At recess, Cam participated in the Eggsellent Egg Crate Challenge. His egg, named Eggie Van Halen, survived a 50 feet throw. Cam's design was successful and protected Eggie the egg. In art class, using the engineering design process: 1) ask, 2) imagine, 3) plan, 4) create, and 5) test, he created his roller coaster track and did five marble runs. The longest distance his marble traveled was 34 feet.
Review the definition and general formula for an alkane. Write the molecular and structural formula of the first three alkanes in the series. Define a saturated hydrocarbon in terms of hydrogens/carbon atom. From the structural formulas drawn indicate that each substance in the series differs by only a single CH2 and classify the series as a homologous series. Define and discuss an alkyl addition group, using the root of the alkane name.
I gave Cam an uncooked uncracked egg that he had to name. He named his egg Eggie Van Halen. His design challenge was to create an egg crate that will protect his egg from cracking once it is nestled securely inside its crate and dropped from various heights on the playground. He made a very secure crate out of yarn, shredded packing tissue, aluminum foil, and foil insulation for food. He dropped Eggie from an approximate height of 20 feet by throwing it into the air. Before we unveil Eggie to see if he is intact, Cam wants to do more drops as a group with Jackson and Remi
Cam read and explored the meanings of his new Wordly Wise and Spelling words. He completed several activities using these words in context demonstrating his knowledge and understanding of how these words can be used. He is reading and discussing the story, "The Sounds of Thunder."
Define and discuss organic alkanes. Determine that they are hydrocarbons consisting of saturated carbon bonds. Determine the formula as CxH2x +2. Write the molecular formula and the structural formula for the first 5 alkanes in the series. Define why they are considered a homologous group. Discuss the properties of the first few alkanes. Discuss the ANE ending and the prefixes meth, eth, prop, but, and pent.
The teacher introduced Vocabulary Set 2. The student wrote the definition of each vocabulary word and reviewed them with guidance. The teacher then provided example sentences using the new vocabulary to support understanding. Next, the student practiced applying the vocabulary by describing a picture. To reinforce learning, the student used the new words in writing, recording their responses on a sheet of paper.
