Monday, December 4, 2017

Week of December 4 - December 8

Upcoming Events:
Friday, 12/15:  Holiday Party

MATH
Block 1
G.1 lines
G.2 2-dimensional figures, right triangles
G.3 lines of symmetry
MD.5 concepts of angles
MD.6 protractors
MD.7 +/- to find unknown angles

*We continue working through our Geometry unit. This week we will focus on identifying lines and angles in two-dimensional figures.
**Lines and Angles QUIZ - Wednesday, 12/6**
HOMEWORK:
IXL - W.3 and Z.5 (Due Friday, 12/8)

Block 2
NBT.6:  Division

*We are coming to the end of our Division unit.  This week we will focus on error analysis in division word problems, as well as multiplicative comparisons. 
**Division SUMMATIVE - Friday, 12/8**
HOMEWORK:
IXL - E.9

SCIENCE
E4: Weather events and patterns, to include:
- Weather instruments used in gathering weather data and making forecasts (thermometer, rain gauge, barometer, wind vane, and anemometer)
- Weather Maps to identify fronts (warm, cold, and stationary), temperature, and precipitation and make predictions
- Cloud types (cirrus, stratus, and cumulus)
- Data collection of cloud types and weather conditions to predict events and patterns
- Research to communicate the differences between weather and climate

* We will continue learning about weather this week. Our focus will be on clouds and fronts and how we can use that information to predict weather.
**Weather Instrument QUIZ - Wednesday, 12/6**
HOMEWORK:
Study Weather Instrument information in science journals.

Social Studies
**BLOCK 2 ONLY**

SS4H2 Challenges faced by framers of the constitution, to include:
- Major Leaders: James Madison, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin
- Major Issues debated: Articles of Confederation, federal system, Great Compromise, and slavery (Three-Fifth’s  Compromise)

*We are beginning our unit on A New Nation. This week we will focus on the major issues debated in America as our country was trying to find its footing in the world.
HOMEWORK:
None