Standards of focus: Math: 5.G.2; Science 5-PS2-1
Last Week's MobyMax Math High Scorers!: Joe Mullins (235) and Oceonna Hernandez (90)
In Math on Monday, we took our pre-test for standard 5.G.2, which the majority of us did an AWESOME job on, the best pre-test scores so far this year! After taking our pre-test, we discussed our new "I Can..." statements, which include graphing points in the first quadrant of a coordinate grid to answer real-world and mathematical problems. We are basically rock stars at it, no joke! :)
In Science, we continued our focus on gravity and its downward pulling force. We discussed how when we say gravity pulls objects "down", that we really mean to the center of Earth, or its core. To test our engineering skills at trying to "defeat" gravity, Mrs. Elliott posed a challenge for us in an activity called "Helicopter Drop". Working in small groups, we have to design a helicopter out of a standard design, including using two paperclips to symbolize the pilot and a passenger, that stays in the air the longest period of time. We created data tables to test each design we created with 3 trials, so that on Friday, we have the best choice, with evidence to back up our decision, to give to Mrs. Elliott for our class-wide competition. The winner from our class will compete against the winner from Mrs. Neace's class. We brainstormed ideas with our groups and began planning our designs to test!
In Social Studies, we began our study of Chapter 10, which focuses on events that led up to the American Revolution. Specifically, we discussed the French and Indian War, with its misleading name, and analyzed the key players and their motives or desires for getting involved: Britain wanted land west of the Appalachian Mountains to settle, the French wanted the same land, but to further their fur trading economy, and the Native Americans wanted to trade with the Europeans, yet still hold onto their way of life, along with the land on which they had lived for centuries. We practiced "close" reading and citing evidence from texts and passages we read in an effort to answer questions.
In Science, we continued our focus on gravity and its downward pulling force. We discussed how when we say gravity pulls objects "down", that we really mean to the center of Earth, or its core. To test our engineering skills at trying to "defeat" gravity, Mrs. Elliott posed a challenge for us in an activity called "Helicopter Drop". Working in small groups, we have to design a helicopter out of a standard design, including using two paperclips to symbolize the pilot and a passenger, that stays in the air the longest period of time. We created data tables to test each design we created with 3 trials, so that on Friday, we have the best choice, with evidence to back up our decision, to give to Mrs. Elliott for our class-wide competition. The winner from our class will compete against the winner from Mrs. Neace's class. We brainstormed ideas with our groups and began planning our designs to test!
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