Geometry in the Real World

Today Mrs. Stewart’s and Ms. O’Brien’s class will work collaboratively in creating a geometry book using the iPads. You will work with your learning buddy to

  1. Travel around the school in search of geometric shapes that can be found in everyday items and photograph them using your iPad.
  2. Fill out the storyboard for your book including the name of the shape and the properties of the shape.
  3. Use Explain Everything to put together your book, outlining the shape in your photograph and recording your script onto each of the pages, complete with annotations.

Million Dollar Project

Today you will continue to work on researching information for the How to Spend a Million Dollars Project. Enter your information in the Google Drive workbook we set up in class last week. Today you will learn how to create a formula that lets you link the sums on each of your sheets to the overview sheet, so you can keep track of what you have spent so far.

MCAS Math Practice

This week you will take the fourth grade math test that the state of Texas gives their students at the end of the year. The test will give you practice for your exam and will also let your teacher know about the areas in math she may need to review with you. The test is online and you can score it instantly. Click on the link below and enter your first name only.

Math Test

Cut Snowflakes Designed on an iPad

Today you will learn all about symmetry, both bilateral and radial, to design a snowflake on the iPad using My Flake. Once you are happy with your design, you will transfer the cut lines to your paper and create a beautiful tangible version of your digital design. Save your digital design to the Camera roll, too so we can display both at the Art Show.

MCAS Math Practice

This week you will take the fourth grade math test that the state of Texas gives their students at the end of the year. The test will give you practice for your exam and will also let your teacher know about the areas in math she may need to review with you. The test is online and you can score it instantly. Click on the link below and enter your first name only.

Math Test

 

Solving Word Problems with Diagrams

Today you will use Kidpix to create a visual solution to your chosen word problem. After creating the drawings, you will record your thinking on the picture. When all your pictures are complete move to the slide show section of Kid Pix and create a slide show of the solution. Export in iPod format and place in your file locker in Edline to bring home.

Tutpup

Today you will create a unique identity on the site, Tutpup, using our classroom code. We will work on learning math facts by competing with other students around the world in timed heats. You may use your registration information at home to play afterschool. Click on the picture below to head to the site.

Pumpkin Math

Today you will use a template in Powerpoint to create a Pumpkin Math Book. You will be sorting, regrouping, adding and writing two number models. You will choose one of your number models and write a number story about it in your classroom. Next week you will type your number story into your Pumpkin Math book and print your book. The template is in the group folder.

Tessellations

Today you will use the paint tools in Appleworks paint to create an original tessellation. We will translate a square many times until we achieve a unique tessellation. This lesson is based on Suzanne Alejandre’s great work at the Math Forum.

Try these websites at home for fun activities with tessellations.

Tessellation Town

Tessellations

Amazing tessellations by artist M.C. Escher

MCAS Math Practice

This week you will take the fourth grade math test that the state of Texas gives their students at the end of the year. The test will give you practice for your exam and will also let your teacher know about the areas in math she may need to review with you. The test is online and you can score it instantly. Click on the link below and enter your first name only.

Math Test

MCAS Math Practice

This week you will take the fifth grade math test that the state of Texas gives their students at the end of the year. The test will give you practice for your exam and will also let your teacher know about the areas in math she may need to review with you. The test is online and you can score it instantly. Click on the link below and enter your first name only.

Math Test

What’s Your Angle?

Using a protractor can be tricky business. We will gather at the whiteboard to review the different kinds of angles, and then we will practice using the protractor tool to measure different angles at the board with a flipchart on angles. At your work station you will visit ThatQuiz and Banana Hunt for individual practice. Looking for another game to play at home to estimate angles? Try Alien Angles or Angles.

Angles

World Math Day!

World Math Day is March 1! We will be competing all day long on February 28 since the site originates in Australia and they are a day ahead of us. Tens of thousands of students around the globe will be competing in mental math heats to break the record for number of correct answers. Classes have signed up for 25 minute time slots in the lab to give it their best. Good luck!

mathday

Tutpup

Today you will create a unique identity on the site, Tutpup, using our classroom code. We will work on learning math facts by competing with other students around the world in timed heats. You may use your registration information at home to play afterschool. Click on the picture below to head to the site.

Using Numbers, Organizing Data, and Decimals

Today we will review for your math mid-term. If you did not get a chance to complete last week’s decimal activity, complete that assignment first. Watch the movie below and take the quiz. After scoring 10/10, use the links below to help you with using numbers and organizing data skills.

Mean

Seashell Rounding

Cookie Dough

Mystery Picture

Train Race

Landmark Shark Game

Tessellations

Today you will use the paint tools in Appleworks paint to create an original tessellation. We will translate a square many times until we achieve a unique tessellation. This lesson is based on Suzanne Alejandre’s great work at the Math Forum.

Try these websites at home for fun activities with tessellations.

Tessellation Town

Tessellations

Amazing tessellations by artist M.C. Escher

Pumpkin Math

Today you will use a template in Powerpoint to create a Pumpkin Math Book. You will be sorting, regrouping, adding and writing two number models. You will choose one of your number models and write a number story about it in your classroom. Next week you will type your number story into your Pumpkin Math book and print your book. The template is in the group folder.

Geometry

Use the following websites to review geometry.

Shapes

Polygons– Take the graded quiz after watching the movie clip.

Types of Polygons

Polygon Game

Quadrilateral Quest 1

Hidden Shapes– identify the partially hidden shapes.

