5th Grade Math - April 6th

5th Grade Reading - April 7th

5th Grade Science - April 29th

Benchmark Week - March 9th, 10th, and 11th

Spring Break - March 15th - March 19th

Who Wants to be a millionaire

Each student will have a dry erase board and marker.

They will answer each question. In order to earn a ticket they must prove or tell why they choice the answer that they did.

Reviewing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd - 9Weeks material

Student’s will take the Reading Benchmark. It is important that student’s use their strategies and make notes as they read the passages. Student’s will need to take their time and show what they know and still need help on. We are gearing up for TAKS.

Reading TAKS is April 7th

Students will show their knowledge of what they have learned in math this year. This is an important test! We need to know what the student’s still need help on before the TAKS test April 6th.

Student’s will show their Knowledge of what they have learned this year in science. Our goal is to see how much they have improved and what concepts they still need help with.

Student’s will show their strategies using CUPID

C - circle the important words

U- Underline the question.

• Make sure to answer the question being asked and not just a fact.

P- Prove your answer.

• Draw and label the picture
• Write notes
• Define vocabulary
• Eliminate wrong answers

I - Identify the correct answer choice

D - Double check

TEK: 2.9D Compare and give examples of how organisms depend on each other and on their environments.

For working so HARD on Benchmarks the last 3 days.

Student’s will apply their knowledge of Ecosystems to the movie Madagascar.

Student’s will fill out an ecosystem pyramid as they watch the movie.

The Pyramid includes the following vocabulary:

Biome, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Niche, Habitat, Individual

4.10A/ 4.11B/5.11A: Identify and observe actions that require time for changes to be measurable including growth, erosion, dissolving, weathering, and flow.

 Science Court - Soil

Students learn these scientific concepts:

·         What plants need to grow

·         The inorganic and organic materials that make up soil

·         The roles soil plays in aiding plant growth

·         How worms make the soil better for plant growth.

Students learn in hands-on activities to:

·         Separate into layers the different types of materials that make up soil

·         Test how well water moves, or percolates, through soil

·         Observe how worms mix layer of soil

·         Test how well plants grow in different types of soil.

Discuss the following words before beginning.

Soil

Sediment 

Texture

Erosion 

Students will work in groups of 4 playing the part of a court side commentator. They will break into groups to discuss the trail and 6 questions to check for understanding. Students will answer part 1 and 2 in their C.S.I notebooks.

4.11A:

Test properties of soil including texture, capacity to retain water, and the ability to support life.

4.10A/ 4.11B/5.11A: Identify and observe actions that require time for changes to be measurable including growth, erosion, dissolving, weathering, and flow.    

Introduce: Science Court - Soil

Students learn these scientific concepts:

·         What plants need to grow

·         The inorganic and organic materials that make up soil

·         The roles soil plays in aiding plant growth

·         How worms make the soil better for plant growth.

Students learn in hands-on activities to:

·         Separate into layers the different types of materials that make up soil

·         Test how well water moves, or percolates, through soil

·         Observe how worms mix layer of soil

·         Test how well plants grow in different types of soil.

Students will work in groups of 4 playing the part of a court side commentator. They will break into groups to discuss the trail and 6 questions to check for understanding.

Students will record Part 3 and 4 in their C.S. I. Notebook and determine a verdict.

5.12C: Describe how Earth’s surface features have changed over millions of years.

Finish Moon Phase Calendar - Finish Shading the Moon Phase and given class time to write the paragraph. 5 Bonus Points on Test grade if turned in today.

Introduce: Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

Draw a cartoon of a rock being weathered, eroded, and deposited. Describe the process of what is happening.

BrainPop: Soil, Weathering

5.12A: Interpret how landforms are the result of constructive and destructive forces such as erosion, deposition, and weathering.

5.12C: Describe how Earth’s surface features have changed over millions of years.

Review: Weathering, Erosion, Deposition

BrainPop: Erosion

AIMS Book: Erosion

ANIMTO – Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

Constructive Force: Earthquake, Volcano, Mountains,

Destructive Force: Glacier, Wind, Water, Plant roots

Brainstorm:

What is a constructive force?

What words remind you of the word constructive?

What forces on Earth might be constructive forces?

Destructive forces

What do you think a destructive force might be?

What forces on Earth might be destructive forces?