Week of Oct. 13 -16

October 16:

Math: We worked some division problems together and with partners that really made us stop and think about what we were really looking for. The division wasn't too bad; you were able to find the factors of a certain number by skip counting pretty well. The difficulty came when we were left with a remainder. What we do with the remainder depends on what the question asks for.

For example:

"60 students will be taking a trip to the zoo. The vans that they will ride in to get there can hold a maximum of 7 students. How many vans will be needed to transport all of the students to the zoo?"

You found that 8 x 7 = 56 and 9 x 7 = 63. So 60 students divided by 7 students in each van = 8 vans needed with a remainder of 4 students (60 - 56 = 4). However, since we need all of the students to go, we will need to get an extra van for those 4 students, so our final answer would be 9 vans instead of 8.

Science: You will do an amazing job on the Unit Test on Tuesday! Look over the review question packet that we finished today, complete the homework (that is due on Thursday now), and study all of Part 2 (pages 31-41). Good luck!

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October 15:

Math: We started division today. We saw some numbers that will not divide equally with other numbers. Whatever is left over is called the remainder. When you see problems that mention "needs", "needed", or "least number", you know that the remainder is needed, and you will need to add another package, pack, box, etc., to your quotient.

Science: The weather map activity was a great way to show the weather symbols. Keep studying part 2.