What are we currently working on?
Topic A - Students will apply their understanding of place value to multiply and divide by powers of 10 and their multiples
Topic B - Students will apply familiar methods of multiplication to multiply three- and four-digit numbers
Topic C - Students will divide multi-digit whole numbers, develop fluency with estimation, and apply concepts to real-world situations
Topic D - Students will use multiplication and division strategies to answer real-world problems
Skills students will be working on:
How stories help to build identity
Summarizing
Character & Setting
Analyzing perspective
Complete Sentences and fragments
Personal Narrative essays
This unit is comprised of 4 investigations, each ending with an "I-Check" assessment to monitor understanding. Soils, Rocks, and Landforms should last approximately August - early November
Students will be able to describe the composition of soil and how it is formed
Students will be able to explain the processes of erosion and whethering
Students will be able to explain how land changes through slow and sudden processes
August - Early September
Students will be able to analyze different types of maps, use map keys, use latitude and longitude lines, and more!
Students will be able to describe the features of various significant mountain ranges of the world.
Students will locate the geographic regions of Colorado on a map and describe the features of each region