Finally! Science again!! We created a controlled group using cups and pennies. Using 3cm cups in still water, we saw how many pennies it took to sink a cup (lifeboat). As a class, we averaged 18 pennies to sink the 3cm cup. Next week we will use this controlled group data to see how it compares when we change only one variable (controlled experiment).
In math we continued to discuss the place value system in base ten and how moving to the right a place value decreases the original value by one tenth and moving to the left increases the value by 10 times. This is a very tricky and abstract concept, but we are getting there!
Writing focused on assessing and analyzing an exemplar piece of fifth grade writing. We used a checklist to make sure the narrative was up to standard, and then used the same checklist on one of our beginning drafts. This checklist will serve as our reminder for what all great narratives include for the remainder of this unit.
Finally, we wrapped the day up with Day 2 of small group and Integration of Knowledge. On Monday groups will switch.
Weekend Homework:
- Reading: read 30 min; Green and Blue groups: finish Integrating Knowledge final copy; Purple and Pink: finish guided reading books, organizers and main topics per page
- Spelling: due Tuesday
- Planner signed
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