Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Happy Wednesday!!

Please make sure that you read the note I left you below the date! I know you are going to have an awesome, stress free day today. Get what you need to get done. Don't make things hard, and everything is easy breezy!

Ipads during breakfast. Stay in your seat. Don't make it hard!!
Jayda  and Yaire, get the computer set up to see announcements for me.
Breakfast, Mikayla and Ayanna take care of the orange folder (attendance and snack sheet.) Make sure you do the attendance right!
After breakfast, at 8:30, throw away all trash.

YOU HAVE 3 ASSIGNMENTS. We talked about this. No rushing through it. No stress. Turn your work in and chill day the rest of the day. You have until lunch to finish. 

Assignment 1- after breakfast, Crosswalk coach MATH. ( it is in your basket. ) LESSONS 3 AND 5. Show work so I can tell if you get it or not. PLEASE make sure that you do THE COACHED EXAMPLE TOO! for the graph- use a grid from your math workbook. (there are a ton in there. tear one out and make your plane with an x and y axis like have done with dry erase boards. 
Lesson 3, thats 10 problems. make sure for #9 you answer A and B.
lesson 5- that is 7 problems. make sure you answer A and B on #6. 
DO NOT USE DRY ERASE TODAY. :)

Assignment 2- When you have turned in your math assignment, get assignment two from my desk.  (it has a sticky note on it that says "Assignment 2") It is graphing to find a hidden picture, so make sure you get your Xs and Ys right! (remember, run side to side before you jump up or down!) 

Assignment 3-  Cross Country USA Webquest. Check out the different spots across the US.  WRITE TEH QUESTIONS to this one and use the website to answer them.  Not hard.
Follow the directions by clicking here
-YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WRITE ALL THE EMAILS AND LETTERS IT SAYS. JUST ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

Cross-Country U.S.A. (here are the questions to write.)
  1. What Pennsylvania town is home of the world-famous weather forecasting groundhog?
  2. Why is Spruce Knob famous in West Virginia?
  3. What sport is honored with a festival in Canton?
  4. How many children did Squire Boone have?
  5. What was the Lincoln family dog's name?
  6. What part of a butterfly's body works like a solar panel?
  7. When Pecos Bill finally fell off the tornado, what did he create? 
  8. In what year did Mr. Stoeber start making the twine ball? 
  9. What kind of very old pine trees grow along the Cog Railway route to the top of Pike's Peak? 
  10. Where is 95% of a desert tortoise's life spent?
  11. What color is the Golden Gate Bridge? 
  12. According to Google Maps, how many miles will we have to drive to get to Washington D.C.? (Birmingham- Washington DC)

YAY! YOURE FINISHED!

Movie- watch it on the big screen. This is about a group of kids from Mexico that come from a hard place.  All they want to do is play baseball, but it;s not that easy. Based on a true story.  Click the picture to watch.
Rules for movies- move your chair a few inches- not across the room. laughing is totally fine, but keep your comments down so everyone can watch the move! :)
PS- i love you! I know you're having an awesome day. 

Monday, April 27, 2015

Reading Graphs


QUESTION
1.What is the title of this line graph?   
2.What is the range of values on the horizontal scale?
3.What is the range of values on the vertical scale?
4.How many points are in the graph?   
5.What was the lowest temperature recorded?
6.What was the highest temperature recorded?
7.At what point did the temperature dip?

QUESTION
8.What is the title of this line graph?   
9.What is the range of values on the horizontal scale?
10.What is the range of values on the vertical scale?
11.How many points are in the graph?   
12.What was the highest value recorded?
13.What was the lowest value recorded?
14.Did the value of the car increase or decrease over time?

QUESTION
15.What is the title of this bar graph?   
16.What is the range of values on the (vertical) scale?
17.How many categories are in the graph?

18.Which food had the highest percentage of sugar?
19.Which food had the lowest percentage of sugar?
20.What percentage of sugar is in soda?
21.What is the difference in percentage of sugar between ice cream and crackers?

Practice lesson
Challenge Exercises!!

