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The Revere Beach Sculpture competition is calling all architects! Using place value blocks, students will choose to design either a snowperson or a sandperson for the competition. The snow/sand people will represent a three digit number in multiple ways. Using place value (hundreds, tens and ones) blocks, students will construct multiple of their own snowperson or sandperson to represent a number.

Students take on the role of a custodian, Amazon driver, or teacher, and determine how to transport three classroom items. They first choose three classroom objects to measure, using the most appropriate measuring tool. They are then given three different sized cart options and asked to choose the size that will move the most number of items with the least amount of space leftover. Lastly, students must determine if a second trip with a cart is needed and, if so, identify which size cart they would use for the second trip.

Students will be taking the role of trying to convince or persuade another person to travel to what they think is the best habitat. Students will pick their favorite habitat and create a brochure with 4 sentences minimum trying to convince the reader to visit that place. There is also a question about why it is important to protect that habitat from becoming destroyed. Then students will draw pictures to represent what they wrote. After completion, students will pick a partner with a different habitat and will complete the venn diagram to compare and contrast the two habitats.

The Town of Milford has recently approved funding for a new town pool at Fino Field. Students will design a pool layout for a town pool to be used and enjoyed by kids at different age levels. The task is to design a pool that meets required volume and perimeter dimensions.

You are an artist who has been commissioned by the Milford Cultural Council to participate in an artistic display to be included in their community art showcase. The theme of this year's exhibit is social justice. Your job is to create an art installation that incorporates a topic within the social justice theme that is meaningful to you. You will also write an Artist's Statement to explain your art to the community and to educate others about your chosen topic.

You are a concerned and active citizen living in Massachusetts. Your senators have put out a call to add a monument to the Mall in Washington D.C. You have decided to write an essay supporting your argument about a specific person or group of people who should be honored.

Students will do the long jump in their PE class. They will collect data from this activity on how far they've jumped. When they collect the data, the teacher will type up a list of all the amounts. Students will choose what set of data they want to plot. They can choose between the whole 4th grade data, their class data, or an example of an Olympic set. Students use all the measurements to plot the data. When their line plots are complete, they will analyze their information by observing and asking questions about their plots. They will need to answer a peer's questions.

Students will collaborate to write a musical parody response, from the colonists' perspective to King George's "You'll be Back" from Hamilton. They are seeking a democratic government with representation. Students are applying their knowledge of the precursors to the American Revolution to respond to an opposing viewpoint. King George and the loyalists are the audience.

Students will research tree houses and will then design a treehouse that can withstand New England weather elements and offer secure and safe shelter for their family.

Students will record the weather over several days and will use that information to predict the weather and temperature for tomorrow. Students will use a graph of the weather from the current month to help them to predict the weather based on the weather patterns for the month. Students will then orally present their weather prediction to the class.