Wednesday, 01/07/2009

Math
Today was all about circle graphs. We found out how to make sectors and how to find the percentage of each sector. To find out the size of each sector, look at it's percent. If it's 50%, then you should know that that sector takes up exactly half of the circle graph. If it's 75%, you know it's ¾ of the graph. If it's 25%, then you know it's ¼ of the graph. All of these should be memorized and easy to use. The same thing goes for finding the percent of a sector, just reverse. If it covers half of the graph, it's 50%, if it's ¾ of the graph, it's 75%, and if it's ¼ of the graph, it's 25%. These are the basics. The more specific ones are tough to draw like 37%.

Language Arts
Today, we watched more of the video from yesterday called Our Friend Martin. It's about Martin Luther King Jr. and his amazing speech for Negro rights. Throughout the video, we had to list four key events in the movie that show how MLK was a peace keeper. One important event is where he showed how he keeps peace by following every direction given to him. After that, we handed the worksheet in and went off to science class.

Science
Today, we took a “pop” quiz on our unit on rocks. There were six questions. What kind of rock, where did it form, name rocks that are this type, etc. Lucky for me, I got a perfect 6/6 but it was pretty easy. After that, we finished our notes packet. We filed out info on sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. We also filled in inquiry questions where we solve questions using inquiry skills. There was also a page on how rocks are used. They are mostly used to make buildings because rocks are sturdy and long lasting. After finishing the notes packet we sang We Will Rock You—Mrs. Colden style. It was a remix of the real song by Queen. She focused on adding facts about rocks into the song. Luckily, she kept in the best line that goes:

We will, we will ROCK YOU! ROCK YOU!

She also let us bang on the table to make the beat that the real song has. It was really fun. I was cracking up.