Force and Motion

In Science, we have begun a unit on Force and Motion. What is force and motion? Why do things occur they way they do? For example, why do I go backwards when my mom takes off in her car going 90 mph down the highway?

Click on the title of this post to learn the answers to these and many other questions about force and motion.

The U.S. Constitution

We have just finished learning about the American Revolution, and are now beginning to study the U.S. Constitution.

By clicking on the link of the title, you can learn a lot of information about the U.S. Constitution and its Amendments.

Spelling Words Week of May 12th

The spelling words for the week of May 12th are Lesson 31 below:

manager
president
different
terrible
finally
really
supposed
probably
California
especially
balance
constant
innocent
realize
opportunity
pollute
prisoner
celebrate
grocery
elevator

*Remember that this post will be updated each week, but you can stay ahead by clicking on the title of the post to take you to the 5th grade spelling list.

The Origin of the Solar System

Watch a short video clip about the origin of the solar system

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwksMbFNEXs

Peer Response Rubric

Descriptive Writing

The month of April will be spent on both Descriptive Writing and Peer Response writing. At times, being descriptive enough to get the reader interested in your writing, or arousing their senses, can be difficult. Follow along with a published writer in the lesson below to practice and improve your descriptive writing skills:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/diary/index.htm

Math - Area and Volume

For our current math unit, you need to understand that to find the area of a rectangle, square, parallelogram, and a triangle, you must do the following:

L = length
W = width
B = base
H = height
A = Area

Square - Multiply the L x W
Rectangle - Multiply the L x W

Parellogram - Multiply the B x H

Triangle - Multiply the B x H and then cut in half, or 1/2(BxH)

To find the volume of a rectangular prism or a cube, you should:

Multiply the L x W x H

Try interacting with the site below and watch as the volume of a rectangular prism changes by changing the dimensions

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/SurfaceAreaAndVolume/?version=1.6.0_05&browser=MSIE&vendor=Sun_Microsystems_Inc.