Daily Homework and Updates

April 29, 2011

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Return signed tests to school please! They need to be kept in your class file.

Important Dates: Field Trip on Monday June 13

D.A.R.E. Graduation June 14

Science: Please do all three pages of the worksheet I gave you. Write neat, and in complete sentences. Make sure to complete process skills. Due on Monday May 2
Spanish: Complete both pages of worksheet given to you today.

D.A.R.E: Drug info brochure due on Monday May 2. No other research is necessary. Just read about the drug in the brochure. Poster, and the 2 written reports are due on May 26.

Social Studies test May 4. See guidelines below

Social Studies

Social Studies Test Guidelines for Chapter 10
　

Study all vocabulary words, charts, and notes given in class.
Study all the end of the lesson questions as well as the chapter review questions.
Why did the colonists use the term "massacre" to describe what happened on March 5, 1770?
How did the colonists react to the Boston Massacre?
Study the Battle of Bunker Hill. Who won? How did the colonists feel after that battle and why?
What was the pamphlet Common Sense about? Who wrote it?
Study the quotes given in the pamphlet Common Sense.
What was the purpose of the Olive Branch petition?
How did colonists react to the Tea Act?
How did the Boston Tea Party caused the Intolerable Acts to be imposed by the King?
Study the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Who was involved?
What happened to the British troops after the battle of Concord?
Study the Declaration of Independence.
Why was it important? What was its main purpose?
When was it signed, and why did the people that signed it were a little afraid?
Study the three parts of the Declaration of Independence. (chart)
Study some of the "unalienable rights" mentioned in the Declaration of Independence.
Study the definition of the words: solemnly, concord, sovereign, perpetuate.
Lastly, read through the chapter, and be able to retell the events to someone else.

The American Colonies

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Have you ever moved to a new place? When people move, they bring ideas and hopes with them. They also have to adjust to their new home. When the European colonists began to settle the east coast of the United States in the 1600's they met new people and new landscapes. For many Europeans in the 1700's the American colonies seemed like the promised land. Wild, unspoiled, and filled with resources, the colonies offered the hope of a new life for people who were struggling in Europe. In this unit, we will read how Europeans adjusted to life in the American colonies. You will learn what their arrival meant for Native Americans and Africans. You will also learn how the different geographic characteristics affected the lives of the people.

Spelling / Vocabulary Words

Due to the fact that this week is short, and you may not have brought your old reading books home to look up definitions, I have included them below. Please make sure that you study the spelling as well as the given definitions.

Words are taken from the story - Paul Revere

1. porringers: Shallow cups or bowls with handles
2. congregation: a group of people who regularly workship at a church
3. colonies: territories governed by a parent territory
4. engraved: carved, cut, or etched into a material
5. bookplate: label posted inside books that show the owners name.
6. doodling: scribbling aimlessly
7. liberty: the right to act as one chooses
8. oppose: to act against something or someone.
9. cargo: the freight carried by a ship or other vehicle
10. express: fast, direct, and often nonstop
11. sentries: soldiers who stand at watch for danger or for people without permission to pass.
12. patriot: a person who loves and defends his or her country
13. dispatched: sent off to a specific destination
14. steeple: a tall tower rising from the roof of a church or other building.
15. spurs: short spikes or sharp-toothed wheels attached to the heels of a rider’s boots.
16. overtake: to catch up with
17. succession: a sequence
18. lines: battle areas closest to the enemy
19. foundry: a place where metals are cast and molded
20. sheathing: a protective covering on the underwater part of a ship’s hull

As students are getting ready for middle school, they need to concentrate on further enriching their vocabulary. When students look up definitions, they should study the first definition that is listed as that is the one most commonly used. It is a good idea to use an online dictionary if there is not an age appropriate one available at home.

Helpful websites are:

http://dictionary.reference.com/

http://www.merriam-webster.com/

http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/english

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Reading

Our current selection is AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED PAUL REVER? - Historical Fiction

Science

Matter and Energy

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http://questgarden.com/59/70/2/080120184323/index.htm

Math

In this chapter we will be learning about algebraic expressions, equations, and inequalities.

Students will:

• Write and evaluate numerical and algebraic expressions
• Write simple algebraic equations
• Write and solve equations
• Find whole-number solutions of inequalities
• Use the properties and mental math to solve addition and subtraction problems.
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Visit the websites below for extra practice and fun...


http://www.mathslice.com/


http://www.funbrain.com/


http://www.coolmath-games.com/


http://www.mymathgames.com/

Jeopardy Games

Below are some jeopardy games I have created in order to help you review for tests or just for fun! Just click on the link that you are interested in and enjoy!

Life Cycles

http://jeopardylabs.com/play/life-cycles14

Minerals

http://jeopardylabs.com/play/minerals4

Rocks

http://jeopardylabs.com/play/all-about-rocks1