Students in grade five will complete three major projects throughout the school year, which will then be displayed in the Fifth Grade Learning Fair in June. With the exception of the Million Dollar Project, all projects should be completed independently by the student. Parents should be there to offer suggestions, help with materials (gathering materials as well as cutting, building, etc.), and help students stay on track and organized. The Million Dollar project involves more complicated math calculations, and therefore, parents may need to be slightly more involved with that particular project. However, it is expected that the students complete the vast majority of the project. It should be their project! Below is some general information about the projects.

**Two of the three projects require a tri-fold display board. If you are unable to purchase these boards for your child, please write a note to your child's teacher at least 1 week before the project is due. We will provide a board for the student to borrow and return after the learning fair.**

• Animal Adaptation Project (assigned just before February vacation) - Each student will complete a report and children's book on a given animal, focusing on that animal's structural and behavioral adaptations.

• Million Dollar Project (assigned just before April vacation) - students will choose a theme (such as opening a business, or taking a family vacation) and show how they would execute their idea on a million dollar budget. Students must itemize and categorize everything they buy. The goal is to spend exactly one million dollars.

• Revolutionary War Game (assigned in May) - each student will work independently or with a partner to create a Revolutionary War board game.