhat organized and/or grammar detracts from the reader’s understanding.Paragraph is clearly organized and grammar does not restrict the reader’s understanding.
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Biomes: Desert

National Geographic’s Video describes the desert biome.

Write a paragraph that describes one challenge about living in this environment. Include two ways species have adapted to this environment. 

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Rubric: Raccoon Paragraph – 3 Facts from Video

This rubric is for using three facts from the PBS video in your paragraph about chipmunks.

Paragraph is missing or barely started.Facts are not included in the paragraph. Only one fact from the video is used. Only two facts from the video are used.Three or more facts from the video are used.
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Rubric: Raccoon Paragraph – Well Written

This is the rubric for how well-written your paragraph is.

Attempt is missing or barely started.Paragraph is disorganized and/or grammar inhibits a reader from understanding.Paragraph is somewhat organized and/or grammar detracts from the reader’s understanding.Paragraph is clearly organized and grammar does not restrict the reader’s understanding.
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City Raccoons

BBC Earth’s video shows how animals have adapted to humans

Ecosystems involve the weather, the geography and the communities of plants and animals that live there. These plants and animals adapt to be successful in their ecosystem.

Write a paragraph about Raccoons and their way of life in cities. Use three facts from the video.

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Energy, Life, and What You Eat

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Energy Sources

Chapter 2. The Components of Life

Chapter 3. Basic Plant Anatomy                                                                                              

Chapter 4. Pollination and Plant Reproduction

Chapter 5. Photosynthesis vs. Respiration

Chapter 6. How Respiration Works in Humans

Chapter 7. Parts of an Animal and Plant Cell

Chapter 8. Population, Community, and Ecosystem

Chapter 9. Plant and Animal Adaptations

Chapter 10. The Flow of Energy

Chapter 11. Natural Selection and Peppered Moths

Chapter 12. The Food Production Chain

Chapter 13. Essential Vitamins and Minerals

Chapter 14. What Makes an Organism

Chapter 15. Human Impacts on Environment

Chapter 16. Clean Water and Living Downstream

Chapter 17. Hands-On Experiment #1: How to Grow a Plant

Chapter 18. Hands-on Experiment #2: Extracting DNA?

Chapter 19. Hands-on Experiment #3: Classifying Different Organisms?

Chapter 20. Conclusion

Resources/References

Answer Keys

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Rubric: Survival Paragraph – 3 Facts

This rubric is for using three facts from Hatchet in your paragraph.

Attempt is missing or barely started.Paragraph is not supported by facts from the book. Only one fact cited from the text is used.Only two facts cited from the text are used.At least three facts cited from the text are used.
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Rubric: Survival Paragraph – Well Written

This rubric is for how well-written your paragraph is.

Attempt is missing or barely started.Paragraph is disorganized, lacking main idea with supporting details and/or grammar inhibits a reader from understanding.Paragraph is somewhat organized, but main idea and details are not closely related or well-structured. Paragraph is clearly organized with a main idea and strong supporting details.
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