Rising 3rd Grade

Odyssey Docs

Concept: Use health and exercise to help sharpen your mind!

In Odyssey Docs, students will learn about the importance of staying fit. They will hear from trainers, doctors and nutritionists and attend various field trips related to exercise and nutrition. Students will also learn how to grow their own fruits and vegetables and nurture their own tomato plants.

Topics:

• Powerpoint presentations and animation
• The Food Pyramid
• Biographical study of famous people from the medical field
• Exercises for children
• Gardening Graphing and measurement
• Informational and expository writing
• Poetry

Trips and Guest Speakers:

Trips: Whole Foods, Good Samaritan Clinic, Cartoon Network, Clarkston Community Garden

Speakers: Nutritionists, Pediatrician, Food Specialist, Athletic Trainer

Rising 4th Grade

Odyssey Jet Setters

Concept: Broaden your horizons by learning about the customs, traditions and contributions of other cultures.

Our Jet Setters will “travel abroad” to Spain, West Africa, and China, exploring the various arts, historical facts, and customs of each. Students will craft artifacts, learn ceremonial dances, and research facts on each country.

Topics:

• Use a variety of texts and technological resources for research
• Work as a team to overcome obstacles and challenges in diverse settings
• Create arts and crafts important to each culture (making paper, kente hats)
• Learn traditional West African, Flamenco and Chinese dances
• Geography and Map skills
• Persuasive writing
• Poetry
• Powerpoint presentations and animation

Trips and Guest Speakers:

Trips: Papermaking Museum, Bobo Tenate’ West African Dance workshop, Flamenco dance workshop

Speakers: World Travelers and People from Diverse Cultures

Rising 5th Grade

Planet Odyssey

Concept: Improve your math, reading and writing skills by travelling out of this world!

During Planet Odyssey our students will take a journey through outer space, learning about the solar system and the importance of astronomy as it relates to our planet Earth!

Topics:

• The Solar System
• Mars: Planet Study
• Using math skills to calculate weight and age changes
• Farewell Pluto: Why Pluto is no longer a planet
• Informational and persuasive writing
• Powerpoint presentations and animation
• Create your own planet
• “Voyage to Mars”-What responsibilities would an astronaut have to fulfill in order to land and function safely
• Measurement

Trips and Guest Speakers:

Trips: Coca Cola Space and Science Museum: “Voyage to Mars”, Fernbank Planetarium

Speakers: Scientists & Astronomists (i.e, Lucy Hawking)