Week of April 20th
Post date: Apr 20, 2020 11:17:4 AM
Math: Week of April 20th
Assignment #1: Review of Chapter 8: Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers Pg. 198-199
Use pages 198-199 of your textbook and complete #1, 3, 5, and 7 for sets A, C and D only. You will record your answers on the document in our Math Google Classroom. (Please look back in your notes and/or the textbook to refresh your memory.)
Assignment #2: We are going to begin Chapter 9: Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Read pages 202-203. You must read the blue section across the top of both pages and the “Other Example” box on page 202. Watch the following videos and answer the question after each video. You may draw your number lines and models on a separate piece of paper, take a picture of it and upload/attach it to the answer paper in Google Classroom, or you may draw them right on the document in Google Classroom.
Dividing a Whole Number by a Fraction Using a Number Line
Draw a number line to answer the following question: A car trip is 6 hours long. Every ⅔ of an hour, Alex changes the radio station. How many times does Alex change the radio station during the trip?
Dividing a Fraction by a Whole Number Using a Number Line
Draw a number line to answer the following question: Josie divided ⅔ gallon of milk evenly into 3 glasses. What fraction of a gallon is in each glass?
Dividing a Whole Number by a Fraction Using Box Model
Draw a box model to answer the following question: The square dancing club meets for 3 hours. Every ¾ hour, the dancers change partners. How many different partners will each dancer have in one meeting?
Dividing a Fraction by a Whole Number using a Box Model
Draw a box model to answer the following question: Olivia has a piece of ribbon ½ yard long. She cuts it into 6 equal pieces. How long will each piece be?
Reading: Week of April 20th
“Deadly Hits” March 2020
We will be working with the story “Deadly Hits” from the March 2020 Scope magazine this week. You will need to login to the online Scope magazine. Here is the link: Scope Magazine
Click on “I am a Student.” Our classroom password in miners19. Once you are in, click on the March 2020 edition (the cover has a yellow background with Binge Watching in the center). After you click on the March edition, all of the stories will appear below. Click on “Deadly Hits.”
Assignment #1: Click on the following link to read/listen to the vocabulary words for “Deadly Hits.”
Read/listen to the story. There are two different options to view/read the story. You can keep the screen as it is when you click on the story, or you can scroll down a little and on the left side there is a “Presentation View” with “Read the Article” right below it. If you click here, it will open a new tab, and the article will look just like the magazine. There are also two options to listen to the story. The first is under the article heading and says “Want to hear this story read aloud? Click here!” This is the version we have used in class. The other option is on the left side of your screen and says “Text-to-Speech.” This option will highlight each word as the story is read.
Assignment #2: Complete the Vocabulary Practice in our Reading Google Classroom.
Assignment #3: Answer the four Close-Reading Questions. This is posted in our Reading Google Classroom.
Assignment #4: Complete the quiz for “Deadly Hits” that is posted in our Reading Google Classroom.
ELA: Week of April 20th
Assignment #1: Reflexive Pronouns
Watch the following video about Reflexive Pronouns:
Complete the Reflexive Pronouns worksheet in the ELA Google Classroom.
Assignment #2: Photojournal
We are going to create a photojournal documenting this historic time. This project will be completed over the next two weeks, with the first four slides due on April 27th and the last four slides due on May 4th.
Each slide will have a good paragraph describing the photo you provide. Each photo slide will have a theme. I have included a folder in our ELA Google Classroom that contains pictures for you to use. You are also welcome to take your own pictures and use them.
Slide one will show hearts in windows.
Slide two will show an empty toilet paper shelf at a store.
Slide three will show a closed business that was considered non-essential.
Slide four will show you doing online schooling.
Slide five will show a news release or news clip of a coronavirus update (could literally be a picture you take of the TV screen as a news briefing is going on).
Slide six will show someone famous who died from Coronavirus (John Prine, Joe Diffie, Tom Dempsey, etc.).
Slide seven will show an empty closed park.
Slide eight will show a photo of your choice related to this coronavirus epidemic (mine is going to be our empty classroom, and I will describe my sadness from missing all of you).
Again, the first four slides are due on April 27th, and the last four on May 4th.
I expect a good paragraph to accompany each photo, and will grade based on a minimum of five sentences to a paragraph. One topic sentence, three supporting detail sentences, and a concluding sentence. This is an ELA grade, so punctuation, capitalization, and grammar will be considered.
I have included an example of slide one here: Photojournal-Slide 1
Science: Week of April 20th
Assignment #1: Read Chapter 1,3 Interactions Within Communities (pg. 20-24)
Assignment #2: Watch the following video:
Assignment #3: Make up two imaginary organisms that have a mutualistic relationship. Give them names and explain how they benefit from the association. **This assignment will count in both science and ELA. I will be looking at the content as well as spelling, grammar and punctuation.** Here are two examples from previous years to help you. Complete this in the Science Google Classroom.
Two imaginary creatures that have a mutualistic relationship are the Cant and the Dant. The Cant is a mix between a cat and an ant. The Dant is a mix of a dog and an ant. They make anthills, often right next to each other, with many underground tunnels. The Cants are good at hunting for food but not good at defending their home. The Dants are good at defending but bad at hunting. Normally, once the two colonies ally, Cants hunt and share food with the Dants, and to show appreciation, Dants defend the Cant colony.
The Acer flower and the Klack tree have grown by each other. Herbivores love the Klack tree, and the Acer flower doesn’t have long enough roots to get the nutrients it needs. Since the Acer flower needs nutrients, it has connected its roots to the Klack tree so it can get its nutrients from Klack tree roots. In return, the Acer flower releases a chemical called Flamatine onto and around the Klack tree. Herbivores don’t like the Flamatine, so now the Klack tree is protected. The Acer flower and the Klack tree problems have been solved. Herbivores don’t eat the Klack trees and the Acer flower gets enough nutrients.
Assignment #4: Answer questions #1-10 on page 32 in the following google form in the Science Google Classroom. Please use your textbook!
Assignment #5: Earth Day - Wednesday, April 22nd
In honor of Earth Day, please watch the two videos assigned to you in Discovery Education (The History of Earth Day and Earth Day). Below are the directions to access the videos.
We will be using the Discovery Education Website for several science videos. Below is the link for the website. To login, use the same username and password that you use for Study Island (username: firstname.lastname26 password: neglunch#)