Hello Portable 10! There will be no math homework tonight because your teacher had to stay late at school today coaching the cricket team. So instead, make sure you read for at least 30 minutes tonight, and get your research and graphic organizers completed for social studies.
This passed Friday, we got a pretty good start on our new math unit: Fractions. A fraction can be used to show a part of a whole. For example, we
could use a fraction to show how many pieces of the circle are shaded in below.
The total circle is split into 4 equal pieces. The total number of pieces that make up the circle is called a whole.
When we are looking at the total number of equal parts, that is called the denominator. The denominator is the number that goes at the bottom of a fraction.
3 out of the 4 equal pieces are shaded in. This is called the numerator. The numerator is the number that goes on top of the fraction and is the equal parts that are counted.
Below is the math homework. Click on "Click here" to gain access to the homework.
*Remember to include your name and date on your homework before you hand it in.
Last week we learned that a shape with the same perimeter can have a different area. Well, today we learned just the opposite. Today we learned that different shapes can have the same area, but have different perimeters. A few examples will be posted on the homework today, so take a look and good luck!
Below you will find today's homework and grid paper to complete your homework on. If you do not have a printer, drawing the shapes on lined paper is fine. Just make sure to include all measurements of each shape.
*Remember to include your name and date on today's homework.
Today we learned how area and perimeter are related. We learned that when we are finding the area of a rectangle or square, all you need to know is the length and width of a shape to find the area.
We know that:
length x width = area
Below you will find today's homework and grid paper to complete your homework on. If you do not have a printer, drawing the shapes on lined paper is fine. Just make sure to include all measurements of each shape.
The social studies quiz tomorrow will test your understanding of much of the material you have learned in class. Some things that you will have to know are:
The location of all 10 provinces and 3 territories on a map of Canada.
To know what political region means and give examples.
What physical region means and give examples.
There will be multiple choice, short answer, and a map you will need to label on tomorrow's quiz. Try to prepare yourself for the quiz by doing the homework posted on the blog this week.
Your Social Studies quiz is only a few days away, so I thought it would be a good opportunity for us to review the physical regions of Canada. Remember, a physical region is land that is divided by how it looks (landforms, and vegetation), feels (climate), and what we take from it (natural resources).
Canada has 7 physical regions: the Appalachian, the Cordillera, Canadian Shield, Arctic Lowlands, St. Lawrence Lowlands, Hudson Bay Lowland, and the Interior Plain.
Look at the map of Canada below:
Can you identify and label each physical region of Canada? Can you find the missing region on this map? Click here for today's homework.
Yesterday Portable 10 had their annual "Paper Airplane Competition!"The rules were as follows:
Airplanes were to be constructed from paper, and no other kind of material, such as magic space metal or pixie dust.
Competitors were to throw behind a designated Start Line.
Competitors were given 3 throws to achieve their best results.
Cheering and good sportsmanship were mandatory.
After a day of fierce competition, the results came in and the following students are this years winners for the "2012 Paper Airplane Competition." Congratulations winners! *Note: for safety reasons, only the initials and gender have been used to identify competitors.
THE WINNERS
Longest Throw Award:
1st: S.A. (male) 2nd: H.M. (male) 3rd: A.M. (male) 4th: S.S. (female)
The complete results for the Longest throw can be seen here.
Best Sportsmanship Award:
J.D. (female) and N.S. (male)
Grand Prize Award:
1st: ? 2nd: ? 3rd: ?
Apart of your homework for this weekend is to do the math and find out who our Grand Prize winners are. The Grand Prize goes to the competitor who has thrown for the longest distance with all 3 throws. That means you will need to combine the distances of all 3 throws for each person to find out who the winner is. Click here for the complete results of this years competition.
Below is the math homework. Click on "Click here" to gain access to the homework.
*Remember to include your name and date on your homework before you hand it in.
