Monday, 12/15/2008

Math
Today, we worked on equivalent fractions again. The problems we did were like this: 10/16=70/112
So, you have to find out if you have to multiply or divide to get the missing fraction. In that example, I had to multiply the numerator by seven and the denominator by seven. Another kind of problem we did was like this. Take a stick that's divided into three pieces and two of them are shaded in. That's ⅔ of the stick. To make it 4/6 , draw a straight line horizontally down the middle. There'll be 6 pieces and 4 shaded in. That's equivalent to ⅔. Our morning challenge also had equivalent fractions involved.
It said:
Jamal has 2 quarters
Sam has 5 dimes
Hunter has 10 nickels
Elliot has 50 pennies
Who has the largest amount of money?

As you can tell, each person has half of a dollar. This lesson was easy.

Language Arts
Today, we learned how to make a juicy and interesting intro to our Author Biography. Some tips Mrs. Fitzgerald gave us were:
add strong details
don't be too opinionated
List pros and cons
Using these tips can really hook the reader to your work. That's why she wants us to use these tips. I think I should follow these tips to get an A. Hehehe!

Social Studies
Today, we just continued working on our menu project.I got my rap song done and I'm happy with the lyrics. The song goes:
The Silk Road,
It's a dangerous place,
It's a dangerous place but you can also trade
TRADE!
The bandits can rob you if you can't get through.
So get through man!
If you act really nice, you can get a nice spice.
So act nice man!
Trade some tasty milk for some really good silk, man!
And like we said before, watch out for the bandits due!
(B-box)
Word!
I also finished my bubble shield. I feel so eager to share my project! I'm more excited than ever. I'm especially excited about the rap song.