Our second unit of study in math is Estimation and Computation. Here are some videos and helpful resources for this unit. Students may also access this information in the Grade 5C Shared Things folder in their Google Drive.
How does a compass work?
Today the students used the scientific method to inquire about how a compass works. Here is the experiment we used: Here is an interesting video explaining that Earth is a giant magnet! One more video. It’s quite interesting about the ancient Chinese Compass:
Common Sense Media on Digital Citizenship
Common Sense Media is a great website to discuss a variety of topics about movies, books, new applications for kids, games and of course, the topic of Digital Citizenship, which includes safety on-line and cyberbullying. Here is a cute little song: Pause and Think Online
Divisibility Rules
Students will be practicing their Divisibility Rules next week in unit 1 of the Everyday Math Program.
The Scientific Method
Students have been reviewing the Scientific Method.
Everyday Math for Parents and Students
I am so happy that KAS has purchased the new math curriculum EVERYDAY MATH. It is an amazing program made especially for a child’s brain plus it has so many resources for teachers to make math interesting, fun, practical and relative to the real world we live in. This is the second year of the […]
Let’s Stop Using Plastic Bottles
Plastic Bottles & Ocean Pollution from Jeff Bennett on Vimeo.
Using the Green Screen
At school we were practicing using the GREEN SCREEN. We made this video to promote ENTHUSIASM at our Character Trait Assembly.
Math Video
In math class we made math videos about changing fractions to mixed numbers. It was a difficult task. I thought that Masaki and Julia did a good job. Click on the link to see their video below: Julia and Masaki’s Math Video