Next Week: We will continue exploring how to represent the value of decimal numbers, using expanded notation, identify and represent decimals as distances from zero on a number line, and compare and name decimals on a number line.   

Texas Standards Covered:

4.2B. Represent the value of the digit in whole numbers through 1,000,000,000 and decimals to the hundredths using expanded notation and numerals. 4.2H Determine the corresponding decimal to the tenths or hundredths place of a specified point on a number line. 4.2F Compare and order decimals using concrete and visual models to the hundredths.           

This Week : We classified matter based on its magnetism. We tested the magnetism of multiple objects in an experiment and discovered what types of materials have magnetic properties. We discussed real-life application of magnets and researched ways that magnets influence and improve our lives. 

Next Week : We will begin our next chapter, Mixtures and Solutions. Starting with mixtures, students will conduct an experiment on different materials and their ability to be separated from each other. They will research different mixtures and what they are made of. Vocabulary words to introduce will be "mixtures, solutions, dissolve, filter, and separate". 

This Week : We concluded our Unit 1 - Geography of Texas with our week 4 newspaper "Texas Locations : Then and Now". We compared life for Texas's first settlers to how we live now and discussed how we arrived at our lifestyle today. 

Next Week : We will begin Unit 2 - American Indian Life in Texas. We will learn about different tribes of Native Americans, how they lived, what they experienced, and compare tribal lifestyles and their lives to ours today.