Michael's 4th Portfolio 2020/2021

May 28, 2021

Michael's 4th Portfolio 2020/2021

Michael's final portfolio for the 2020/2021 school year.

ELA

Michael ha completed half of his Writing for Minecrafters ELA book. Michael has read 7 chapter books since making his goal of 12.

I can read 12 chapter books, 200 pages or longer, by end of year, reading 6 by end of third quarter.

I can effectively participate in different types of discussions and with different people about 4th grade topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing my own

clearly.

I can paraphrase text that is read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats.

I can identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points.

I can report on a topic or tell a story with correct and appropriate facts and details to support my main idea, speaking clearly and at an appropriate pace.

I can figure out how words are related and how their meanings might be similar (i.e., explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors; recognize and explain the

meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs; demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their antonyms and synonyms).

I can learn and use new vocabulary appropriate for 4th grade.

MATH

Michael has completed 32/107 pages in Beast Academy 2B. He will finish it through the summer.

Michael plays a math based concept game every week, sometimes multiple times a week.

I can complete Beast Academy 2B by end of 4th quarter

I can learn strategy, problem solving, and planning by playing board games.

SCIENCE

Michael uses the tri-folds at co-op to identify animals and plants. Michael completes a Eureka crate monthly as well as a Steve Spangler kit. Michael has completed the following points through those subscriptions, attending co-op, and reading books from the library and that we have purchased. The Climate Change Environmental kit, and raising chickens also has benefited him in these areas.

I can use tri-folds, bandanas, and other nature science tools from Acorn Naturalists to examining, identity, and understand the natural science around me.

I can show advanced skills in following directions and engineering concepts in completely Eureka Crate boxes

I can learn physical science concepts by completely the Steve Spangler Scence kits.

I can obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment.

I can analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.

I can generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.

I can construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.

I can use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information

in different ways.

I can define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.

I can generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

I can plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.

Michael participated in Lego League this year, gaining the following skills:

I can leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in my learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.

I can recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and act and model in ways that are safe, legal

and ethical.

I can critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for myself and

others.

I cant use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.

I can develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technological methods to develop and test solutions.

I can communicate clearly and express myself creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to my goals.

I can use digital tools to broaden my perspectives and enrich my learning by collaborating with others and working effectively in teams locally and globally.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Michael is two chapters away from completing Story Of The World Vol 2. Michael plays history based board games once a week.

I can play board games based on historical events and learn to organize timelines.

I can understand strategies made during historical times/wars/expeditions through game playing and “walking in their shoes”.

I can describe life in early modern times.

I can show competency of subject material through completion of projects, videos and pictures of myself demonstrating knowledge, and keeping a list of books that are read to me about topics.