Week of October 2 - Ocotber 5

REMINDERS:
*Field Trip on Thursday, 10/5
*No school on Friday, 10/6 (teacher workday) or Monday, 10/9 (Fall break)

MATH
Block 1
NBT. 5:  Multiplication
OA.4:  Factors, multiples, prime, composite
*We continue to work on multiplication strategies, as well as factors, multiples, and prime & composite numbers.  
*We will be using real life application through story problems to work on each of these strategies.
HOMEWORK: 
NONE

Block 2
NBT. 5:  Multiplication
OA.4:  Factors, multiples, prime, composite
*We continue to work on factors, multiples, and prime & composite numbers through small group interactions.
*We will introduce two multiplication strategies this week; partial product and area model.  Please talk to your kids about these strategies and have them show you how they work!

HOMEWORK: 
IXL:  D.3 and D.5 (Due Thursday, 10/5)
*For D.5, please make sure students use one of the two strategies they've been taught to solve the multiplication equations.

SCIENCE

GSES4P3: Relationships between balanced and unbalanced forces, to include: - An investigation on the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces.
- An argument to support the claim that gravitational force affects the motion of an object.
- Simple machines (lever, pull, wedge, inclined plane, wheel and axle, and screw)
- Impact of simple machines on forces
*This week we will wrap up our investigations into why gravitational forces affect the motion of an object.
*We will begin learning about simple machines and their impact on forces.

HOMEWORK:
None

Social Studies
**BLOCK 2 ONLY**

SS4H4: The student will explain the causes, events, and results of the American Revolution.

- Trace the events that shaped the revolutionary movement in America, including the French and Indian War, British Imperial Policy that led to the 1765 Stamp Act, the slogan “no taxation without representation,” the activities of the Sons of Liberty, and the Boston Tea Party.

- Explain the writing of the Declaration of Independence; include who wrote it, how it was written, why it was necessary, and how it was a response to tyranny and the abuse of power.

- Describe the major events of the American Revolution and explain the factors leading to American victory and British defeat; include the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Saratoga, and Yorktown.

- Describe key individuals in the American Revolution with emphasis on King George III, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Benedict Arnold, Patrick Henry, and John Adams

*We will discuss vocabulary and causes of the American Revolutionary war.
*We will finish learning about the causes of the American Revolutionary War.

HOMEWORK:
Study the "Causes of the American Revolutionary War" worksheet.