First we talked about why we study certain topics in mathematics. Whatever function we learn, we have to study a function that does the opposite. We worked on an exercise that used all the basic rules of exponents.
In grammar, Oliver edited a paragraph. He corrected errors in capitalization, punctuation, verb agreement, and spelling. He continued to work with confused and misused verbs. (Examples: rise and raise, and set and sit)
Oliver read "Greyling," a short story by Jane Yolen. While reading he focused on conflict between characters and within themselves. He listed events leading toward the resolution.
Oliver completed a prewriting activity for his historical essay. He organized information from the Venn diagram into an outline.
For homework, Oliver should review spelling words and read a chapter in "Legend."
Oliver reviewed spelling words. In grammar he utilized the website chomp chomp.com to review commonly misused words and phrases such as lose- loose and allude-elude. He completed an assessment on commonly misused words on the website. Oliver read two nonfiction articles on read theory.org and completed the comprehension questions. He re-read or skimmed the articles to locate the answers. Oliver completed his online search for data for his historical essay. We began reading a chapter in "Legend." He is to complete reading the chapter for homework as well as study spelling words.
Oliver read a chapter in "Legend." I asked Oliver to "see" the characters and describe them. After reading a couple pages, Oliver described the events and scene. Oliver used the internet to read for information for his essay. He began to organize the information into a Venn diagram. I introduced the spelling words. Oliver should finish reading a chapter in "Legend" for homework and review spelling words.
Oliver's lesson today focused on the solar system. He began with a vocabulary review on words related to the planets, asteroids, comets, rotation and revolution. He read though the definitions and wrote the corresponding answer. Then, Oliver was given a picture of the inner and outer solar system which he then labeled using the given vocabulary words.
Lesson 1: The Structure of the Solar System - Objects in the Solar System:
We learned that the objects that orbit the Sun include planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets. These objects reflect the Sun’s light. Then we learned that a planet has a nearly spherical shape. The mass of a planet is much larger than the mass of nearby objects. Next we learned about the eight planets in our solar system. The four planets closest to the Sun are called the inner planets. The inner planets are made mainly from rocky materials. The four planets farthest from the Sun are called the outer planets which are made mostly of ice and gases. These outer planets are much larger than the inner planets so they are sometimes called gas giants. We learned that a dwarf planet is a spherical object that orbits the Sun, is not the moon of another planet, and has less mass than any of the eight planets. Then we learned that millions of small, rocky objects called asteroids orbit the Sun in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. We learned that a comet orbits the Sun in an oval-shaped orbit and is made of dust, gas, and ice. Next we learned that the astronomical unit is used to measure long distances in the solar system and one astronomical unit (AU) is the average distance from Earth to the Sun.
Assignment: Add notes on planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets to the science notebook.
Oliver did very well completing all exercises determining equations of a line. We also worked with the graphing calculator and its ability to anallize functions.
