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Room 210

Clarissa Resendez

 

 

 

The fifth graders are off to a great start!  Our classes have been switching for our Literacy and Math/Science blocks since the beginning of October.  Students are becoming more organized with their materials and responsible for their learning which will lead to success in middle school.

 

 

Math: 

We are in the middle of Unit 2:  Estimation & Computation.  Students are devising estimation strategies to solve different computational problems, subtracting multidigit numbers, reviewing vocabulary for chance events, making magnitude estimates for products of multidigit numbers, practicing algorithms for multiplication and understanding the relative size of 1 million, 1 billion and 1 trillion.  Whew!  Our assessment is Friday, October 23rd.  Then we will begin Unit 3:  Geometry Explorations and the American Tour!

 

 

Science:

For the next two months we will be conducting investigations in our physical science unit, Models & Designs.  There are four main investigations in the unit which provide students with experiences that develop the concept of a scientific model and engage them in the processes of design and construction.  There is a free exchange of ideas and development of ideas into products. 

 

Investigation 1:  Black Boxes

Investigation 2:  Humdinger

Investigation 3:  2 m Go-Cart Run

Investigation 4:  Standard Go-Cart

 

Each investigation lasts about a week and culminates with a short science quiz.