Thursday, 02/12/09

Math
Today, we took a quiz. The quiz contained problems requiring us to write a number story for a problem or a problem for a number story. It was pretty easy, but one thing that could make you lose points was the parenthesis placement. After you completed the quiz, you were supposed to complete pages in Math Journal 2. They were on subtracting mixed numbers. On one of those, we needed to borrow from the whole number and add it to the fraction. Then we could figure out the rest of the problem. I knew how to do it without borrowing but it was easier to borrow.

Language Arts
Today, we began reading section three in the Mixed Up Files book. Jamie and Claudia are worrying about how they will survive without any money or help. With only about $25, they need to keep buying food and clean their clothes. They also need a place to shower for them to keep themselves clean! The teacher was planning on getting through a whole list of things but we didn't have much time to do so. We're probably finishing next week.

Science
Today, we highlighted everything we needed to know for our upcoming test on fossils. There were questions on the chart, Pangea, fossil formation, and some of the inquiry questions. Not much to study for and we get plenty of time to study—four days. After finishing the highlighting, we had nothing else to do so we improvised. We played four corners. Hehehehehehehe! One person sits down with her/his eyes closed while the others stood in the corners of the room. If she/he says the name of your corner, you are out and you have to sit down. As always, I didn't win once.