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Science Review

Content Standard 1: Physical and Chemical Changes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsKGD0evbAc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcunQqbNEMQ
Mixtures and solutions- http://archive.fossweb.com/modules3-6/MixturesandSolutions/activities/junkyardanalysis.html

Content Standard 2: Mass, Density, Volume

mass- amount of matter in an object
volume- how much space it takes up
density- relationship between mass and volume

* which is MOST DENSE?
*which is LEAST DENSE?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yu1Yts7vSI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMNpPgLT8Fk

Acids and Bases: Content Standard 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF40cI2O16U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujkuW-0cpNw
http://pbskids.org/zoom/games/kitchenchemistry/virtual-start.html
http://www.quia.com/rd/1975.html?AP_rand=33550586

Content Standard 4: Energy
http://www.eschooltoday.com/energy/kinds-of-energy/all-about-energy.html

Content Standard 5: Concave and Convex Lenses

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MvUIsetjVck

Content Standard 6: Gravitational Force on Earth, Moon, and within Space



Content Standard 7: Plant and Animal Cells!


Cell RAP!


Content Standard 8: Body Systems and functions!

Content Standard 9: Habitats and Ecosystems

Content Standard 10: Spheres of the Earth

Content Standard 11: Comparing distance from our sun to other Planets in our Solar System

Monday, April 20, 2015

CARTESIAN PLANES!

UPLOAD YOUR PICTURE TO THE COMMENTS BELOW TO GET CREDIT FOR TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

April 15, 2015 after lunch

2 assignments to finish. JUST TWO.  Don't make this harder than it needs to be. FO REAL!


ON ONE PIECE OF PAPER:
1. On the Front- Do the TEST PREP- A Living History- find the story, read it, answer the questions. DON'T WRITE THE QUESTIONS... unless you just want to, and that's cool too.
2. On the Back- Do LESSON 10 in Crosswalk Coach book.
>>coached example and 1-5 on pgs 94-95. (that's seven questions total!)

*when all ipads are put up, work is turned in, and books are in a neat stack on the back table like you found them, you can watch Bill Nye.  YOU ROCK! You know this. Give me a good report!!
Click Here For the BILL NYE Video


Friday, April 10, 2015

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Taking it outside!!

Sunny and 75° this morning. How were we supposed to day in the classroom on a day like this? #testprep #coolkids

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Social Studies Weekly Reading Comprehension/Test Prep

DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions that go along with your social studies weekly. 
-WRITE THE QUESTIONS AND THE ANSWERS! 
-MARK OUT "BAD" ANWSER CHOICES. 
-DEFEND YOUR ANSWERS. ( THAT MEANS, WRITE WHY YOU CHOSE YOUR ANSWER.)
GALS:
1. What country was Christopher Columbus from?
a. Italy
b. America
c. Spain
d. Mexico
2. Who paid for his voyage?
a. his parents
b. no one
c. he did
d. the king and queen of Spain
3. What does the word "triumphantly" mean in the passage?
a. luckily
b. happy to be home
c.proud accomplished
d. sad
4. The explorers had goals to do all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Kill all of the natives
b. Spread Christianity
c. Set up homes in the new land
d. explore and make new discoveries
5. Which of the following was and EFFECT of Columbus's exploration according to the passage:
a. people died because of his ruthlessness
b. Spain went bankrupt
c. People from different parts of the world were able to trade with each other
d. world wide conflict broke out
6.Which of the following is a GENERALIZATION?
a. new discoveries are not important
b. Christopher Columbus was a handsome man
c. Exploration usually leads to trade opportunities
d. Ships are the fastest way to explore

GUYS:
1. Where is Cape Bojodor?
a. Mexico
b. Australia
c. Africa
d. Atlanta
2. Henry the Navigator was all of the following EXCEPT:
a. from Portugal
b. a prince
c. a navigator
d. a captain
3. What was one of Henry the Great's GREAT accomplishments?
a. he sailed to Russia
b. he discovered black pepper
c. he helped start European exploration and trade
d. he collected books
4. What does the term "carvel" mean in the passage?
a. money
b. a ship design
c. a trade item
d. a map
5. Which of the follow was an EFFECT of Henry the Great's accomplishments:
a. people learned about exploration
b. people learned that the world was round
c. fighting broke out between countries
d. people became scared of exploring new lands
6. Which of the following is a GENERALIZATION?
a. Ships do not need to be fast
b. Henry the Great should not have wasted money on a big ship
c. Explorations and discoveries usually lead to trade opportunities
d. People used to think that the world was flat.