Week ending November 22, 2019

Math - Students have been learning how to calculate the volume of right rectangular prisms and cubes.
Students use the formula to calculate volume as Volume = length x width x height


the volume of this shape would be 10 units x 4 units x 5 units = 200 cubic units.
Students are working towards solving more complex problems around this topic, such as finding a missing dimension when a volume is given, comparing various prisms, and figuring out how many smaller prisms can fit inside a larger one.

Students are encouraged to regularly practice operational questions in addition, subtraction, and multiplication.

Science - Students have begun to explore concepts in our Air and Aerodynamics unit beginning with the composition of our air. A poster presentation assignment is what they have spent the last week working towards, using class time to research information about the various gasses and their percentage in our air.

Air composition assignment

Students are being asked to complete these projects for Friday the 29th of November.

Week ending Nov. 15, 2019

Math - Students are concluding their work around area and did practice with multiplication questions that involved 2 digit by 1 digit and 3 digit by 1 digit whole numbers. Students are encouraged to regularly review past topics in order to help them retain their understanding of the work done in class. Many review tools can be found through a general Google search or students can access some through the D2L link.

D2L

Students with a Calgary Public Library card can also access another supportive review tool as long as they know their PIN number by signing up through the following link:

Solaro link through Calgary Public LIbrary

We will be moving into work around volume and multiplication of 2 digit by 2 digit whole numbers.

Science - Students have completed their work on the Evidence and Investigation unit and will be moving into Air and Aerodynamics, starting with a project looking at the gas composition of the air that we breathe. The information for this project can be found here:

Air composition assignment

Students will be given a large amount of class time to research and work on this assignment but should be prepared to complete work outside of class time if necessary.

Moving forward we will be investigating the properties of air through demos and activities in class.

Information about these science topics can be found through the public library link mentioned in math above. Students would benefit from regular review of previous topics in order to help them retain their understanding.

Week ending Nov.7, 2019

Math - students have been learning how to determine the area of a rectangle or square by applying the formula of length x width. Problems involving determining the missing side length of a given rectangle after being given the area have also been explored.
Students also did some work around multiplication of 2 digit by 1 digit numbers with a focus being on how to multiply using multiples of 10.
Students can access practice in these areas by using the following links:

Multiplication practice sheet generator

Area and perimeter practice sheet generators

Science - students have wrapped up their study around Evidence and Investigation and completed a unit review exam this week. Students are encouraged to regularly review this material throughout the year because it will come up again regularly and as we approach closer to the Provincial Achievement exams.
Our next unit will be Air and Aerodynamics which ties in closely with the unit of Flight. Some of the initial topics we will be exploring include air composition and properties of air.

Review materials for all science topics can be located through my D2L page:
D2L
and found under the content section of PAT practice questions -> Science Unit Reviews

Please feel free to contact me anytime if you have any questions at:
sthompson@cbe.ab.ca