Saturday, February 9, 2019

Happy Polar Vortex Week!

Last Week In Math We:

  • Talked about temperature and what it means.
  • Did division!  Using a multiplication chart and number chips we illustrated basic division.  Next week, Cusinere rods!
  • Worked on problem solving in our booklets.  Identified expressions, did a pyramid, and solved magic squares!

Last Week In Science We:
  • Continued our work with gears & pulleys.  What is the difference?
  • Built gears, started to build pulleys.  What is the biggest challenge?  What did you learn?
  • Used LEGO to model some inventions and adjust/improve our towers.
  • Do you know the unit vocabulary?  Can you identify the simple machines?  How is your unit booklet going?

Other Stuff:
  • In recognition of Black History Month, we watched Hidden Figures:  Math, Science & Humanities. 
  • Wrote up and handed in:
    1. The 4 points in the movie
      1. conflict
      2. rising action
      3. climax
      4. resolution
    2. Describe how NASA and the other characters (people) address challenges.
    3. Identify 3 uses of figurative speech.
    4. Compare the society to what we have studied about Europe or the Aztec.