RSD2 4th and 5th Grade ALERT 2019-2020
ALERT
ALERT Family Orientation
Have An ALERT Summer
ALERT 2018-2019
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Research
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ALERT Student Research Presentations 2018-2019
Research Step-by-Step
Research Sources
Research Tools
Real-World Research Connections
Communicating with Text
Infographics
Teamwork Guidelines
Engineer It!
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Spring 2019 Field Study
4th Grade ALERT Double Top Secret Airfield
Creating a Student Blog
Google Sites Tutorial
Engineering Links
Flight Simulator
Mindmapping and Sketchnoting
Rube Goldberg Challenge
The Next Big Idea
Scratch 3.0 Programming Project
Leadership: World Peace Game
Identification of Gifted and Talented Students
Gifted and Talented Family Resources
The Year in Primary ALERT
The Year in Elementary ALERT
Mr. Durden's 4th Grade Archive
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4th Grade Science and Social Studies Review
Mr. Durden's 5th Grade Archive
SPARK Archive
2019-2020 District Calendar
About Mr. Durden
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Veterans Day
Focus
ALERT Web Log 2019-2020
ALERT Student Progress Reports
Cybersafety
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Netiquette
When Private Goes Public
The Cyber Jungle
Spam, Scams, Phishing, & Chains
Student Blogs: Web Logs
Student Digital Portfolios
Student Websites: Google Sites
Metacognition
ALERT Journals and Blogging
Atlas of Emotions--Paul and Eve Ekman
Breakout EDU Program
Cultivating Ourselves--Italo Calvino
Gifted Bill of Rights
Habits of Mind
How Will You Spend Your Day?
M2M: Month to Master
Memory
Renzulli Learning Guidelines
Renzulli Learning Link
Thought
What Makes a Genius?
Architecture
2019 Gingerbread Build-Off
2018 Tour of Homes
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Mondays: Mrs. Hood and Mrs. Parent
Tuesdays: 4th Grade Lonnie B. Nelson
Wednesdays: 5th Grade Lonnie B. Nelson
Thursdays: Ms. Bird, Mrs. Bright, Mrs. Tart
Fridays: Ms. Carter, Mrs. Flores, Mrs. Morrison
Charleston Architecture Field Study, Fall 2019
ALERT Architecture Fall Project
Architectural Eras and Styles
Architecture Reading
Blueprinting
The First Architects Game
Model Building Tips
Music of the Architectural Eras
Raise the Roof!
Light it Up! Electrical Circuits
Interiors: The Story of a Home
Scale: Putting People in the Picture
Presentations
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Creative Possibilities
Project Ideas
Presentation Checklists
Be Confident for a Reason
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Be Fluent in the Way You've Chosen
Be Present in the Moment
Explore Your Voice
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Train Your Voice: Vocal Range
Discover Your Voice: Speaking Well
Master Your Voice: Influence and Persuasion
Computer-Aided Design
Online Architecture Resources
Urban Architecture: The Well Built City
Photo Gallery: The Designed World
Sketchbook Exercises
Paper Architecture
The Visionary Architect Game
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Visionary Architects in Action
Visionary Game Gallery
Visionary Architect Game Music Timers
A Walk Down Main Street Presentation
Zeitgeist--Sharing the Spirit of the Age
Sustainable Living
Earth Imagery and Mapping
Nature's Habitat Book Clubs
Photo Gallery: The Living Environment
SCAMPER Challenges
Mathematics
Algebra Asteroids
B. Franklin's Magic Squares
Cryptarithms
Greg Tang Math
Logic Puzzles
Logic Puzzles Coaching
Lure of the Labyrinth
Perimeter Magic Polygons
STAR Problem Solving
Telling Stories with Data and Graphing
Coordinate Grids, Geometric Forms
Getting into Shapes
Khan Academy
Math Learning Center
Self-Paced Math Review
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Decimals and Percents
Division
Exponents and Scientific Notation
Fraction Operations
Multiplication
Patterns and Formulas
Right Triangles and Pythagoras
Variables and Expressions
World Peace Game
Leadership Profiles
Country/Cultural Studies
Crisis or Issue Briefing
Science Study
Game Design
Extra Time
November--National Novel Writing Month
early January--Richland 2 Film Festival
late January--Kids in Print, Richland County Public Library
early February--Poetry Society of South Carolina Contests
early March--SC MESAS Contest
March 13th--Rubber Band Contest
mid-March--Poetry Contest: Young Minds Dreaming
mid-March--Doodle for Google
mid-April--Conservation Poster Contest
late April Bee Competitions NorthSouth Foundation
April is Poetry Month!
e-Reading
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Lake Carolina Upper Campus Media Center
Lonnie B. Nelson Media Center
Classic Chapter Books
Read-Alouds Online
Actors and Actresses
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People Smart: Multiple Intelligences
Recitations & Readers' Theater
Artists
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Amazing Artists: Multiple Intelligences
Geometry of Indian Design
Geometry of Islamic Decoration and Design
Authors at Play
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Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence
The Art of Cursive Handwriting
Idioms
Narrative Writing Challenges
Paragraph of the Week
Poetry
Wondrous Words
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Latin Study Tools
Latin Video Clips
A Game of Stems
Spelling
Vocabulary
Chess
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ChessKid.com
Chess.com
Chess in Art and Film
Chess Puzzles
Lichess
Computer Coding, Gaming, Making
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Code.org
Code Combat
Code Monkey
FlowLab Game Creator
Game Design and Makers
Godot Engine
Hopscotch
Minecraft Hour of Code
NeoAxis Engine
PlayCanvas
SCRATCH
Snapp
Stencyl
Tynker
Flight Simulator
Go
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Go--Math is Fun
Go Puzzles
Go Strategies and Tactics
Go in Art and Film
American Go Foundation
GeoBee and GeoGuessr
Kinesthetics: Sports and Activity
Khan Academy
Logic, Puzzles, Brain Games
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Logic and Brain Games: Multiple Intelligences
Mensa Kids
SET Puzzle of the Day
Lure of the Labyrinth
Music
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Chrome Music Lab
Music Smart: Multiple Intelligences
Music Library
Quaver's Marvelous World of Music
Nature Smart: Multiple Intelligences
Prodigy
Reflect and Recharge
Renzulli Learning Online
World Languages
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Duolingo
Algebra Patterns and Formulas
Ratey the Math Cat