Remi practiced spelling his spelling words. He reviewed the r-controlled vowel sounds for this week. He wrote his spelling words in ABC order and used them to write completed sentences. He completed a reading comprehension activity using his new vocabulary words. He used his glossary skills to look up the definitions for his new vocabulary words and then wrote these definitions in his notebook. He read and discussed today's story, "Happy New Year."

Review for Test on Chapter 9 Length in Metric Units then take the Test.

Lesson 1 Earth’s Motion Around the Sun – We investigated Earth’s movements which are rotation or spinning on its axis and revolution or moving around the Sun. We discovered that the Earth spins counterclockwise on its axis. Our evidence is that the Sun, Moon, and stars seem to move from east to west across the sky. Our evidence of revolution is the seasonal patterns of change throughout the year, including length of daytime, and the amount of sunlight different locations on Earth receive. The evidence of how the curve of Earth’s surface affects temperatures on Earth includes the fact that it is colder at the poles and warmer at the equator. Regions near the poles receive less solar energy than regions near the equator because the curved surface causes sunlight to be less concentrated and more spread out the farther you travel from the equator.

11-2 The Pythagorean Theorem – We learned to use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate the length of sides of a right triangle. Then we used it to determine whether a triangle is a right triangle. We practiced calculating a missing hypotenuse or side by using the Pythagorean theorem as well. We also learned how to square a radical.
Assignment: Complete Problems from 11-2 in workbook

Remington finished his symmetrical butterfly design. Then I gave Remington an uncooked uncracked egg that he had to name. He named his egg Tim. 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. We will measure the height distance in feet. Remington jumped right in utilizing the supplies in the art room. He used three toilet paper rolls, wool balls, cotton rounds, and tape and created his crate for Tim. He was focused and engaged!

Jackson finished his symmetrical butterfly design. Then I gave Jackson an uncooked uncracked egg that he had to name. He named his egg 67. 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 toilet paper rolls, foil insulation for food, tape, and cardboard. He also added wings like a hang glider. We measured height distances on the playground. We have 6 feet, 8 feet, and 10 feet drop options.

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.

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.

Define alkanes as organic compounds. Write the molecular formulas and sketch the structural formulas for the first 3 alkane compounds. Determine the general formula for alkanes as CxH2x+2. Note the formulas for the first 5 alkanes in the series, and show why they are considered a homologous group. View a chart of the first 10 alkanes and discuss how and why each one has increased by a CH2.