 Class Notes
      
  
SPELLING CITY
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Math: TERC - Unit 2 Prisms & Pyramids. 1. Complete Unit 2 pages 1 & 2. 2. Neatly tear out Unit 2 section and place in your Math folder. 3. Review Unit 1 in SAB. Use notes and student handbook - Mark any pages or questions you have difficulty on or do not fully understand. (Unit test is next week)
Reading/Writing: 1. Read for 30 minutes. 2. Complete reading log/genre chart. 3. Writer's Notebook "School Report" pick two topics to write about 3. Practice "Critical Thinking"
Social Studies: 1. Review notes/vocabulary for NY State Social Studies test 2. Read/complete review packet for Chapters 3-5. (Complete all sections) 3. Plan/organize DBQ. Revise/Edit Part B essay for Chapter 12.
   
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Math: TERC - Unit 1 Mathematical Thinking. 1. Review pages in SAB. Use notes and student handbook - Mark any pages or questions you have difficulty on or do not fully understand. 2. Review notes, vocabulary and workbook for Unit test.
3. Complete/Review practice pages (Unit 1 Quiz).
Reading/Writing: 1. Read for 30 minutes. 2. Complete reading log/genre chart. 3. Writer's Notebook "Critical Thinking" entry # 2 4. TFK packet (Due Thursday)
Social Studies: 1. Review notes/vocabulary for NY State Social Studies test 2. Read/complete review packet for Chapters 3-5. (Complete all sections) 3. Plan/organize DBQ. Revise/Edit Part B essay for Chapter 12.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Math: TERC - Unit 1 Mathematical Thinking. 1. Review pages in SAB. Use notes and student handbook - Mark any pages or questions you have difficulty on or do not fully understand. 2. Review notes, vocabulary and workbook for Unit test.
Reading/Writing: 1. Read for 30 minutes. 2. Complete reading log/genre chart. 3. Writer's Notebook "Critical Thinking" entry. 4. TFK packet (Due Thursday)
Social Studies: 1. Review notes/vocabulary for NY State Social Studies test 2. Read/complete review packet for Chapters 3-5. (Complete all sections) 3. Plan/organize DBQ. On loose leaf write Part B essay for Chapter 12.
Catch-up-Work: 1. Handwriting pages 12-14. 2. Organize Folders.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Math: TERC - Unit 1 Mathematical Thinking. 1. Review pages in SAB. Use notes and student handbook - Mark any pages or questions you have difficulty on or do not fully understand. 2. Review notes, vocabulary and workbook for Unit test.
Reading/Writing: 1. Read for 30 minutes. 2. Complete reading log/genre chart.
Social Studies: 1. Review notes/vocabulary for NY State Social Studies test 2. Read/complete review packet for Chapters 3-5. (Complete all sections) 3. Plan/organize DBQ. On loose leaf write Part B essay for Chapter 12.
Math Concepts
Math: Number Puzzles
Sample student response
Clues
1. This number is a factor of 70.
2. This number is a factor of 42.
3. This number is less than 10.
4. This number is prime.
Work
Clues 1 & 2
Factors of 70: 1,2,5,7,10,14,35,70
Factors of 42: 1,2,3,6,7,14,21,42
Clue 3 Less than 10
70: 1,2,5,7
42: 1,2,3,6,7
Clue 4 Prime
70: 1,2,5,7
42: 1,2,3,6,7
Answer 2 & 7
Explanation
Using clues 1 & 2 I found all of the factors for 70 & 42. Using clue 3, I eliminated any of the factors that were 10 or greater. That left me with 70: 1,2,5,7 42: 1,2,3,6,7. The only prime numbers they had in common were 2 & 7.
Math Vocabulary
Key Vocabulary
array
composite number
factor
multiple
prime
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