Tomorrow we have a math quiz. The math quiz will be on conversion. You will need to know:
How to convert different units of measurement.
Know the meaning of Linear Measurement
How to explain your thinking
Read, understand, and solve word story problems
Below you will find today's math review. Just click on "Click here" to gain access. *Because this is math review for the quiz tomorrow, it will not be collected as a part of your homework. It is for you to do if you think it will help you for tomorrow.
Tomorrow portable 10 will be having an airplane flying competition in the school. We will be measuring the distances of each plane and recording them on a tracking sheet. The results will be posted tomorrow on the blog along with homework that is connected with the competition.
Students, your homework tonight is simple. It is to research and design the best paper airplane in the world! Come prepared with your paper airplanes in class tomorrow.
Today in math we are still trying to polish up and master our conversion skills. This time, instead of creating charts to show the differences between units of measurement, we used symbols. These symbols are:
> (Greater than)
< (Less than)
= (Equal to)
For example: 80cm > 750 mm. This would read: 80 centimetres is greater than 750 millimetres.
Another example would be 500 mm < 7dm. This would read: 500 millimetres is less than 7 decimetres.
And Another example is 200 cm = 20 dm. Which is 200 centimetres is equal to 20 decimetres.
Below is the math homework. Click on "Click here" to gain access to the homework.
*Remember to include your name and date on your homework before you hand it in.
Today we reviewed converting different units of measurement. Some of you are still getting mixed up when you are converting a unit of measure to another. But, if you remember your basic conversions (ex. 10mm = 1cm), then you shouldn't have any problems figuring out the rest.
Learning Tip of the Day: Remember, when you are moving a decimal place, start from the right side, and move the decimal place as many times as there are zeros.
For example: 1 m = 100 cm
Because there are two zeros in 100, you must move the decimal place two times starting from the right when you are converting centimetres to metres. That means 1cm = 0.01m.
Good luck!
Below is the math homework. Click on "Click here" to gain access to the homework.
*Remember to include your name and date on your homework before you hand it in.
Today Portable 10 is learning how to convert, or change, one unit of measurement to another.
Converting units of measure can be tricky. You must first ask yourself, "Will the number change into a bigger number, or smaller number?" In other words, you need to decide if you are going to add zeros or add decimals to convert a number correctly. For example:
1 mm = 0.1 cm
1 cm = .01 m
1 m = .001 km
OR
1 cm = 10 mm
1 m = 100 cm
1 km = 1000 m
Remember, if you are changing a larger unit of measure to a smaller unit of measure, the number will be larger.
For example: 25cm = 250 mm because it takes 10mm to make 1cm.
Also remember that if you change a smaller unit of measure to a bigger one, the number will be smaller.
For example: 25cm = 0.25m because it takes 100cm to make 1m.
Good luck!
Below is the math homework. Click on "Click here" to gain access to the homework.
*Remember to include your name and date on your homework before you hand it in.
Hello Portable 16 (Ms. Hopkins' Class), and Portable 18 (Mr. Darawal/ Ms. Nicholls' class) and welcome to our blog!
For today's homework, I would like you to talk to your parents and ask them the following questions:
What is government, and why is it so important?
What are some things that they do for us as citizens of Canada?
Afterwards, I would like you to write 2 simple paragraphs about what you have learned from your parents. Your first paragraph should explain what government is and why it is important. Your second paragraph should tell me at least 3 things that the government does for us.
NOTE: Please try to do your homework on proper lined paper. Do not cut, rip, or fold the paper in any way after you are finished writing.
*Remember to include your name and today's date on your homework before you hand it in tomorrow.
Today Portable 10 has started our new math unit on length, perimeter, and area. We began this unit today by reviewing important units of measure (centimetre, metre, and kilometre), and how they apply to linear measurements. Linear measurements include:
length
width
depth
thickness
Below you will find today's math homework. Just click on "Click here" for access. *Remember to include your name and date on your homework before handing it in.
