Literacy

Literacy Program

Week 1

Monday, April 6

Create a Playlist

Choose 5 songs that represent your life. Write down the title, who they are by, and justify why you chose them to represent your life. Create this playlist and use your name as the title.

Tuesday, April 7

Step into My Shoes Narrative

Choose your favourite pair of shoes that you own. Use detail to describe what they look like and what a day in their life looks like, before social distancing. Some questions to answer include: What are they doing? How are they feeling? Where are they going?

Wednesday, April 8

Name Etymology

Do you ever wonder what your name means? Here’s your chance to find out! Look up the origin (etymology) of your name. Once you’ve looked it up, answer the following: What does it mean? Why do you think you were named this? If you can change your name, what would you change it to and why?

Thursday, April 9

Childhood Story

Everyone has a favourite story that they heard when they were younger. Maybe it’s still your favourite story! What makes this story your favourite? Your task is to use your imagination to recreate this story by giving it a twist while keeping the moral the same. You might want to consider changing the setting, characters, etc. Once you have finished, orally retell the story to someone in your home.

Continuing with Patterning!

Problem of the Week (Open Response)

Marissa makes the following growing pattern using white and red squares (cubes).

Marissa is making Figure 10. She has 15 white squares (cubes) and 15 red squares (cubes) to make it. How many more white squares (cubes) and red squares (cubes) will she need to make Figure 10?

Show your work (See if you can solve it using a different method)

Marissa will need _______________________ red squares (cubes) and __________________ white squares (cubes) to complete Figure 10.

Science

Mr. Garey & Ms. Xinos' Class

Please sign into Google Chrome with your DDSB account and go into your OneNote. Please read over the Success Criteria for our new unit SPACE. Then watch the video - Secrets of the Solar System up to minute 25:10 (or up to Mars).

Mr. Borg's Class

Watch the Bill Nye video listed below and answer the following questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYacUaukaxg

• What is electricity the flow of?

• How are electrons and water alike?

• Does hot or cold metal conduct electricity better?

• What do we call a material that allows electricity to flow?

• What do we call a material that does not allow electricity to flow?

• What do we measure the "pressure" of electric circuits in?

• What machines are located in dams that produce electricity from falling water?

• What are the cells called that harness the sun's energy for electricity?

• How can birds sit on a power line and not get electrocuted?

• BONUS: Whats Mr. Borg's favourite chip flavour?? (not in the video)