Post date: Nov 3, 2013 6:41:09 PM
Mornings
(8:30-12 noon)
Monday 11/4
Board: what are the names of the two parts of our legislative branch of government (2 errors)
21-0.205=z
5.3/3.4=z
Group: Excuses Begone by Dr. Dyer. Read and talk about pages 30-32. Results: Read page 30-34.
Individual: See notebooks.
Tuesday 11/5
Board: the legislative branch is made up of the house of representatives and senate (5 errors)
4.41-6.63=z
8.6/31=z
Group: Story problems -- Working on problems 19-21. Results: Did problems 19-20.
Individual: See notebooks.
Wednesday 11/6
Board: during the federal government shutdown our senators and house of representatives were disagreeing among themselves and with the president (7 errors)
6.3-6.24=z
1.6*6.4=z
Group: News media - Our focus is about how to decide the credibility of a source. Results: Checked online for info about legislators and the shutdown.
Individual: See notebooks.
Thursday 11/7
Board: utahs representative mike lee played an important role in shutting down the government (6 errors)
6.6-2.61=z
9.6/6=z
Group: Solar System - Sun report writing continues. Results: Read about 2013 Nobel Prize for physics and the "god-particle."
Individual: See notebooks.
Friday 11/8
Group: Interviewing -
Discuss techniques.
Results: Discussed next set of questions.
Individual: See notebooks.
Board answers:
11/4 -- What are the names of the two parts of our legislative branch of government? (2 errors)
11/5 -- The legislative branch is made up of the House of Representatives and Senate. (5 errors)
11/6 -- During the federal government shutdown, our Senators and House of Representatives were disagreeing among themselves and with the President. (7 errors)
11/7 -- Utah's Representative Mike Lee played an important role in shutting down the government. (6 errors)
Afternoons
(12:30-4:00)
Monday 11/4
Individual: See notebooks.
Tuesday 11/5
Board: was the supreme court considered essential services during the government shutdown (6 errors)
6.6-0.48=z
26/0.36=z
Challenge: Bring 5 vocabulary words or something special you've been learning for the past week. When 75% of the group has their information then we will "do" lunch!!! Results: Not yet.
Group: Landmark Supreme Court Decisions. Doing one last case related to Ogden case.
Results: Planned Thanksgiving party.
Individual: See notebooks.
Wednesday 11/6
Challenge: Our next challenge -- when 100% of us meet our goals, then we get a "potato bar" for lunch!!!
Group: Getting Unstuck by Dr. Simon. Read and talk about pages 66-68. Results: Read 66-68.
Individual: See notebooks.
Thursday 11/7
Board: president obama in political terms is a lame duck (5 errors)
0.62-.146=z
6.42*0.46=z
Group: Phonics & Spelling. Building words through units of sounds. Results: Focused on /ch/ words.
Individual: See notebooks.
Friday 11/8
Group: Food Science -- Read pages 51-52 of RL Wolke's What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained. Finish writing up experiment for blog. Results: Read page 51.
Individual: See notebooks.
Board answers:
11/5 -- Was the Supreme Court considered "essential services" during the government shutdown? (6 errors)
11/7 -- President Obama, in political terms, is a lame duck. (5 errors)
Evenings
(4:00-7:30 PM)
Tuesday 11/5
Individual: See notebooks.
Thursday 11/7
Individual: See notebooks.
5:00-7:30 PM CWC Writing Group (supported by SLCC Community Writing Center) Anyone welcome to participate in this group.