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Entries from August 2007

Math and Science this week!

August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Math:

5.1 Slideshow
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5.2 Slideshow
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Links:
Greatest Common Factor Tool from Mathisfun.com
Factor Game – Play against a friend or the computer.

Science:

This week we worked on Chapter 1.3 – Fresh Water Flows Underground & Chapter 2.1 – Fresh Water is an Essential Resource.

Links:
Yellowstone Park – Old Faithful Web Camera

YouTube – Water Cycle video – Fruit Basket Science

YouTube – Old Faithful Eruption

Tags: Math

Presentations from this week!

August 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Here are the math presentations we have had so far this year. Use these to review!

Chapter 1.1

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Chapter 1.2

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Chapter 1.3

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Chapter 1.4

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Chapter 1.5

Full Presentation Handout

Notes Handout

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This Week…

August 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Here is a short list of what we did this week in Reading, Math & Science!

Reading
     – Chose our group books (The Giver, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Hatchet or Holes)
     - Worked with our groups on our reading packets and reading section 1.

Math
     – We reviewed basic math operations - Chapter 1.1 (addition, subtraction, divison and multiplication)
     – We worked on rounding and estimating – Chapter 1.2

Science
     – We read Chapter 1.1 and learned about the water cycle.

Helpful links:
Math – Cathy’s Math – Online Math Games 
Science – Water Cycle Interactive Flash Video

I will put the YouTube video of the Water Cycle up here this weekend but it will not work on school computers.

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