Perimeter and Area

Math Playground– Start here with a review of area and perimeter

Area and Perimeter– Start at level 1

Geometry terms

MATHO

Hidden Picture

Geometry Basics II

MCAS Math Practice

This week you will take the fourth grade math test that the state of Texas gives their students at the end of the year. The test will give you practice for your exam and will also let your teacher know about the areas in math she may need to review with you. The test is online and you can score it instantly. Click on the link below and enter your first name only.

Fourth Grade Math Test

World Maths Day!

March 3 is World Maths Day and tens of thousands of students around the globe will be competing in mental math heats to break the record for number of correct answers. Classes have signed up for half hour time slots in the lab to give it their best. Students may spend five minutes creating an avatar at the site prior to playing the games. Good luck!

Tessellations

Today you will use the paint tools in Appleworks paint to create an original tessellation. We will translate a square many times until we achieve a unique tessellation. This lesson is based on Suzanne Alejandre’s great work at the Math Forum.

Try these websites at home for fun activities with tessellations.

Tessellation Town

Tessellations

Amazing tessellations by artist M.C. Escher

What’s Your Angle?

Using a protractor can be tricky business. We will gather at the whiteboard to review the different kinds of angles, and then we will practice using the protractor tool to measure different angles at the board with a flipchart on angles. At your work station you will visit ThatQuiz and Banana Hunt for individual practice. Looking for another game to play at home to estimate angles? Try Alien Angles or Angles.

Angles

Excel Reaction Time Graph

Today you will take your Everyday Math data from the Grab-It Gauge Reaction Time experiment and put the results into an Excel worksheet. You will learn how to format the cells in the spreadsheet changing size, number type, and borders. Next create a bar graph from the data, formatting the titles, and legend. Remove the plot area of the graph and change the color of the bars.

Reactiontime

Pumpkin Math

Today you will use a template in Powerpoint to create a Pumpkin Math Book. You will be sorting, regrouping, adding and writing two number models. You will choose one of your number models and write a number story about it in your classroom. Next week you will type your number story into your Pumpkin Math book and print your book. The template is in the group folder.

Math MCAS Practice

This week you will take the fifth grade math test that the state of Texas gives their students at the end of the year. The test will give you practice for your exam and will also let Mrs. Ross know about the areas in math she may need to review with you. The test is online and you can score it instantly. Click on the link below and enter your first name only. You may ignore questions that require you to measure items with a ruler.

Math Test

Math MCAS Practice

This week you will take the fourth grade math test that the state of Texas gives their students at the end of the year. The test will give you practice for your exam and will also let Mrs. Happnie know about the areas in math she may need to review with you. The test is online and you can score it instantly. Click on the link below and enter your first name only. You may ignore questions that require you to measure items with a ruler.

Math Test 1

Math Test 2

Math MCAS Practice

This week you will take the fifth grade math test that the state of Texas gives their students at the end of the year. The test will give you practice for your exam and will also let Mrs. Alves know about the areas in math she may need to review with you. The test is online and you can score it instantly. Click on the link below and enter your first name only. You may ignore questions that require you to measure items with a ruler.

TAKS Math test

Weather Around The World

Today you will use Google Earth to travel the globe in search of weather information for the four different cities below, plus one additional city of your choice. Record the information while you are retrieving it on the Excel spreadsheet template. Use the F3 key to toggle between windows. After all the information is collected, you will learn how to create a bar graph of the temperatures of the cities.

Penguin Glyphs

As part of our participation the in Winter Wonderland Wiki Project you will create a penguin glyph in PowerPoint using a template that can be found here and in the group folder. The legend will be provided to you by your teacher. You will print out your penguin, and when you return to your classroom, you will write a paragraph about it.

Here are some sites to explore to learn more about penguins.

Nat’l Geographic Creature Feature

New England Aquarium Penguin exhibit

Penguin Science

Tessellations

Today you will use the paint tools in Appleworks paint to create an original tessellation. We will translate a square many times until we achieve a unique tessellation. This lesson is based on Suzanne Alejandre’s great work at the Math Forum.

Try these websites at home for fun activities with tessellations.

Tessellation Town

Tessellations

Amazing tessellations by artist M.C. Escher

Classifying Paired Angles and Triangles

Today we will gather around the whiteboard to review how to classify and measure paired angles and triangles. At your workstation you will visit ThatQuiz. Click on Angles-Line-Levels 1 and 5. Next click on Angles-Triangles-Level 5.

Try these sites when you are done and at home.

Identifying Triangles

Shapes-click on Full screen to play

Triangle Sort

Angles

What’s Your Angle?

Using a protractor can be tricky business. We will gather at the whiteboard to review the different kinds of angles, and then we will practice using the protractor tool to measure different angles at the board. At your work station you will visit ThatQuiz and Banana Hunt for individual practice. Looking for another game to play at home to estimate angles? Try Alien Angles or Angles.

Weather Around The World

Today you will use Google Earth to travel the globe in search of weather information for the five different cities below, plus one additional city of your choice. Record the information while you are retrieving it on the Excel spreadsheet template. Use the F3 key to toggle between windows. After all the information is collected, you will learn how to create a bar graph of the temperatures of the cities.

Pumpkin Math

Today you will use a template in Powerpoint to create a Pumpkin Math Book. You will be sorting, regrouping, adding and writing two number models. You will choose one of your number models and write a number story about it in your classroom. Next week you will type your number story into your Pumpkin Math book and print your book. The template is in the group folder.