The Snowy Wednesday

Today we did our pre-assessment in geometry. It was  easy for most of us. After recess we read the book "The boy who harnessed the wind". This book was about wind power and a boy named William building a wind turbine .


After lunch we listened 4 songs.The four songs were called: Time to say good bye,Vivo per lei,thunderstruck and beautiful Sunday. After 2 songs  we  did some questions. Last we had Library.
                                                        This Day Was  Fun!!!
                                                         Group 4

Our Next Science Unit Is....

Properties and Changes in Matter!

We will spend the next few weeks looking at the three states of matter and how they can be changed.  It would be great if you could visit your local library and take out some books about experiments that deal with changes in matter.  Do some and home and then bring in your results to share with the class.  We will be doing a few experiments ourselves, so we may need some items from home.  If we do, we will ask for those later.

Here are our learning goals for the unit:

Science Learning Goals – Properties and Changes in Matter

I will….

·                     Learn about the three states of matter;

·                     Learn how matter can be changed and what that change looks like;

·                     Know what changes of matter are reversible and which ones are not;

·                     Identify some properties of matter;

·                     Identify some changes of state and what a physical or chemical change is;

·                     Use science terminology correctly (e.g.,matter, change, physical, chemical)

 

Have Fun!

Ms. Pike :)

Welcome To 2013!

Hello!

It was nice to see every one's smiling (but tired) faces this morning.  I'm glad that everyone got to school on time, and was ready to learn.

We are starting a few new units this week:  Geometry and Science.  I'll post more later about the science unit, but here are our learning goals for Geometry.

Learning Goals: Location and Movement

I will…

·                     Learn about, and use cardinal directions;

·                     Use grid systems on a map;

·                     Talk about, describe, and do different types of translations;

·                     Use different tools to create translations or reflections;

·                     Analyze different translations or reflections

Wishing you a Happy, Healthy and Productive 2013!
Ms . Pike :)

Great Graphs!

Homework

Choose one of the data sets below. Make a broken line graph for that data set. Then talk about 3 things that you know about the data. Who might want to use this data and what would they do with it?

Monthly Precipitation

 

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cairns, Aus	400	410	430	190	90	40	20	20	23	23	90	170

   

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Prince Rupert BC	240	190	210	160	130	100	120	130	190	310	310	280

Monthly Temperatures in Ottawa (In C)
 

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ottawa, On	10	12	23	30	32	35	35	33	32	27	20	16

Here is our anchor charts to help us for our graphing test tomorrow.

Science Review Questions

Hello Everyone!

Here are the questions that we created to help us study for our test on Energy on Wednesday. 

Don't forget to use your info sheet that you created from our class presentations to help you as well.  I highly suggest you know about the forms of energy we studied, and know some things about them.

Happy Studying!

Ms. Pike :)

Science Test Review

Learning Goals:

• Learn about how we use energy and resources
• Look at ways to save or conserve energy
• Understand how energy can be changed
• Know what renewable and non renewable sources of energy are

Learn about how we use energy and resources

• How does (a specific type of energy) work?
• Solar, nuclear, geothermal, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, (types of energy)
• How is (type of energy) used?
• Where can you find (specific type of energy)?
• What are some natural resources that provide energy?
• What are some benefits to and cons of using alternative forms of energy?

Look at ways to save or conserve energy

• We can use less energy
• Turning off lights when you are out
• Closing the tap when you brush your teeth
• Using clotheslines to dry small batches of clothes
• Using renewable energies:  geothermal, wind, solar, hydroelectric
• Look for other ways to find renewable energies

Understand how energy can be changed

• How can we use the energy from the sun to …..from the wind to…..
• How many ways can (this type of energy) be changed?
• What type of energy does (name) create?

Know what renewable and non renewable sources of energy are

• What energy forms are renewable and non-renewable?
• What do you think could be a future form of renewable energy and why would this be a good idea?
• Define renewable and non-renewable forms of energy.
• Can renewable energies be upgraded so that they use less materials?  Why or why not?
• What changes or modifications need to be made in order for us to use solar power more effectively in our homes?
• How could you change a non-renewable source into a renewable source of energy?

Question Wednesday!!!!!!!

Today was a questioning Wednesday.We were answering questions all week it was awesome.

We did all types of different questions, like on the line questions which are level 1 questions, between the line questions level 2 ,and beyond the line question which is level 3. The link is in the description

What are on the line questions?

 http://www.screenchomp.com/t/gTnHGxppcwjr

 

Can you give some examples of on the line questions?

http://www.screenchomp.com/t/87UtcCLOdkhw

 

                                      FROM GROUP 3   

                            

Now On to Graphing!

Hello!

We have just finished our unit on whole numbers, decimals and fractions.  I will be marking the test this weekend and hope to have your child's final mark back to them sometime next week.

Starting Monday we will be working on graphing until the end of December.  Here are our learning goals for the unit:

Learning Goals – Graphing

I will…

·        Identify if data is discrete or continuous data;

·        Collect and organize primary and secondary data;

·        Use scales on graphs;

·        Learn how we can use a little bit of data to make judgements;

·        Decide if the way that data was collected was fair or not;

·        Make conclusions about data I see;

·        Learn about, and calculate mean;

·        Compare two related sets of data and talk about what is the same and what’s different in the data;

·        Use different types of graphs to help me represent and compare data (e.g., stem and leaf plot, double bar graphs, broken line graphs

As you and your child come across different graphs, have them talk about what they notice in the graph and how they think the data was collected.  Have them make their own graphs about things that happen in your home.  Remember that we will be using different types of graphs like Stem and Leaf Plot, Double Bar Graph and the new one for Grade 5:  Broken Line Graph. 

Here is some information about those types of graphs:

Stem and Leaf Plot
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/stemleaf.htm

Double Bar Graph
http://www.basic-mathematics.com/double-bar-graphs.html

Broken Line Graph
http://www.ck12.org/concept/Broken-Line-Graphs/#all

We will also be using the website "Create A Graph" - But PLEASE do not use the pie or the XY graph as they are not our grade level. 
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx

Have A Great Weekend!
Ms. Pike