math 5 Updates
We’re looking forward to seeing you at Expo night! 5th graders are sharing their Severe Weather posters with information on the costs of damage from these storms. We will continue our new unit on Fractions this week. Learners will expand their ability to identify fractions, to adding and subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators. Multiplication facts will be very useful for this when learners must create the lowest common denominator in order to add or subtract fractions. Homework is reflective of this topic as well.
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5th grade is working in groups on an interdisciplinary project, comparing Severe Weather Damage. Learners are researching a specific weather event within their category, such as Hurricanes or Wildfires, and collaborating with their peers to create an informative poster. After this project, we will begin our next unit on Fractions. This video will support our understanding of comparing fractions with different denominators. https://learnzillion.com/lesson_plans/8916-compare-fractions-with-different-denominators-using-area-models
5th grade will be working on an interdisciplinary project on Severe Weather during our 3 days together this week. Groups from their Science class will research the impact of their chosen severe weather pattern on cities and the environment. Learners will use their research to create an informative poster about the cost of storm damage. They will use words, numbers, and visual representations such as graphs or charts to convey their information. This project supports their study of weather in Science, and is an opportunity for creativity for each learner. The rubric can be found on the website under “Useful Information -> Grading -> Math.”
With their field trip on Friday that shortened our Math schedule last week, 5th Graders will continue to investigate the volumes of rectangular prisms. By drawing 3 dimensional (3D) figures and building similar prisms with centimeter cubes, Learners will develop their understanding and skill-set for calculating volumes of a variety of containers/objects. While most of the class is enjoying the hands-on tasks of building physical structures and/or designing the 3D figures on paper, we are gradually developing a stronger knowledge of the formula for volume (V = L x W x H), while regularly making connections to prior math reasoning; like how multiplication and addition are the only two operations where the order of the numbers can change yet still arrive at the same result/answer. Learners will have an open-ended, performance task to assess their knowledge of volumes for rectangular prisms. Additionally, with learners studying different weather patterns and their impact on communities in Science, we will enhance this interdisciplinary project by calculating the real costs of severe weather damage. Lastly, 5th Graders will begin to receive one daily homework assignment in their Friday folders, which they will have one week to complete and return to class.
Beyond helping with this added responsibility, parents please continue to regularly check with (and quiz) your child on their math facts involving all four operations. While Learners should have mastered their X-tables up through the 12s by January of their 3rd grade, you may be surprised that some are still struggling with these fundamentals, which clearly causes additional challenges to their math development in general. Thank you for your continued support! Happy 2016! Aloha and Welcome Back!
5th grade begins the new year continuing our Geometry Unit, with a focus on measuring volume of rectangular prisms. Learners will use the formula Length X Width X Height to find the volume, which are measured in cubic units (or units cubed). The class will have the opportunity to build different rectangular prisms, an also will draw 3 dimensional shapes. These methods of learning are helpful for children who thrive with hands on experiences and visual representations. However, building and drawing can be frustrating for some learners. Those learners will enjoy using the reliable formula to solve for volume. There will be a short exit ticket on this concept toward the end of the week. |
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