Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Tamale Tuesday

General:
  1. Mark Your Calendars: The evening of April 21st is the Math Showcase. Families will have one of two spots to sign up for: 6 - 7 p.m. or 7 - 8 p.m.
  2. Reading: Give it a Shot sheets were given out today. The end date for collecting minutes is May 6th. Every 100 minutes read, means that students can collect a card. Students who read 2400 minutes will be able to participate in a Students vs. Teachers floor hockey game at the end of the competition.
  3. Early Dismissal on Thursday.
  4. No School: Friday, April 22nd and Monday, April 25th.
Science
  1. Most groups have had a chance to begin building their prototypes.  Keep in mind, the device DOES NOT have to work; however, students must be able to justify the purpose of each control surface (e.g. rudder, fuselage).  By now, students should have completed the following:
    • Planning Page (w/ teacher initials)
    • Modification for wing shape
    • Building Prototype <- students should be here
Math
  1. Patterns and Relations Unit Test on Wednesday, April 27th. 
  2. Topics include:
•Patterns
  • Identifying and extending patterns pictorially and numerically
•Describe pattern rules
•Table of Values
•Identify unknown numbers in a table
•Graphs
•Drawing and interpreting
•Plotting coordinate points
•Parts of a graph
•Word Problems
•Algebra
•Solving for unknown variables
•Expressions, Variables, Equations
•Preserving equality

2. Here's a video we watched in class as an introduction to Algebra: Algebra Basic Video

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