Here are the structure words we found in a paragraph about storms. These words give most of the information to help us understand what the author wants us to know.
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Great job to everyone who has been working hard to improve their math skills using Study Island! When you earn enough points, you unlock new games. It's a great way to study for the Math MCAS next week!
Do you need a reminder about how to use a drawing triangle to make perfectly parallel or perpendicular lines? This site will show you how: Using a Ruler and Drafting Triangle. (Click the link, not the picture). There is no sound and the animations are only about 10 seconds each, so click "play" as many times as you need to to help you practice! Remember, your social studies test on the Southeast Region is Monday! Bodies of Water This term we've expanded our social studies vocabulary. We've been learning about how bodies of water are each different. Here are some bodies of water that are found in the Southeast Region. Have you ever visited any of the bodies of water above? Answer in the comments below. Natural Resources and Products
Since the Southeast Region has such a different climate from the Northeast Region, they have different natural resources! Oranges, cotton, and sugar cane all grow best in the warm temperatures found in the Southeast Region. These crops would not survive a cold frost. Which of these natural resources do you wish we had more of in the Northeast Region? Why? Answer in the comments below. The kids in Math Olympiads had a lot of fun designing "nests" to protect their eggs in the Egg Drop Contest. One of our classmates won and was interested in saving the egg.
Here is a video that shows you how to preserve the egg. Otherwise, after a while the yolk will rot and smell bad: http://www.tubechop.com/watch/2510610 The photo is of a Pysanki egg that was "blown out" and then decorated using melted wax layers and dyes. In science, we are learning about the states of matter. Many different molecules, like water, metal, and rock, can be turned into a solid when they are cold enough, and liquid when they are hot enough. In fact, keep heating up liquids like water and they'll turn into a gas! Even metal, when heated up enough (like on the sun) turns into gas!
Here are more things you should know about matter and different states: Gas: These molecules don't need to stay close together. They can spread out and even float. Gas molecules move fast. Liquid: These molecules mold to the container they're in, except if they spill, they spread out on the ground. They don't move as fast as gas. Solid: These molecules are usually hard to break apart. They are stuck close together and don't move much. Here is a song to help you remember the states of matter. You might recognize the tune, but it's sung by a 6th grade teacher! He talks about 4 states of matter, but you only need to know the 3 above for fourth grade. Four States of Matter Song I'm attempting to repost a multiplication activity that worked on my own computer, but it didn't seem to work on the school computers. Here is the direct link that might not work:
https://play.dreambox.com/student/dbl/TeacherTool_Multiplication2DArray?a&back=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreambox.com%2Fteachertools&eng=Intermediate If it doesn't work, try the link below. Then scroll way down the page until you see an activity that looks like the picture I posted to the left in this post. http://www.dreambox.com/teachertools If you try it, post in the comments which link worked for you and which one didn't. Here's one more link that might work if the first two don't: https://play.dreambox.com/student We are learning about solids, liquids, and gases. Did you know that you can measure a gas, such as helium? If you ever need helium to inflate balloons for a party, one option is to rent a tank of helium to fill them yourself. They sell tanks of gas by volume. Volume is similar to liquid capacity (when we used ounces, cups, quarts, gallons, and later liters and milliliters). The chart below shows you how big the tank is you will need, depending on how many balloons you want to fill. The size of the balloons matters too! The gauge on the helium tank will show "zero" when there is no helium left.
I'm glad most of you are signed up for Edmodo. If you haven't talked to your parents about it, please do so this weekend. If you get their signed permission I can sign you up next week.
There are two students who had trouble logging in today. The problem was not with your password; you forgot your usernames. I will tell you them on Monday. Click here to listen to your Journeys Spelling List Number 16.
Click here to listen to your Journeys Spelling List Number 15. This woman explains the science working with liquid glass (also known as molten glass). Listen and you'll hear the temperature they have to heat the glass to turn it to liquid.
Chrysler Museum of Art This man talks more about tools used to create glass ornaments. John Pomp's Studio This week during our computer time we will be using Study Island. The PTO got us this online subscription so we could practice our math skills while earning computer games!
To earn a game, you need to answer 10 questions (and get most of them right). Just like on a test, take your time to figure out the answer you feel confident about. Don't let your average be lowered by mistakes you could have easily prevented. Once you have mastered the skill, you will have a variety of games to choose from as you continue to practice. I get to see how long you have spent each day using Study Island at home (and your average score) too. |