Sunday, February 28, 2016

Math and Science for the week of February 29th

Grade 2: click here for lesson plans
Homework:
Monday, 2/29
  • math:  
1. Draw and solve.   Brandon has 7 ten-dollar bills and 8 one-dollar bills. Joshua has 3 fewer ten-dollar bills and 4 fewer one-dollar bills than Brandon. What is the value of Joshua’s money?


2. Write each number in unit form and expanded form:  863,      507,       2,451
  • science:  Answer questions on loose-leaf.   a) What are craters?  b) Why does the moon have so many craters?
    Wednesday, 3/2:
    • math:  finish math packet
    • science:  Who was Neil Armstrong and why is he important?

    Grade 3: click here for lesson plans
    Homework:
    Monday, 2/29:
    • math:    Simplify to find the answer to 16 × 3. Show your work, and explain your strategy.
    • science:  
    Wednesday, 3/2:
    • math:  a) write out the multiplication facts of 5, 6, and 7  b) copy and solve using the distributive property in notebook:   Forty-two third grade students sit in 6 equal rows in the auditorium.  How many students sit in each row?Show your thinking.
    • science: go to website resources on this blog and visit study jams. Click on energy, light, and sound. Watch video on heat energy and and test yourself once video is finished. Also write definitions for the following words from the video on loose-leaf: radiation   convection   conduction   thermal energy

    Grade 4: click here for lesson plans
    Homework:
    Monday, 2/29:
    • math: copy and solve problem in notebook.   a) Cindy says she found a shortcut for doing multiplication problems. When she multiplies 3 × 24, she says, “3 × 4 is 12 ones, or 1 ten and 2 ones. Then, there’s just 2 tens left in 24, so add it up, and you get 3 tens and 2 ones.” Do you think Cindy’s shortcut works? Explain your thinking in words, and justify your response using a model or partial products.
    • science: Complete multiple-choice activity for achieve 3000 article-A Water Battle. 
    Wednesday, 3/2:
    • math: go math workbook p. 27 #1-16
    • science: