Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Grade: 4 Week of 10/6/08

GRADE: 4
MATH

10/6.
AIM: Students will solve problems using the MAKE A TABLE or LIST strategy.
Vocabulary: Organized list/ Table
Lesson:
Vocabulary development
Brain builder: text p. 473 test 2 #13 (notebook)
Guided practice: text p. 60-61 #1 (notebook)
Independent practice: text p. 61 # 2-5
Homework: textbook p. 62 #1-5 (notebook)

10/7.
Aim: To solve problems by choosing from a variety of strategies.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lesson readiness activity: t. e. text p. 62
3. Guided practice: text p. 62 #6-9
4. Independent practice: text p. 63 #10-14
5. Homework: workbook p. 13 (notebook)

10/8.
Aim: To solve problems by choosing from a variety of strategies, continued.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Brain builder activity: text p. 443 test 1, #10
3. Reinforcement activity: t. e. text p. 63
4. Group work: text p. 63 #10-14
5. Homework: text p. 66 #1 and 13-17 (notebook)

10/9. Teacher's Institute (School closed)

10/10.
Aim: To assess and review students mastery of objectives in chapter 1.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Test prep: chapter 1 review, text p. 64




GRADE: 4
SCIENCE:

10/6.
Aim: Early dismissal

10/7.
AIM: To examine if changing the shape of an object affects volume.
Vocabulary: water displacement\ milliliter\ graduated cylinder
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab #4: skill builder, text p. E18

10/8.
Aim: Students will explain the difference between mass and weight and the relationship between mass and density.
Vocabulary: weight\ density
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary development
2. How can weight be measured? Text p. e19
3. What is density? Text p. e20-e21
4. Homework: vocabulary words 2x each and possible sentence for each in notebook.

10/9. Teacher's Institute (School closed)

10/10.
Aim: Students will measure and compare densities of objects.
Lesson:
1. Vocabulary review
2. Lab #5: Comparing densities, text p. e20